Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 84. Chapters: 1926 ships, Fictional characters introduced in 1926, Railway locomotives introduced in 1926, Vehicles introduced in 1926, Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Heffalump, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Roo, Kanga, Chief Illiniwek, Winnie-the-Pooh, Chrysler Imperial, Knoebels Amusement Resort, Italian aircraft carrier Aquila, DRG Class 01, Japanese cruiser Aoba, HMS Kent, SR Lord Nelson class, Japanese cruiser Kinugasa, SS Île de France, DRG Class 44, USS Sequoia, USAT Dorchester, Japanese destroyer Minazuki, List of ship launches in 1926, Bentley Speed Six, Atlantic Coast Express, Japanese destroyer Nagatsuki, Japanese destroyer Kikuzuki, Japanese destroyer Mikazuki, MV Empire Baron, SS Rajputana, SS I P Suhr, USAHS Algonquin, German ship Doggerbank, SS Ilse L M Russ, USS Holland, HMS Cumberland, Adventure, SS Rooseboom, Tatra 12, SS Quersee, Bentley 4 Litre, HMS Suffolk, HMS Berwick, Southern Railway 1401, HMS Amazon, 4-12-2, HMT Rohna, Ale-8-One, HNoMS Pol III, Spanish destroyer Sánchez Barcáiztegui, Italian aircraft carrier Sparviero, SS Nerissa, 3642, HMS Cornwall, SS Malolo, Victorian Railways G class, DRG Class 43, LMS Hughes Crab, USS Aquamarine, Blue Dolphin, Tilt-A-Whirl, DRG Class E 16, HMS Oxley, SR L1 class, Milk Duds, Alabama, MS Augustus, USS Cymophane, Yoo-hoo, Volvo ÖV 4, Golden Arrow, SS Roma, SS Hamburg, Talbot 105, USS Ability, Raisin Bran, French cruiser Tourville, HMS Ambuscade, HMS Puke, LNER Class J39, USS Volador, HNLMS Van Ghent, HMS Otway, HMCS Elk, Argonaut, DeKi 300, LNER Class J38, HMS Ehrensköld, Florence, Renault Vivasix, USS Pocotagligo, Fiat 503, Camay, Amilcar CGSS, PH-lamp. Excerpt: Chief Illiniwek was the mascot and the official symbol of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign associated with the University's intercollegiate athletic programs from 1926 to February 21, 2007. The mascot was portrayed by a student dressed in Sioux regalia to honor the Illiniwek, the state's namesake. The student portraying Chief Illiniwek performed during halftime of Illinois football and basketball games, as well as during women's volleyball matches. For more than two decades, Chief Illiniwek has been the center of a controversy. At the root of the controversy is the view of several American Indian groups, as well as other people, both of color, and white, that the symbol/mascot was a misappropriation of indigenous cultural figures and rituals and that it perpetuated stereotypes about American Indian peoples. As a result of this controversy, the NCAA termed Chief Illiniwek a "hostile or abusive" mascot and image in August 2005 and banned the university from hosting postseason activities as long as it continued to use the mascot and symbol. Chief Illiniwek and the Chief Illiniwek logöa stylized front view of an American Indian face and headdress are trademarks of the University of Illinois. Licensed use of the logo by the university has been increasingly restrictive as a result of the ongoing controversy. Chief Illiniwek is not based on an actual American Indian chief, nor did a historical figure with this name ever exist. Since he performed many of the functions of other schools mascots, Chief Illiniwek is generally referred to as the university s mascot. The use of Chief Illiniwek predates the use of mascots in most sports teams and he was never on the sidelines with the cheerleaders during games, as is typical for university sports mascots. In recent years he did not perform at road games...
