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| MARTIN LUTHER KING |
| Nobel Prize winner Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. originated the nonviolence strategy within the activist civil rights movement. King was born on January 15, 1929, in
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| MAGIC JOHNSON |
| Joining the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association in 1979, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr. (born 1959) became one of basketball's most popular stars.
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BILL CLINTON |
William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton (born 1946) won the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1992 and then
defeated incumbent George Bush to become the 42nd… more
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Al Unser Jr. has a tremendous record of success as a race car driver. In both 1992 and 1994, he won the Indianapolis 500, the most famous automobile race in the world. Twice, in 1990 and 1994, Unser finished as the Championship Auto Racing...
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Albert Belle is the best home run hitter in the American League in the 1990s. He has hit 186 home runs in just five seasons, an average of more than 35 per year. Belle was the main man in the 1995 Cleveland Indians lineup, which powered th...
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Alpine Skiing is a dangerous sport. A split-second decision can mean the difference between winning a race and disaster. Alberto Tomba has achieved what no other skier has by risking everything, including his life. He is the only Alpine sk...
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When he was a child, Alex Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers idolized Cal Ripken Jr., the legendary shortstop of the Baltimore Orioles. In December of 2000, Rodriguez signed a 10-year contract worth $252 million. During his first season with t...
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At one point in his career Alexi Lalas considered giving up soccer. He had been unable to earn a position on a professional team in Europe and did not know what he was going to do with the rest of his life. Just when things seemed their wo...
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On the basketball court, point guard Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers is "The Answer," a player whose speed and skill make him one of the most dangerous all-around threats in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In his first s...
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Life as a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is tough. One of the toughest in the game is Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat. During his three NBA seasons Mourning has developed into one of the game's dominant big men, as h...
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One of the most popular athletes at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, was American swimmer Amanda Beard. She won silver medals in both the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke races and a gold medal as part of the victorious U....
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When Amy Van Dyken was in high school, her swimming teammates teased her. They said she swam so slowly that they did not want her on their team anymore. Other students made fun of Van Dyken because she was so tall and acted like a "nerd." ...
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Andre Agassi is perhaps the most popular tennis player in the United States. His television ads for Nike sportswear and Cannon cameras have been very successful and fans love his style, both on and off the court. For many years Agassi was ...
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Golfer Annika Sorenstam has one the most beautiful swings in golf. From the moment she joined the Ladies' Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour, that swing has helped her become one of the best female golfers in the world. Twice Sorens...
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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario is a complete tennis player. She plays both singles and doubles--unlike most stars, who only play singles--and she stars in every tennis match she plays. Sánchez Vicario is the second-ranked women's si...
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World champion athlete, social activist, teacher, and charity worker, Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (1943-1993) was the first African American player to break the color barrier in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game...
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