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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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Multitalented athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born 1962) was one of the top American track stars of the 1980s and 1990s, winning numerous Olympic medals and setting or tying records in several events. She was the first American ever to win a...
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Janet Evans took to the water when she was a year old, and by the time she was 17 she had set three world records. Often considered too small for competition, Evans made up for her lack of size with hard work and determination and in 1988 ...
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Jaromir Jagr arrived as a star for the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1994-95 National Hockey League (NHL) season. Injuries forced the Penguins' captain and superstar, the remarkable Mario Lemieux, to miss the entire season. Jagr, who had ...
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If a basketball team were an army, then the point guard would be the general. His job is to run the team's offense and make sure his teammates get involved in the game and play to the best of their abilities. Nobody in the National Basketb...
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As a child Jeff Bagwell had one dream: to play baseball for his favorite team, the Boston Red Sox. In 1989 his dream seemed to be coming true when the Red Sox drafted him out of the University of Hartford. A year later, however, Boston tra...
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Jeff Gordon was born to race. He first got behind the wheel at the age of four and has been there ever since. Gordon has won championships at every level and in 1995 became the second-youngest driver to win the prestigious National Associa...
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"I've always competed because I just love swimming."--Jenny Thompson. American Jenny Thompson is a bullet in the pool. She has had great success in swimming's sprint races, setting two world records: one in the 100-meter freestyle in 1992 ...
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Jerome Bettis--the star running back of the Pittsburgh Steelers--is an excellent bowler. In a tournament he once rolled a perfect 300 game. On the football field Bettis treats defensive players like bowling pins, knocking them down faster ...
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When Jerry Rice was in college, the experts said he wasn't fast enough to be a star receiver in the NFL. After 16 seasons in the NFL he holds the career record for touchdowns scored, and not many players who have tried to cover Rice ever q...
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With his 95-mile-an-hour fastball, Jim Abbott is one of the best pitchers in the American League. In 1988 he won the championship game that captured the gold medal for the U.S. Olympic baseball team against Japan, and in 1989, without spen...
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Had he devoted himself to pitching baseballs, he may have been wearing a college jersey and throwing fastballs during the summer of 1991, as his father had done years earlier. Instead, Jim Courier decided at age 13 to put down the bat and ...
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Quarterback Jim Harbaugh knows the meaning of the word comeback. After seven seasons with the Chicago Bears, the team released him. With his career at a crossroads, Harbaugh signed to play with the Indianapolis Colts, but could not earn th...
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The quarterback is the leader of a football team, often called the field general. He must be tough and able to make split-second decisions as the coach of the field. This description fits Jim Kelly, one of the most successful quarterbacks ...
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Joe Montana (born 1956) has earned a reputation as one of the top quarterbacks in professional football, first rising to fame in the 1980s. Seventh String Perhaps it was his only moment of indecision in a career devoted to imposing his wil...
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"He's our marquee player, our Michael Jordan."--former teammate Uwe Krupp. Center Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche is a quiet leader. Though he does not like to talk much, his play on the ice is hard to ignore. During the 1995-96 Nation...
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Considered by some to be the greatest modern American football player, John Elway (born 1960) played in the position of quarterback for the Denver Broncos for 16 years, leading his team to two consecutive Super Bowl wins before retiring in...
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There is no place like home, especially for soccer player John Harkes. The University of Virginia star traveled to England to take on the finest soccer talent in the world. After becoming the best American ever to play in Europe, Harkes re...
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"He's fast, he's strong, he's aggressive and his motor never quits running."--Green Bay Packers' quarterback Brett Favre. Today John Randle--All-Pro defensive tackle of the Minnesota Vikings--is one of the highest paid players in the Natio...
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Atlanta Braves righthander John Smoltz has struggled throughout his career to live up to other people's expectations. Despite compiling an above-average record in his first seven seasons, he never could become one of the best pitchers in b...
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Point guard John Stockton is a conductor on the court. Teaming with power forward Karl Malone, Stockton directs the beautiful music made by the fast-break offense of the Utah Jazz. In 1995 Stockton established his name firmly in the record...
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The children of Puerto Rico call baseball superstar Juan Gonzalez their hero. He grew up hitting bottlecaps with a broomstick bat and, at a young age, went on to become major league baseball's home run champion in 1992 and 1993. He spends ...
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At four-feet-ten-and-one-half-inches tall and 100 pounds, Julie Krone is about the average size for a professional jockey. What is unusual about her is that she is a woman in the male-dominated sport of horse racing. In 1993 Krone made his...
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Linebacker Tiaina "Junior" Seau of the San Diego Chargers is one of the most intense competitors in the National Football League (NFL). Seau has an incredible combination of speed and strength, a package that has made him one of the best l...
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Juwan Howard believes in keeping his promises. Before signing to play for the University of Michigan as part of the famous "Fab Five" team, he promised his grandmother that he would get his college degree. Despite leaving Michigan after on...
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