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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.
In November 1991,… more |
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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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Karl "The Mailman" Malone has been delivering for eight seasons for the Utah Jazz. At six-feet-nine-inches tall and 250 pounds, Malone is one of the most physically powerful players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Able to bat...
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Australian golfer Karrie Webb has taken the Ladies' Professional Golf Association (LPGA) by storm. In 1996 she won rookie of the year honors while becoming the first woman ever to win over $1 million during one season. Webb followed up her...
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Representing her native country of East Germany (now part of the reunited German nation), figure skater Katarina Witt won two straight Olympic figure skating gold medals, in 1984 and 1988--the first woman since 1936 to do so. She also won ...
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Third baseman Ken Caminiti has earned the nickname "Scary Man" from his San Diego Padres teammates because he concentrates so hard on the baseball diamond that he gets a frightening look in his eye. He scared opposing pitchers so much in 1...
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Ken Griffey Jr., known as "Junior" and "the Kid," had a hard act to follow when he joined the Seattle Mariners as a 19-year-old rookie. His dad, Ken Sr., was an all-star outfielder who had played on two World Series championship teams. In ...
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Before the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Kerri Strug was not a household name. Although a solid performer, her more famous teammates always overshadowed her. "She has always been the bridesmaid, never the bride," legendary gymn...
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When Kevin Garnett declared himself eligible for the 1995 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft, most experts said he had made a big mistake. A senior in high school, most people felt he was too young to succeed in professional baske...
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Kirby Puckett was living proof that one didn't have to be tall and thin to be a baseball superstar. For over a decade the five-feet-nine-inch tall Puckett was both a star hitter and fielder for the Minnesota Twins and helped his team win t...
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In 1996 basketball player Kobe Bryant decided to move directly from high school to the National Basketball Association (NBA). When he entered his first game for the Los Angeles Lakers he became the youngest player in NBA history. Skipping ...
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Kordell Stewart is one of the most dangerous players in the National Football League (NFL). Blessed with extraordinary athletic ability and an exceptional knowledge of the game, he burst on the scene in 1995 as "Slash," the multi-dimension...
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Only five-feet tall and 93 pounds, Kristi Yamaguchi was a giant in 1992 when she won what many consider the biggest prize of the Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France--the gold medal in women's figure skating. She put on a spectacula...
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Tonia Kwiatkowski is called the "Grand Old Lady" of the sport. In 1996 she finished second at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, earning a trip to the World Figure Skating Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In a sport dominate...
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