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The Origin of the Winter Olympics
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How Fast Is the World’s Fastest Human?
young man playing tennis
Olympics: Racket Sports
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Olympics: Equestrian
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Why Is It Called Black Friday?
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
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10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
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The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution
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Also Known As David Peter Hemery
Born July 18, 1944 (age 80) • Cirencester • England
Awards And Honors Olympic Games • Commonwealth Games
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses
American athlete
Alvin Kraenzlein.
Alvin Kraenzlein
American athlete
Glenn Davis
American track and field athlete
Jessica Ennis, 2012.
Jessica Ennis-Hill
British athlete
Earl J. Thomson
athlete
Gail Devers
American athlete
Lee Calhoun
American athlete
David George Brownlow Cecil
British athlete
John Walter Tewksbury
American athlete
Sebastian Coe, 2022
Sebastian Coe
British runner
American high jumper Dick Fosbury
Dick Fosbury
American athlete
1968 Black Protests
Tommie Smith
American athlete
Al Oerter
American athlete
Lee Evans; Larry James
Lee Evans
American athlete
Bob Beamon
Bob Beamon
American long jumper
Wyomia Tyus anchoring the U.S. 4 × 100-metre relay team, which won the gold medal in world record time at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City.
Wyomia Tyus
American athlete
Liu Xiang
Liu Xiang
Chinese athlete
Sally Pearson
Sally Pearson
Australian athlete
Olympic track-and-field champion Fanny Blankers-Koen
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Dutch athlete
Australian hurdler Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
Australian athlete

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