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Ride is a former astronaut and the first American woman to reach outer space. Ride was a nationally-ranked tennis player in high school before attending Stanford University for her bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. In 1983, Ride took part in her first space shuttle mission, serving as a crewmember on board the Challenger. Ride later served on the panels that investigated the Challenger and Columbia shuttle disasters. How many total hours has she spent in space?read more »
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Born in Manassa, Colorado, Dempsey was an American boxer and one of the heavyweight division's greatest champions. Nicknamed the "Manassa Mauler," he emerged from fights on saloon floors to seal his slugging reputation in his first title fight by knocking down the gigantic champion, Jess Willard, seven times in the first three minutes. Dempsey went on to fight for nearly 20 years and amassed more than 60 wins and 50 knockouts. What was the "Battle of the Long Count"?read more »
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Fran here. It's time to write in my own voice for the nonce. The message I need to hammer home isn't suited to the Curmudgeon Emeritus's quasi-scholastic sarcasm. About thirty years ago, Professor John Hospers told an audience of young libertarians that though the forces of liberty are on the march, so are the forces of tyranny. Their comparative rates of advance, not the ardency of their allegiants, would determine the future of human freedom. Professor Hospers meant that statement as a call
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Berkshire Eagle, MA - 2 hours ago The flag in front of the middle school will be raised in memory of William J. Wojcik, an Army private during World War II. He received the WWII Victory ... |
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Louis Aguilar; Moises 'Moe' Beltran Jr.; Eda N. Buzbee; Tim K. Chambers; Gabriel Coronel; Sallie Ann Hazelwood Flores; Elaine Gallagher; Jimmy D. Guevara; Steve Madry; Maria G. Medina; Kawana Smith Newman; Andrew 'Andrez' Rivera; Erlinda Rojo; Robert Wesley Rutherford; Angel Silva; Arlene M. Stewart; Joe Stokes; Kenneth David Wilson
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Word associations from "Summer in the City." (And I do remember that Loving Spoonfuls version!) 1. rooftop ~Going on the roof of our building in NYC to watch the fireworks on July 4th. We really weren't situated to see them well, but it was still fun. We'd go up there to see the moon if it was a particularly beautiful night, too, and when they did that laser beam thing for the 9/11 anniversary we saw that from the roof. 2. gritty ~New York in the summer; more precisely how you felt after wal
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Gloucestershire Gazette, UK - 13 hours ago The children at Vale of Berkeley College, in Wandswell, raised over £1000 in memory of Lyn Wright, former home economics teacher and head of sixth form at ... |
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Gabriel Coronel; M. L. Duke; Larry A. Holland; Jo E. Mize; Kawana Smith Newman; Johnita C. Teeters
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