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Save the date: 1958
Fifty years ago, Baltimore was a grimy, rowdy, unpretentious town of rolled-up sleeves and red-hot steel, a warren of row homes and warehouses, a place where a man could walk into a bar on Greenmount Avenue and gab with a Colts player over a cold Natty...Tags: Society, New York Giants, Ceremonies, Bars and Clubs, Holidays
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Lacy was a grand champion for biggest of sports' causes
WASHINGTON - As the letters from senators and congressmen were read, and tributes came from athletes, peers and family, maybe the most touching words came from former Colts and Hall of Fame running back Lenny Moore. "Thank you, Sam," said Moore, as he...Tags: Christianity, Basketball, Jackie Robinson, Branch Rickey, Joe Louis
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Black history program Sunday at Memorial Rec
A Black History Month program will be held at Memorial Recreation Center, 109 W. North Ave., Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. Members of the Doleman Heritage Museum will be in attendance and will display their art exhibit to the public. Speakers scheduled for...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Black History, Charlie Sifford, Clubs and Associations, Arts
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Tennis: U.S. international women's teams have Williamsburg connections
Former Williamsburg resident Toni Novack of Fort Myers, Fla., is on the Alice Marble Cup team that is representing the U.S. in women’s 60-and-over competition in the International Tennis Federation Super Seniors World Championships in Umag, Croatia....
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Chapter 2: Wilmington
Tribune staff reporterRecords indicate Michael Jordan was born into this world in the winter of 1963, but witnesses believe his birth as an otherworldly basketball talent occurred over the summer of 1979, between his sophomore and junior years at E.A. Laney High School. "Mike...Tags: Linda Lavin, General Electric Company, James Jordan, Colleges and Universities, 2016 Olympic Games
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