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On Sept. 27, 1722, patriot Samuel Adams was born in Boston. In 1854 the first great disaster involving an Atlantic liner occurred when the steamship Arctic sank with 300 people. In 1928 the U.S. said it intended to recognize China's Nationalist...Tags: Steve Allen, NBC, Sony Corp., St. Louis Cardinals, National Government
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On this day in history
On Sept. 10, 1608, John Smith was elected president of the Jamestown colony council in Virginia. In 1794 America's first non-denominational college, Blount College (later the University of Tennessee), was chartered. In 1846 Elias Howe received a...Tags: John Smith, Same-Sex Marriage, Elections, National Government, Parliament
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Only race left for Phelps is against other sports legends
Sun reporterMichael Phelps has left us only with questions of history. He is master of his present. No one can argue otherwise now that he has won eight gold medals and swum better than any other human ever has at the Beijing Olympics. Competitors rarely bother to...Tags: Carl Lewis, Wilt Chamberlain, Sonny Liston, NBC, Beijing Games
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Timeline: History of the Open Era
1) ASHE OPENS OPEN ERA (1968) -- Arthur Ashe was a 25-year-old lieutenant in the United States Army when he defeated Tom Okker of the Netherlands for his first Grand Slam championship. It marked the first time a black player had won a Grand Slam title,...Tags: Gabriela Sabatini, History, Jimmy Connors, Ilie Nastase, Chris Evert
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UConn Leads The Way, But State Offers A Range Of Sporting Options
A trip around the state sports scene in 2005: Big East women's basketball tournament: The Big East women's tournament is at the Civic Center March 5-8, the second year in a row it is in Hartford. The Big East recently extended its contract with the Civic...Tags: San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Nykesha Sales, Bridgeport Bluefish, Venus Williams
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The games, the times
1978 June 7: The Washington Bullets win the NBA championship with a 105-99 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics in Game 7. June 13: Aberdeen High School star Cal Ripken, 17, signs with the Orioles after the club selects him in the second round of...Tags: Greg LeMond, Baltimore Colts, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Red Sox, Arthur Ashe
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Capriati's comeback nets her French Open title
Times Staff WriterTwo legs to stand on. What once was a modest objective in the personal comeback program of Jennifer Capriati today has the ring of momentous tennis achievement. Two legs of the 2001 Grand Slam, the Australian Open in January and the French Open Saturday,...Tags: Chris Evert, Lleyton Hewitt, Monica Seles, Court Administration, Jennifer Capriati
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Germany's seasonal glow
Times Staff WriterAll I ever want for Christmas is a flash of that intense openhearted joy that sometimes comes during the holidays. But the Christmas spirit is elusive. To catch it, you have to be in the right place at the right time. So this year I went river cruising in...Tags: Holiday Vacations, Encino, William Byrd, Cruises, Religious Festivals
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Courier shot down like a (red) clay pigeon
From staff and wire reportsBARCELONA, Spain -- Jim Courier's game unraveled against big-serving Marc Rosset of Switzerland, and the top-ranked American lost, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1, in the third round of the Olympics. Courier fell with a thud on red clay, his best surface. Trouble began in...Tags: Water Polo, Weightlifting, Single Sculls, Star Sailing, Rowing
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