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Sandy Kozel

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George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)

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ALI’S LAST FIGHT ON THIS DAY IN 1981

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Muhammad Ali fought in the ring for the last time in a fight billed as ‘The
Drama in the Bahamas’. It was against 27- year old Trevor Berbick and 
Ali lost the match with a unanimous 10 round decision. It was after this
loss that Ali announced his retirement and finished a career with a 56
and 5 record, 37 of those wins were by knockout.

 

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Muhammad Ali (left) and Trevor Berbick who has just landed a right 
to Ali’s head. 

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Tim Maguire

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Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio (born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio)
(November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999)

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FORMER SKATING CHAMPION IS 44 TODAY

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Tonya Maxene Harding was born in Portland, Oregon where
she stopped attending David Douglas High School during her
sophomore year and later earned a
GED.

Harding was a figure skating champion, a two-time Olympian, and
a two-time Skate America Champion. She became the subject of
controversy after her ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, conspired with
Shawn Eckhardt and Shane Stant to physically assault her skating
competitor Nancy Kerrigan at a practice session during the 1994
U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit.

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Tonya Harding (left) with Nancy Kerrigan

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Tim Maguire

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William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is 96 today

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ‘’AMERICA’S PASTOR’’!

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