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Common hippopotamus
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Donna Summer
Donna Summer Singer, songwriter Queen of Disco Summer’s Golden Days Born Again in the 1980s Selected discography Sources Pop vocalist Donna Summer’s first U.S. release was, arguably, her most famous recording. The 17-minute disco anthem “Love to Love You Baby,” replete... Read more |
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Donna De Varona
Donna de Varona 1947- American swimmer When she qualified for the U.S. swim team for the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome, Donna de Varona was only 13 years old, the youngest member of the Games that year. Four years later she won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics. She remains a world record... Read more |
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Jewel Stradford Lafontant
Jewel Stradford LaFontant 1922-1997 Lawyer, government official Jewel Stradford LaFontant became a key player in the fields of law and politics long before the women's movement gained momentum in the 1960s. Her father, renowned U.S. Supreme Court attorney C. Francis Stradford, carefully groomed... Read more |
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Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss Fiddler, singer “A Real Contest Queen” Expanded the Boundaries of Bluegrass Actively Courted by Major Country Labels Surprise Crossover Success Selected discography Sources The first wave of national fame came for bluegrass fiddler Alison Krauss in 1990 when, at the age... Read more |
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Happy Birthday to You
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Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati 1976- American tennis player Jennifer Capriati took the tennis world by storm in 1990 when she became the youngest player to ever reach a final of a professional tennis tournament just shy of her fourteenth birthday. She was the youngest ever player to reach the semifinals... Read more |
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Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile1959— Political strategist, commentator, educator In the fall of 1999 Vice President Al Gore named veteran Democratic Party organizer Donna Brazile as his campaign manager for the 2000 presidential campaign. She became the first African-American woman to achieve such a prestigious—and... Read more |
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Augusta Ada Byron
Ada Byron Lovelace, Countess of Lovelace In her 1843 translation of an article on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, Ada Byron Lovelace (1815-1852) added notations three times the length of the original text. The "Notes" earned her a place in computer history when they were later recognized as... Read more |
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