Roberta Louise "Bobbi" Gibb (born November 2, 1942 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is the first woman to have run the entire Boston Marathon (1966). She is recognized by the Boston Athletic Association as the pre-sanctioned era women’s winner in 1966, 1967, and 1968. At the Boston Marathon...
She won a large degree of success with the inclusion of women as a group protected against discrimination by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Age: Dec. at 92 (1885-1977) Birthplace: Mount Laurel Township, New JerseyRichard Pillard Physician Richard Colestock Pillard (born 11 October 1933) ...
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As Kenya marks 60 years of independence this year, we take a look at 10 trailblazing women who have made a mark in the country’s political, judicial, environmental, business, academic and sports arenas.
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George Whitmore, 89. A member of the first team of climbers to scale El Capitan in Yosemite National Park and a conservationist who devoted his life to protecting the Sierra Nevada. Jan. 1. Paul Westphal, 70. A Hall of Fame NBA player who won a championship with the Boston Celtics in ...
Janie Crouch, like Susan Stoker, writes about the men and women who dedicate their lives to serving their country. And while some would scoff and say that the genre these two wonderful ladies write is cliché and caters only to readers who live and breathe military, alpha men (and women)...
Again we had announcements in Greek, then English. There was a minute of silence for the Boston tragedy (some official from the Boston Marathon was present), then we released balloons. There were a few more announcements, then fireworks as each block started. We were told: ...
Bingham urged the ISU to consider other options. "This should involve examining the way in which other sports deal with the problem of adjudicating (裁定) on matter of style and presentation," he says. Who won the gold medal in the pairs figure-skating event ...