What do you think is more admirable, becoming an Olympic athlete or standing up against bullying?
Ibtihaj Muhammad is an American fencer from New Jersey. Although becoming an Olympic competitor is an extraordinary recognition, her decision to wear a hijab while competing created additional interest in her story. She capped off the 2016 Olympics by earning a bronze medal.
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In 1864, Horace L. Hunley’s namesake, the HL Hunley, became the first submerged vehicle to sink another vessel during war…
On July 14, 1881, Billy the Kid was confronted and killed by Sheriff Pat Garret in Fort Sumter in what was then New Mexico territory…
In the 1980s, Greg Louganis was grouped with the world’s best divers when he competed in the 1988 Olympics…
From the early 1970s to the early 1990s Nolan Ryan was one of the greatest pitchers in Major League Baseball…
In September 1789, Thomas Jefferson was appointed US Secretary of State. This appointment made him the first US Secretary of State in history…
Although Edmund Dantes was imprisoned for years, when he finally attained freedom he changed his identity…
