Float like a butterfly… Boxing legend and cultural icon dies at 74
Humanitarians
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Mother Teresa is a household name, but who was this “Blessed” woman? Here are 20 facts about her life and work.
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In 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to climb to the summit of Mt Everest.
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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his final address April 3, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.
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On April 7, 1957, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a sermon to his congregation at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
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On April 19, 1959, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this sermon to the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church of Montgomery, Alabama, before the Chicago Sunday Evening Club. In this …
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On June 23, 1963, just two months before the historic March on Washington, about 125,000 people gathered in Detroit for what was then the largest single civil rights demonstration in American …
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On Feb. 4, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a sermon that many consider prophetic of his impending death.
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Nelson Mandela lived a life that inspired the world. Here are 20 of our favorite facts about the great leader.
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Joan Kroc, billionaire widow of McDonald’s owner Ray Kroc, sought no fanfare or recognition for her generosity, giving her gifts quietly and surprising dozens of charities with donations big and …