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Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame polio as a child and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.
On November 23rd, 1936 Life was relaunched as the treasured picturesque magazine we know and love today. During its heyday the publication was full of images from the top photographers of their time.
Lillian Barbara Board, MBE (13 December 1948 – 26 December 1970) was a British athlete. She won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and two gold medals at the 1969 European Championships in Athletics in Athens.
In 2021, de Varona joined the Women's Sports Policy Working Group, formed in opposition to President Joe Biden's Executive Order 13988 that mandates blanket inclusion for all transgender women athletes. To achieve this end, the Order's stated goal is "protecting the girls’ and women's competitive categories, while crafting accommodations for ...
As early as 4th century B.C. mosaics can be found of female athletes adorned in outfits that come quite close to the modern bikini. ... According to Smithsonian Magazine, the most scandalous ...
From 1936 to the 1960s, Life was a wide-ranging general-interest magazine known for its photojournalism. [5] During this period it was one of the most popular magazines in the United States, its circulation regularly reaching a quarter of the American population.
Mary Denise Rand, MBE (née Bignal; born 10 February 1940) is a British former track and field athlete. She won the long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics by breaking the world record, the first British female to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field.
Check out these rare photos of Rochester's people and places via the 1960s. ... Subscriptions; Animals. Business.