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Bragg grew up in Penns Grove, New Jersey, where he attended Penns Grove High School. [2]Bragg was the last of the great pole vaulters to use an aluminum pole. From 1954 until 1960, he was always world ranked and capped a championship career in 1960 by setting a world record of 15' 9 + 1 ⁄ 4" (4.80 m) at the Olympic Trials and winning an Olympic gold medal with a vault of 15' 5" (4.70 m).
Sir Thomas Ussher KCH, five-clasp naval general service medal sold for £138,000 on 25 July 2013. [38] Wing Commander R F T 'Bob' Doe DSO, DFC*, group of nine medals, sold for £222,000 on 25 November 2010. [39] Wing Commander John 'Cats Eyes' Cunningham CBE, DSO **, DFC *, AE, group of seven medals, sold for £384,000 on 6 September 2012. [40]
The National Arts Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and members club on Gramercy Park, Manhattan, New York City. It was founded in 1898 by Charles DeKay, an art and literary critic of the New York Times, to "stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts and to educate the American people in the fine arts". The National Arts Club has ...
Long-time service to the People of God of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York. It was presented by Most Rev Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn. 2009 Eddie Power Bishop Eamonn Walsh presented him the medal on 21 June 2009. He had been in charge of the altar server group at St Pius X Church in Templeogue, Dublin since 1974. 13 February 2009 Ada ...
The Friars Club was a private club in New York City.Famous for its risqué roasts, the club's membership is composed mostly of people who work in show business.Founded in 1904, it was located at 57 East 55th Street, between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue, in the historic Martin Erdmann House, now known as the Monastery.
Medal for Spoken Language: This medal, awarded from time to time, recognizes individuals who set a standard of excellence in the use of spoken language. The Mildred and Harold Strauss Livings : These Livings provide an annual stipend of $50,000 a year for five years, awarded to two writers of English prose literature to enable them to devote ...
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Andre Ward – 2004 Summer Olympics gold medal-winning boxer; Fred Ward – actor ; Zhavia Ward – singer; Earl Warren – 30th governor of California and 14th Chief Justice of the United States (1953–1969) Rick Warren – pastor and author; Ryn Weaver – singer; Stormi Webster – Kylie Jenner’s daughter [28]