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... world record in the running Owens , 1936 AP / Wide World Photos broad jump ( also called long jump ) that stood for 25 years and who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin . His four Olympic victories were a blow to ...
... world record in the running Owens , 1936 AP / Wide World Photos broad jump ( also called long jump ) that stood for 25 years and who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin . His four Olympic victories were a blow to ...
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... World War II but declined afterward . Encouraged by her mother , Eleanor Patter- son moved early toward a career as a socialite . She was married at age 19 to a Polish count , Joseph Gizycki , but the couple separated after a few years ...
... World War II but declined afterward . Encouraged by her mother , Eleanor Patter- son moved early toward a career as a socialite . She was married at age 19 to a Polish count , Joseph Gizycki , but the couple separated after a few years ...
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... World quail are classified in either of two subfamilies , Phasianinae or Perdicinae . New World quail - some 36 species , constituting the subfamily Odontophorinae - more nearly resemble Old World partridges . Quail prefer open country ...
... World quail are classified in either of two subfamilies , Phasianinae or Perdicinae . New World quail - some 36 species , constituting the subfamily Odontophorinae - more nearly resemble Old World partridges . Quail prefer open country ...
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