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  2. Althea Gibson - Wikipedia

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    [6] [13] Gibson quickly became proficient in paddle tennis, and by 1939, at the age of 12, she was the New York City women's paddle tennis champion. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Gibson quit school at the age of 13 and, using the boxing skills taught to her by her father, engaged in a life of what she would later refer to as "street fighting", girls ...

  3. Statue of Liberty - Wikipedia

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    Both the Roman goddess Libertas and Sun god Sol Invictus ("The Unconquered Sun", pictured) influenced the design of Liberty Enlightening the World.. According to the National Park Service, the idea of a monument presented by the French people to the United States was first proposed by Édouard René de Laboulaye, president of the French Anti-Slavery Society and a prominent and important ...

  4. Captive portal - Wikipedia

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    An example of a captive web portal used to log onto a restricted network. A captive portal is a web page accessed with a web browser that is displayed to newly connected users of a Wi-Fi or wired network before they are granted broader access to network resources.

  5. Los Seis de Boulder - Wikipedia

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    Los Seis were active in the UMAS (United Mexican American Students) at the University of Colorado Boulder.At the time [1967-1979] [4] [better source needed], Colorado was one of fewer than 10 U.S. states in which Chicanos (mid-20th century political/cultural term used by some Mexican Americans) were initiating the original MECha groups.

  6. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - Wikipedia

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    Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis [a] (née Bouvier / ˈ b uː v i eɪ /; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American writer, book editor, and socialite who served as the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of president John F. Kennedy.

  7. Delhi Directorate of Education - Wikipedia

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    The DoE has engaged the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) and the Public Works Department (PWD) for this upgradation and refurbishment. [ 4 ] In 2021 Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal approved the Delhi education department for the construction of the new rooms for the development of the school infrastructure.

  8. Web portal - Wikipedia

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    A web portal is a specially designed website that brings information from diverse sources, like emails, online forums and search engines, together in a uniform way.Usually, each information source gets its dedicated area on the page for displaying information (a portlet); often, the user can configure which ones to display.

  9. Boroughs of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that compose New York City. The boroughs are the Bronx , Brooklyn , Manhattan , Queens , and Staten Island . Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of the State of New York : The Bronx is Bronx County, Brooklyn is Kings County, Manhattan is New York County ...