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The speakers who have graced the Tercentenary Theater's podium over the years constitute an illustrious group, ranging from poets to presidents--and their remarks have occasionally changed the course of history.

Author: By Ari Z. Posner, | Title: An Effulgent Galaxy of Past Luminaries | 6/6/1985 | See Source »

Just as qualifying trials began for next week's Indianapolis 500, the illustrious class of 1965 lost Gordon Johncock, a two-time winner. His car was ready: it had been running near the front at over 210 m.p.h. But the driver was out of tune and time. "That morning I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Circus Kind of Calling | 5/27/1985 | See Source »

Although Patterson has had a more illustrious Harvard career, both captains have been significant...point scorers.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mariquita Patterson And Amy Simon | 5/15/1985 | See Source »

This amiable grandee was born with the century, to English parents of solidly Germanic background, Prince Louis of Battenberg and his wife Princess Victoria of Hesse, granddaughter of the English Queen. Prince Louis, who had switched nationality at 14 to join the English navy, never lost his slight German accent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Great Britain's Uncle Dickie Mountbatten | 5/13/1985 | See Source »

ALTHOUGH IT MAY NO longer be an important part of undergraduate life, the club has an illustrious past as a vital part of College life. After the first attempt at founding a club failed in the 1890s, head football coach Percy D. Haughton '99 and team captain Francis H. Burr...

Author: By Matthew A. Saal, | Title: Varsity Club Still Evolving After 98 Years | 3/9/1985 | See Source »

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