Word: medals
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...today of all days, let us not forget that behind each medal and ribbon, there is a story of heroism yes, but also profound sadness; for World War II was not a good war. From North Africa to Salerno, from Normandy to the Bulge to Berlin, an entire continent lost to fascism had to be taken back, village by village, hill by hill. And further eastward, from Tarawa to Okinawa, the death struggle for Asia was an assault against dug-in positions, surmounted only by unbelievable courage at unbearable loss...
...supposed to be a track triumph, but it ended up a tacky travesty. To prove who was the fastest, after months of sniping, DONOVAN BAILEY, who won the 100-m Olympic gold medal, raced on a 150-m track against MICHAEL JOHNSON, who won the 200-m and 400-m gold medals. Bailey won after Johnson gave up halfway with an injury. But the battle didn't stop there. "He didn't pull up," said Bailey afterward. "He's a coward." Johnson's manager then accused Bailey's team of trying to injure his prize runner. Bailey apologized...
...Pellegrino University Professor Edward O. Wilson, recipient of two Pulitzer prizes and an Audubon Medal, announces he will retire at the end of the academic year...
...Bonnie Raitt '72. This Grammy-winning country and blues singer had plenty to talk about when she came to campus in May to accept the fifth-annual Harvard Arts First Medal. "I just cannot believe that a rock 'n' rollin', blues singing, rowdy-mouthed political activist would be standing up here at Harvard," she told the crowd...
Likewise, at the All-American Tournament in Minnesota, the team earned a bronze medal by beating Manitoba and Princeton...