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...never stopped swimming either. In May her family gave her a 90th birthday party and then put her on a plane for the U.S. Masters Swimming Championships in Cupertino, California. Aileen, the youngest female gold medalist in 1920 (and oldest living female one in the U.S.), won four gold medals in her age group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aileen Riggin: SHE HAS DONE JUST SWIMMINGLY | 6/28/1996 | See Source »

Quasimodo however, is a new kind of hero for Disney. At age 20, he is the oldest protagonist in Disney history. A far cry from the beautiful Snow White--hated for her beauty by the jealous Queen--Quasi is reviled by the public for his misshapen form--and Disney spared no effort in making the guy ugly. He yearns to leave Notre Dame, where his ward, the evil Judge Frollo, keeps him isolated...

Author: By R. ALAN Leo, | Title: Disney's Got A Hunch You'll Come Back | 6/25/1996 | See Source »

...reach the trail by rail. The Boston subway system, part of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) and called the T, is the oldest in the nation. And its four lines (red, green, blue and orange) will take you everywhere you need to go for just 85 cents a ride...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Boston Is Old, So You Should Play Tourist | 6/22/1996 | See Source »

...Park Street. There you will find Boston Common, a 48-acre green oasis of fountains, monuments, relaxed Bostonians and other tourists. Bought by the city in 1634 as pasture land for cows, goats and sheep--and later used as a military training ground--the Common is the oldest public park in the nation...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Boston Is Old, So You Should Play Tourist | 6/22/1996 | See Source »

Nearly 6,000 students from all of Harvard's schools received degrees on the morning of Thursday, June 6 in a richly historic ceremony befitting the 345th commencement of the nation's oldest university...

Author: By Andrew A. Green, | Title: Crowd Wowed by Commencement | 6/22/1996 | See Source »

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