_Introduction: On April 28, 1967, Muhammad Ali stood in a Houston induction center and refused to step forward for the…
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July 1912, Stockholm. The Fifth Olympiad. Marguerite Broquedis walked onto the grass tennis court and did something that, in that…
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In 1977, an American boxing promoter flew to Havana. He brought a contract. It read five million dollars—five million in…
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The English Channel Swimming Association keeps a register of every successful crossing since Matthew Webb first made it in 1875.…
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Marián Álvarez was the only Spanish runner to qualify for the women’s 3000m final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.…
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October 1982. Brisbane. Commonwealth Games boxing quarterfinal, middleweight division. Kevin Allen walked into the ring not knowing that this fight…
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Summer 1975. East German national training camp. Track cyclist Wolfgang Lötzsch was called into an office with no windows. The…
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