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Michael Phelps
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Silhouette of hand holding sport torch behind the rings of an Olympic flag, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; February 3, 2015.
The Olympics Quiz
Cricket bat and ball. cricket sport of cricket.Homepage blog 2011, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
Sports Quiz
Former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsledder Steven Holcomb, front, is greeted at the finish line after teaming with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz to win the first Olympic bobsleigh gold medal in 62 years for Team USA ,(cont)
The Olympic Games
Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts after breaking the world record with a time of 19.30 to win the gold medal as Churandy Martina (left) of Netherlands Antilles and Brian Dzingai of Zimbabwe come in after him in the Men's 200m Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Summer Olympics, track and field, athletics)
I Am the Greatest (Athlete)
Assorted sports balls including a basketball, football, soccer ball, tennis ball, baseball and others.
American Sports Nicknames
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Logo of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games with kinds of sport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016, printed on paper.
Rio Recap
Polar bear leaping among ice floes at Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago, Norway, the Arctic. Sea ice climate change mammal jump global warming
All 81 References in Fall Out Boy’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained
Gertrude Ederle or Gertrude Caroline Ederle, press photo. First woman to swim the English Channel. One of the best-known American sports personages of the 1920s.
8 Incredible Swimming Feats
low angle view of a female swimmer preparing to dive from diving board against clear blue sky.
How Is Diving Scored?
three boys sitting in a pool eating pizza, living the dream.
Is It Really Dangerous to Swim After Eating?
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Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)
6 Important Mughal Emperors
Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.
6 Wars of Independence
Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.
What is Holy Week?
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
pg 229Nazi parade features a banner proclaiming, "Death to Marxism."The possibility of a peaceful Germany after World War I was precluded entirely by the terms of the Versailles Treaty and theintransigent hostility of France and England. Stripped of indu
Were the Nazis Socialists?
Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression

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Michael Phelps
American swimmer Michael Phelps at the 2004 ESPY Awards ceremony.
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Michael Phelps
American swimmer Michael Phelps (foreground) en route to winning a gold medal in...
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Michael Phelps at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games
American swimmer Michael Phelps after winning a gold medal in the men's 200-meter...
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Michael Phelps
American swimmer Michael Phelps competing in the 100-meter butterfly final at the...
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Ryan Lochte
American swimmer Ryan Lochte (left)—with teammate Michael Phelps (center) and Hungary's...
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