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1940 |
Eleonora Sears walks from Boston to Providence. |
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03/03/1941 |
Thomas (John) is born in Boston. |
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02/04/1942 |
Cornelius Warmerdam sets world pole vault record in Boston. |
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01/31/1948 |
Gil Dodds breaks the world’s indoor mile record at the Millrose Games in New York City. |
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1951 |
Bob Rittenburg wins two gold medals in the Amateur Athletic Union championships in New York City. |
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01/29/1955 |
Boston Athletic Association Games are held at Boston Garden. |
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05/21/1955 |
Bob Rittenburg excels in a track and field meet against Yale. |
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11/30/1956 |
Harold Connolly wins a gold medal in the Olympics in Sidney, Australia. |
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07/01/1960 |
John Thomas sets a world record in the high jump in Palo Alto, California. |
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01/28/1961 |
John Thomas set a world’s indoor high jump record. |
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