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1 hour ago · Sept. 27 (UPI) -- With President Joe Biden's signature, tennis legend and equal rights champion Billie Jean King has become the first female individual athlete to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. King was given the honor Thursday when Biden signed Senate Bill 2861, the "Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act," which bestows ...
4 hours ago · Billie Jean King has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States Tennis Association said on Friday, becoming the first individual female athlete to receive the honor.
21 hours ago · "This is a well-deserved honor for a remarkable woman who has led the struggle for freedom and democracy in her country". — Mitch McConnell, then-leader of Republican United States Senators and sponsor of effort to award the medal to Suu Kyi. [33] Constantino Brumidi: July 1, 2008: Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 110–259 (text)
21 hours ago · By www.espn.com - TOP Sep 27, 2024 | 1:19 PM. Tennis great Billie Jean King has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, becoming the first individual woman athlete to receive the honor.
21 hours ago · Date: Saturday, September 28 th. Time: 2pm-2:50pm and 3pm-3:50pm. Please call 604-927-4386 to register. Location: Town Centre Park Community Centre. Finding Your Voice: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Date: September 30, 2024 from 1pm-5pm. Location: 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam. Free.
21 hours ago · Hometown hero and Olympic medalist Grant Fisher has Grand Blanc track named in his honor. Published: Sep. 27, 2024, 11:49 a.m. Grant Fisher (far right) competes in the men’s 5,000 meters at the ...
21 hours ago · “The military has become more of a family organization rather than an organization that you have to join after high school and then get out and come home,” he said. Instead of sons and daughters, the Gold Star families of modern times frequently honor husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, and parents, said Pogge, of Jefferson County.
