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This Week in History: Margot Fonteyn, the Great British Ballerina, was born in 1919.

by | Monday, May 16, 2016 |

Photo: © Zoe Dominic, Time & Life Pictures/Getty ImagesMargot Fonteyn, the greatest British...

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This week in history: Baseball great Mickey Mantle was born in 1931

by | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 |

Mickey Mantle, one of the greatest players in baseball history, was born on Oct. 20, 1931. As a...

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