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January 24: Happy Birthday, Mary Lou Retton!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F5Rp0dBMz14/TJzg4ypOlsI/AAAAAAAAE7k/OrTcFre4emQ/s1600/MARY%2BLOU%2BRETTON.jpg Happy birthday to Italian-American Mary Lou Retton, the first female gymnast from outside of Eastern Europe to win an Olympic gold medal in the all-around event (1984 Olympics). Besides four other Olympic medals- two silver and two bronze- Retton … Continue reading

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