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Irish novelist and poet who championed modernist themes of identity in "Ulysses" and "Dubliners."
Actress and 1970s pop-culture icon best known for her roles on TV's "Charlie's Angels" and "The Burning Bed."
Chef and TV personality celebrated for her approachable style in her cookbooks and TV show "The Barefoot Contessa."
With Nome, Alaska facing a widespread diptheria outbreak, musher Gunnar Kaasen and his 13 dogs successfully deliver an antitoxin serum, part of a relay that covered 674 miles in 5.5 days—in temps as low as 85 degrees below zero.
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