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University of North Carolina basketball player Michael Jordan shoots the winning basket in the 1982 NCAA Finals against Georgetown University.
LOS ANGELES - MARCH 5: Dean Cameron (as Jeff Spicoli, right) is photographed behind the scenes during production on "Fast Times," a CBS television sitcom based on the theatrical movie: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, about life in and around high school. Premiere episode broadcast March 5, 1986. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 01: Ceremonies during the dedication of the Vietnam Memorial. (Photo by Diana Walker/Getty Images)
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