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October 7th 2006
One of the things I remember from the summit was the story of Roger Bannister and the 4-minute mile. Prior to his breaking the record, everyone thought it couldn't be done, that physically, humans were incapable of running a mile under 4 minutes. Bannister thought differently. "It is possible and I'm going to do it." On April 6, 1954, Bannister ran the mile in less than 4 minutes. By the end o ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more