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He was an orphan who went on to earn four different college degrees, including one in medicine. Nevertheless, James Naismith will always be remembered for nailing two peach baskets to the opposing walls of a gym on December 1, 1891, and inventing the game of basketball. • James Naismith grew up in Ontario, Canada. He dropped out of high school for a short while before returning to his studies and attending university in Quebec. When it came time for his post-graduate education, he chose to head south, where he accepted a position at Springfield College in Massachusetts. There, he taught physical education while pursuing his Master’s Degree. The school’s gymnasium was shared by the local YMCA, and part of Naismith’s job was to coach those youths and keep them occupied. • Winters can be harsh in Massachusetts, especially for teenage boys who are geared up and “antsy” because it’s too cold to play outStop by for a doors. To prepare for the coming weather, IFICATE Naismith hoped to devise anCERT activity that WILL OM (M U would occupy the kids both physically and LOVE YO mentally, involving strategy as well as skill. To start, he pondered there wasTurn a toway NOTHINGifBUT NET! pageto 3 bring an outdoor sport indoors. WANT TO RUN YOUR OWN BUSINESS? turn Proof created by: the page for more! Publish a Paper in Your Area

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in 1882. Woodrow moved to Atlanta and opened a law firm with a partner, but left after only a few months. He enrolled at BaltiAd PROOF. Changes 3:pm, Monday 10/27/08 more’s JohnsDUE Hopkins University to work towardscheck: a Ph.D. in political science. During a Please review carefully. Double � Phone Number(s) Spelling Tidbits of Coachella Vol.� IV Issue 48 TRIVIAValley break from school in the summer of 1885, he NEWSFRONT ANSWERS married Ellen Louise Axson. Her father, like 1. Cheech & Chong WOODROW WILSON (continued): his, was a Presbyterian minister.

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• Wilson his Ph.D. • 1/12th page • Spot color •received 26x discount rate in 1886. (To date, 4t only to have earned a docRun Dates: Nov. 2, he ‘08is- the Nov. 30,president ’08 by Kara Kovalchik & Sandy Wood torate degree.) He joined the faculty of the (Volume 4: Issue #45 - #49) COPY 1. What PROOF comedy duo scored a Top 40 novelty hit in College of New Jersey in 1890, and was No 1973 with “Basketball Jones”? READ CAREFULLY FOR SPELLING, there when the school became Princeton 2. Ken Howard starred AND in what TV series as the PUNCTUATION ACCURACY. University in 1896. Wilson also published a ALWAYS FREE basketball coach for Carver High School? series of books during this period; his writFINAL CHANGES DUE BY 5:00 pm 3. What 7’-7” player from Sudan was drafted by the ALL THE PRESIDENTS’ TIDBITS: ings on politics and history were wellALWAYS FUN Monday, Nov. 10,in2008 NBA’s Washington Bullets 1985? _____________________________________ received. His reputation continued to grow RICHARD M. 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• Four after that first NBA game, the • In the early 1920s, American basketball was 4thdays Quarter 2008 4th Boston Week Celtics a segregated sport. London-born Abe Sapers48 held their home opener against the Chicago Stags. During warm-ups, tein, who had relocated to Chicago with his Nov 23player – Novtook 29 a shot at the basket and a Celtics family as a youngster, absolutely loved the No Tidbits of Coachella Valley shatteredPage the 3glass backboard, sendingPage his3 sport. Unfortunately, his five-foot-tall stature teammates scattering. The accident occurred dashed any hopes of playing the game probecause the board had been improperly infessionally. But Abe learned of a local allstalled without its rubber gaskets. Officials black basketball team known as the Savoy brought in a replacement backboard from Big Five, and went to watch them play. He Boston Garden (which would later become was very impressed with their prowess on the the Celtics’ home). 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to your family detailing the happy and wonderful experiences you cherish. Another could be to select 12 of your favorite family photos and have a copy shop make up 2009 calendars featuring a different picture for each month. This is a year-long gift and a big hit that everyone will like. My family still has one of those! Finally, the holidays are a good time just to lighten up. Humor reminds us that though we are unique, we are not alone. Never forget: Those of us who laugh ... last!

ﬁrst year in retirement has been We moved 2,000 miles here to 68100 Ramon Rd. Cathedral City a retirement community. We knew almost 12975 Palm Dr. Desert Hot Springs where we previously lived. We moved S. Palm Canyon Dr.ever Ste. 22yone Palm Springs simply because we felt it was our time to enjoy ourselves. We do like our new lifestyle but we are ﬁnding it's not easy to replace the lifetime friends we left behind. You're experienced in this. What do you suggest?

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• On Nov. 26, 1922, in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, British archaeologists become the first to enter King Tutankhamen’s tomb in more than 3,000 years. Inside Tutankhamen’s sealed burial chambers was a collection of several thousand priceless objects, including a gold coffin containing the mummy of the teenage king. • On Nov. 24, 1932, the first FBI crime lab officially opens in Washington, D.C. The lab, which was chosen because it had the necessary sink, operated out of a single room and had only one full-time employee, Agent Charles Appel, who began with a borrowed microscope. • On Nov. 27, 1942, French Admiral Jean de Laborde sinks the French fleet to keep it out of German hands. Laborde ordered the sinking of two battle cruisers, four heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, one aircraft transport, 30 destroyers and 16 submarines.

• On Nov. 25, 1980, Sugar Ray Leonard regains boxing’s welterweight title when his opponent, reigning champion Roberto Duran, walks away from the fight in the eighth round. After the match, his doctor reported that Duran had eaten too much too quickly after the weigh-in and had a stomachache.

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• On Nov. 30, 1886, the Folies Bergère in Paris introduces an elaborate revue featuring women in sensational costumes and quickly gains a reputation for its spectacular nude shows. The theater-staged revues featured as many as 40 sets, 1,000 costumes and a crew of some 200 people.

• On Nov. 29, 1963, President Lyndon Johnson establishes a special commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The Warren Commission report concluded that there was no conspiracy. However, in 1978, the House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded that Kennedy was “probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy.”

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• On Nov. 28, 1582, playwright William Shakespeare, 18, and Anne Hathaway, 26, pay a 40-pound bond for their marriage license in Stratfordupon-Avon. By 1592, Shakespeare was well-established in London’s theatrical world as an actor and playwright.

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