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Owned By Villanova, MLK’s Notes For ‘I Have A Dream’ Are Now On Display At Smithsonian

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In 1963, Martin Luther King gave the notes for his "I Have A Dream" speech to Villanova Basketball Ball star and coach, George Raveling. Raveling donated the notes to the University and the school is lending them to The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). According to the Smithsonian's website - The museum will showcase the artifact … [Read more...] about Owned By Villanova, MLK’s Notes For ‘I Have A Dream’ Are Now On Display At Smithsonian

Claiming 25 Olympic Medals, Villanova Hopes To Add More In Tokyo

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James F. O'Connell was a member of the "Villanova College" track team in 1906 and 1907.    In 1908, O'Connell competed in the Long Jump at the Olympic Games in London. How far he jumped is unknown. What is known, is that 21 other competitors did have the lengths of their jumps recorded. And all 21 of them had longer jumps than O'Connel.Not to take … [Read more...] about Claiming 25 Olympic Medals, Villanova Hopes To Add More In Tokyo

Villanova Law Grad, Jacob Frey, (’09) – Is Mayor Of Minneapolis

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He was also a world-class marathoner. Photo Sources - Left Runners World, right Villanova.eduBefore he became known to the world  after the George Floyd murder as the mayor of the city where it happened, Jacob Frey was just your ordinary Villanova Law School grad (Cum Laude, graduation class speaker) and world-class marathoner. He took … [Read more...] about Villanova Law Grad, Jacob Frey, (’09) – Is Mayor Of Minneapolis

Check Out Villanova Library’s 1908 Autocar Catalog

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A massive fire in 1956 in Ardmore is what comes to the minds of nearly all of those Mainliners who are old enough to have any association at all with the word Autocar.But there's a lot more to the history of Autocar in Ardmore than the fire, which actually occurred while the plant was being torn down, and after the company had moved its manufacturing operations to … [Read more...] about Check Out Villanova Library’s 1908 Autocar Catalog