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Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at age 88

Aug. 12, 2009
Years before she organized the first Special Olympics in 1968, Eunice Kennedy Shriver hosted annual summer games for local children with mental disabilities in the backyard of her Rockville, Md., home. "It was pretty simple and a heck of a lot of fun," said Tom Songster, retired Special...
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