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Roundup: Mariners Hire the First Asian-American Manager

Nov. 19, 2008
Don Wakamatsu, became the first Asian-American manager in the Major League Baseball when he was hired Wednesday by the Seattle Mariners.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler