One hundred years later, the sport had spun out of homes and into the Olympics, debuting in 1988.

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One hundred years later, the Clay Mathematics Institute, which was founded by Landon T.

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One hundred years later, Roosevelt's vigorous citizenship and heroic sense of politics still inspire.

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But one hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not free.

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One hundred years later, Louis XVI was forced to leave Versailles for the capital by an angry Paris mob.

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And nearly one hundred years later, I expect that those words continue to be true, and they should be guiding all of our efforts.

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One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.

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"One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination, " King said.

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One hundred years later, Americans from all corners of the country, representing every race and religion, came together under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to peacefully march through the streets of our capital and call for equality under the law for all citizens.

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He capitalized on that with sumptuous leather armchairs. (The Titanic sank that year too not a perfect record for luxury goods.) One hundred years later, Poltrona Frau, based now in Tolentino and employing 240 craftsmen, continues Mr. Frau's legacy of fine leather upholstery with not only furniture but interiors for cars (Ferrari, Maserati), boats, planes, trains and helicopters.

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