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Fort Lee Nj, in a special ceremony at Borough Hall , Fort lee paid tribute to Civil Rights Leader and Pioneer Fred T. Korematsu. Korematsu believed that the United States’ decision to send Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War Two was racial discrimination and a violation of the Constitution.
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WASHINGTON DC, New York Yankees legend Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera was honored on Monday afternoon at the White House.The former relief pitcher was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The 49-year-old Rivera has had a good year . In July the five-time World Series winner became the first player to ever be unanimously inducted into the national Baseball Hall of Fame.
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