Billie Jean King to be the first individual female athlete awarded …
WEB4 days ago · A bill to award Long Beach tennis legend Billie Jean King with the Congressional Gold Medal is heading to the White House for final approval. Once signed by President Joe Biden, King will become the first individual female athlete awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. The bill passed the House of Representatives Tuesday with a …
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WEBSep 24, 2023 · A year ago, the Billie Jean King Main Library was forced to close after a series of incidents involving individuals experiencing severe mental health episodes. It reopened a month later with new security measures, including police patrols.
Billie Jean King to become first solo female athlete awarded ...
WEB2 days ago · Billie Jean King has accomplished many firsts in her life, and you can add the first individual female athlete to be awarded a Congressional Gold Medal to that list. “Billie Jean King broke ...
One for the books: Long Beach residents, officials celebrate a ...
WEBSep 22, 2019 · Billie Jean King waives a Long Beach Poly pompom during the grand opening of the new Billie Jean King Main Library. Photo by Stephen Carr. King is known as a tennis legend, but she also made a name for …
Billie Jean King to be awarded with Congressional Gold Medal
WEB4 days ago · September 18 2024 1:34 PM EST. Billie Jean King has won gold again. Out lawmaker Robert Garcia announced Tuesday that the out tennis legend will soon be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal ...
Billie Jean King to become first solo female athlete to receive ...
WEB3 days ago · WASHINGTON — Billie Jean King will become the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey ...
Billie Jean King Set to Earn Another Honor With the …
WEB4 days ago · By Associated Press. |. Sept. 17, 2024, at 8:58 p.m. Billie Jean King Set to Earn Another Honor With the Congressional Gold Medal. More. Seth Wenig. From left, Naila-Jean Meyers, of the Minnesota ...
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WEB5 days ago · From left, Naila-Jean Meyers, of the Minnesota Star Tribune and Sally Jenkins, of The Washington Post, pose for a photo with Billie Jean King, right, before the women's singles final of the U.S ...
Billie Jean King set to earn another honor with the Congressional …
WEB4 days ago · Updated 6:09 PM PDT, September 17, 2024. WASHINGTON (AP) — Billie Jean King will become the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey announced Tuesday that their bipartisan legislation had passed the House of Representatives and would ...
Billie Jean King to become the first female athlete to receive
WEBStory by Alex Arger. • 1d. B illie Jean King will go down in history as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, and now, she'll go down as the first female athlete to receive the ...