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Archives Class Shields Offer a Glimpse Into History The tradition of creating a class shield to honor the contributions of graduating student-athletes dates back to the Class of 1907. Much like the Class of 2021, (pictured on the back cover), many classes designed their shields to showcase historic school and world events that the class experienced together. Today, class shields adorn the halls of the Dixon Athletic Center and remind students of the many alumni who share in their commitment to live the Stripes of Respect, Courage, and Sportsmanship, both on and off the field.
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In 1960, the space race to the moon intensified, as America and the Soviet Union successfully landed spacecrafts on the moon to gather data for future manned missions.
America kicked off its bicentennial celebration at midnight on January 1, 1976 by carefully relocating the Liberty Bell to a new, modernized tourist pavilion on Independence Mall.
Columbia, the first manned, reusable spacecraft to reach space, launched on April 12, 1981.
The Episcopal Academy celebrated the 200th anniversary of its founding.
In 2003, the United States successfully overthrew the authoritarian government of Saddam Hussein in Iraq.
The last class to graduate from the Merion campus paid homage to Christ Chapel in 2008.
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