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She was the inaugural Olympic champion in the event, since athletics for women had not been on the program before, and its inclusion was in fact still heavily disputed among officials.
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She also went to Greece to take footage of the games ' original site at Olympia, where she was aided by Greek photographer Nelly, along with route of the inaugural torch relay.
She also appeared in the Metropolitan Opera's inaugural performance on October 22, 1883 in Gounod's Faust.
She broke the champagne bottle on the nose of the California Zephyr train, to mark its inaugural journey from San Francisco on March 19, 1949.
She began the new year by performing at one of Richard Nixon's inaugural balls in Washington, DC on January 20, 1969.
She was invited to join The National Theatre for its inaugural season at the Old Vic, working with such directors as Laurence Olivier, Franco Zeffirelli, and Noël Coward in roles such as Rose in The Recruiting Officer, Barblin in Andorra, Jackie in Hay Fever, Kattrin in Mother Courage, Miss Prue in Love for Love, and Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing which kept her busy for the next three years.
She is appearing as the inaugural act at a new cabaret space, 54 Below, in New York City in June 2012.
She was a member of the inaugural class of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball " Huskies of Honor " recognition program.
She has participated in several fundraisers for the cause, and she is presented as an inaugural member of AIDS Red Ribbon Awards.
She joined Fianna Fáil on its foundation in 1926, chairing the inaugural meeting of the new party in La Scala Theatre.
She was also named in 1842 as the inaugural president of the Ladies ' Relief Society of Nauvoo, a women's service organization.
She received the prize for lead woman's role at the inaugural Greek Cinema Festival in Thessaloniki in 1960 for her starring role in the movie " Mantalena ".
She was a member of the inaugural class inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame in 1994 ; the Ella Tambussi Grasso Center for Women in Politics is located there.
She co-hosted coverage of the inaugural Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 alongside Graham Norton for BBC One in September of that year.
She was appointed first female Chief of Protocol of the United States ( July 1, 1976 – January 21, 1977 ), and was in charge of arrangements for President Jimmy Carter's inauguration and inaugural ball.
* She flew on the inaugural flight from Idlewild International Airport in New York City, New York, to Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Peru, where she was greeted by thousands of fans.
She was awarded the Lannan Foundation Prize for Cultural Freedom in 2003, and in 2006, the Peace Organisation of Australia presented her with the inaugural Australian Peace Prize " for her longstanding commitment to raising awareness about the medical and environmental hazards of the nuclear age ".
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