Claressa Shields' Olympic Gold and Gillian Anderson's Birthday | August 9
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- WKAR Public Media ([email protected])
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- Fri 09 Aug 2024
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- https://www.wkar.org/season-1/2024-08-09/in-2012-flint-native-claressa-shields-won-gold-in-the-first-womens-middleweight-boxing-event-at-the-london-olympics-today-is-also-gillian-andersons-birthday-known-for-the-x-files-and-the-crown-anderson-grew-up-in-grand-rapids-and-attended-city-middle-high-school-on-her-graduation-night-she-broke-into-the-school-as-a-prank-but-managed-to-reduce-charges-to-trespassing
In 2012, Flint native Claressa Shields won gold in the first women's middleweight boxing event at the London Olympics. Today is also Gillian Anderson's birthday. Known for "The X-Files" and "The Crown," Anderson grew up in Grand Rapids and attended City Middle-High School. On her graduation night, she broke into the school as a prank but managed to reduce charges to trespassing.
