If It Had Been Up To Billie Jean King, Astronaut Sally Ride Might Have Been A Pro Tennis Player

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
26/05/2023 4 min Temporada 5 Episodio 1013

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Today in 1951, Sally Ride was born. She was a worldwide sensation in the 1980s as the first American woman in space, but before that, she was a talented youth tennis player who once caught the attention of the legendary Billie Jean King. Plus: today is National Road Trip Day. If you’re in or around Sonoita, Arizona, check out their series of specially painted propane tanks.
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