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Provides a biography of Duke Kahanamoku, world record swimmer, who was instrumental in popularizing the ancient Polynesian sport of surfing. Kahanamoku broke the world record in the 100-yard free-style swim on Aug. 11, 1911 in Honolulu Harbor. Also provides a history of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay where dangerous federal prisoners were taken on Aug. 11, 1934.
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Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, the father of modern surfing
The rock, Alcatraz Prison.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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