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was born
was born near Prague, Oklahoma -
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lifespan of Jim Thorpe
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went to boarding school
went to boarding school and kept running away -
brother died
Jim's brother died of pneumomia -
goes to different boarding school
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mom dies
mother dies and he ran away from school and started working in a small ranch -
play in the olympics
wen to olympics -
married
married Iva Miller whom he had met at Carlisle. They had four children: Jim Jr. (who died at age 2), Gale, Charlotte and Grace.Miller filed for divorce from Thorpe in 1925. -
banned from olympics
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retires
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invited to see olympics
the president invited him to watch the olympics with him. -
becomes an actor
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retires
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movie released about him
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dies
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two town and make a city called Jim Thorpe