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In 1982, after the death of her sister, Susan Komen, Nancy Brinker establishes the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
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Komen awards its first research grant for $28,000 to Dr. Gary Spitzer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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The first Race for the Cure takes place in Dallas, TX with 800 participants.
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Komen founder, Nancy Brinker, is diagnosed with Breast Cancer.
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First breast cancer awareness month is held in october of 1986.
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Komen establishes the pink ribbon as a national symbol for the cause by distributing one to every participant in the NYC Race for the Cure.
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Race for the Cure events take place in 57 U.S. cities.
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The first breast cancer awareness stamp is issue by the U.S. Postal Service.
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The first international Race for the Cure is held in Costa Rica
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More than 1.3 million participate in over 100 Race for the Cure events in the U.S. and two other countries.
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Komen awards the first grant for the Komen Tissue bank, the only biorepository of its kind collecting normal breast tissue to study the causes and prevention of breast cancer.
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The Race fro the Cure celebrates it's 25th year anniversary.
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150 Komen race events will be held worldwide, including in the U.S., The Bahamas, Belgium, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Puerto Rico and Tanzania.
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