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Q1907
what record company was john lennon with
John Lennon
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what record company was john lennon with
John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon, (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a founder member of the Beatles , one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music.
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what record company was john lennon with
John Lennon
With Paul McCartney , he formed one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th century.
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what record company was john lennon with
John Lennon
Born and raised in Liverpool , as a teenager Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze ; his first band, the Quarrymen , evolved into the Beatles in 1960.
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what record company was john lennon with
John Lennon
As the group disintegrated towards the end of the decade, Lennon embarked on a solo career that produced the critically acclaimed albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine , and iconic songs such as " Give Peace a Chance " and " Imagine ".
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what record company was john lennon with
John Lennon
After his marriage to Yoko Ono in 1969, he changed his name to John Ono Lennon.
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what record company was john lennon with
John Lennon
Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975 to devote time to raising his infant son Sean , but re-emerged with Ono in 1980 with the new album Double Fantasy .
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what record company was john lennon with
John Lennon
He was murdered three weeks after its release.
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what record company was john lennon with
John Lennon
Lennon revealed a rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music, writing, drawings, on film and in interviews.
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what record company was john lennon with
John Lennon
Controversial through his political and peace activism , he moved to New York City in 1971, where his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a lengthy attempt by Richard Nixon 's administration to deport him, while some of his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement .
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what record company was john lennon with
John Lennon
As of 2012, Lennon's solo album sales in the United States exceed 14 million units, and as writer, co-writer or performer, he is responsible for 25 number-one singles on the US Hot 100 chart.
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what record company was john lennon with
John Lennon
In 2002, a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons voted him eighth, and in 2008, Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer of all time.
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what record company was john lennon with
John Lennon
He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Q1908
what significant event happened to rip van winkle
Rip Van Winkle
Statue of Rip van Winkle in Irvington, New York , not far from " Sunnyside ", the home of Washington Irving
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what significant event happened to rip van winkle
Rip Van Winkle
"Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819, as well as the name of the story's fictional protagonist.
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what significant event happened to rip van winkle
Rip Van Winkle
Written while Irving was living in Birmingham , England, it was part of a collection entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon .
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what significant event happened to rip van winkle
Rip Van Winkle
Although the story is set in New York 's Catskill Mountains , Irving later admitted, "When I wrote the story, I had never been on the Catskills."
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Q1909
who has won the most grammys
Grammy Award records
Throughout the fifty-five year history of the Grammy Awards , many significant records have been set.
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who has won the most grammys
Grammy Award records
This page only includes the competitive awards won by various artists.
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who has won the most grammys
Grammy Award records
This does not include the various special awards that are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences such as Lifetime Achievement Awards, Trustees Awards, Technical Awards or Legend Awards.
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who has won the most grammys
Grammy Award records
The page however does include other non-performance related Grammys (known as the Craft & Production Fields) that may have been presented to the artist(s).
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Q1910
when did pee wee herman hosts saturday night live
Pee-wee Herman
Pee-wee Herman is a comic fictional character created and portrayed by American comedian Paul Reubens .
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when did pee wee herman hosts saturday night live
Pee-wee Herman
He is best known for his two television series and film series during the 1980s.
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when did pee wee herman hosts saturday night live
Pee-wee Herman
The childlike Pee-wee Herman character developed as a stage act that quickly led to an HBO special in 1981.
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when did pee wee herman hosts saturday night live
Pee-wee Herman
As the stage performance gained further popularity, Reubens took the character to motion picture with Pee-wee's Big Adventure in 1985, toning down the adult innuendo for the appeal of children.
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when did pee wee herman hosts saturday night live
Pee-wee Herman
This paved the way for Pee-wee's Playhouse , an Emmy Award winning children's series that ran on CBS from 1986-1991.
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when did pee wee herman hosts saturday night live
Pee-wee Herman
Another film, Big Top Pee-wee , was released in 1988.
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when did pee wee herman hosts saturday night live
Pee-wee Herman
Due to negative media attention following a scandal in 1991, Reubens decided to shelve his alter ego during the 1990s, and then gradually resurrected it during the following decade.
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when did pee wee herman hosts saturday night live
Pee-wee Herman
It was at that time that Reubens addressed plans to write a new Pee-wee film, Pee-wee's Playhouse: The Movie .
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when did pee wee herman hosts saturday night live
Pee-wee Herman
In June 2007, Reubens appeared as Pee-wee Herman for the first time since 1991 at Spike TV 's Guys' Choice Awards .
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Q1911
who played donna in that 70's show
That '70s Show
That '70s Show is an American television period sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teenage friends living in the fictional suburban town of Point Place , Wisconsin , from May 17, 1976, to December 31, 1979.
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who played donna in that 70's show
That '70s Show
It debuted on the Fox television network, first airing on August 23, 1998, running for eight consecutive seasons , and concluding with the 200th episode on May 18, 2006.
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who played donna in that 70's show
That '70s Show
The main teenage cast members were Topher Grace , Mila Kunis , Ashton Kutcher , Danny Masterson , Laura Prepon , and Wilmer Valderrama .
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who played donna in that 70's show
That '70s Show
The main adult cast members were Debra Jo Rupp , Kurtwood Smith , Don Stark and, during the first three seasons, Tanya Roberts .
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Q1912
who owned kansas before it became a state
Kansas
Kansas () is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States .
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who owned kansas before it became a state
Kansas
It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area.
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who owned kansas before it became a state
Kansas
The tribe's name (natively kką:ze) is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south wind," although this was probably not the term's original meaning.
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who owned kansas before it became a state
Kansas
Residents of Kansas are called "Kansans."
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who owned kansas before it became a state
Kansas
For thousands of years what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Native American tribes.
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who owned kansas before it became a state
Kansas
Tribes in the Eastern part of the state generally lived in villages along the river valleys.
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who owned kansas before it became a state
Kansas
Tribes in the Western part of the state were semi- nomadic and hunted large herds of bison .
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who owned kansas before it became a state
Kansas
Kansas was first settled by European Americans in the 1830s, but the pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over the slavery issue.
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who owned kansas before it became a state
Kansas
When officially opened to settlement by the U.S. government in 1854, abolitionist Free-Staters from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri rushed to the territory to determine if Kansas would become a free state or a slave state.
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who owned kansas before it became a state
Kansas
Thus, the area was a hotbed of violence and chaos in its early days as these forces collided, and was known as Bleeding Kansas .
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who owned kansas before it became a state
Kansas
The abolitionists eventually prevailed and on January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the Union as a free state .
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who owned kansas before it became a state
Kansas
After the Civil War , the population of Kansas grew rapidly, when waves of immigrants turned the prairie into farmland.
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who owned kansas before it became a state
Kansas
Today, Kansas is one of the most productive agricultural states, producing high yields of wheat , sorghum and sunflowers .
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who owned kansas before it became a state
Kansas
Kansas is the 15th most extensive and the 33rd most populous of the 50 United States .
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Q1914
what are the three mental states in psychology
Psychology
Psychology is an academic and applied discipline that involves the scientific study of mental functions and behaviors .
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what are the three mental states in psychology
Psychology
Psychology has the immediate goal of understanding individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases, and by many accounts it ultimately aims to benefit society.
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what are the three mental states in psychology
Psychology
In this field, a professional or researcher is called a psychologist and can be classified as a social , behavioral , or cognitive scientist .
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what are the three mental states in psychology
Psychology
Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior , while also exploring the physiological and neurobiological processes that underlie certain cognitive functions and behaviors.
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what are the three mental states in psychology
Psychology
Psychologists explore concepts such as perception , cognition , attention , emotion , phenomenology , motivation , brain functioning , personality , behavior , and interpersonal relationships .
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what are the three mental states in psychology
Psychology
Psychologists of diverse stripes also consider the unconscious mind .
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what are the three mental states in psychology
Psychology
Psychologists employ empirical methods to infer causal and correlational relationships between psychosocial variables .
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what are the three mental states in psychology
Psychology
In addition , or in opposition , to employing empirical and deductive methods, some—especially clinical and counseling psychologists—at times rely upon symbolic interpretation and other inductive techniques.
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what are the three mental states in psychology
Psychology
Psychology has been described as a "hub science", with psychological findings linking to research and perspectives from the social sciences, natural sciences , medicine , and the humanities , such as philosophy .
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what are the three mental states in psychology
Psychology
While psychological knowledge is often applied to the assessment and treatment of mental health problems , it is also directed towards understanding and solving problems in many different spheres of human activity .
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what are the three mental states in psychology
Psychology
The majority of psychologists are involved in some kind of therapeutic role, practicing in clinical, counseling , or school settings.
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what are the three mental states in psychology
Psychology
Many do scientific research on a wide range of topics related to mental processes and behavior, and typically work in university psychology departments or teach in other academic settings (e.g., medical schools, hospitals).
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what are the three mental states in psychology
Psychology
Some are employed in industrial and organizational settings, or in other areas such as human development and aging , sports , health , and the media , as well as in forensic investigation and other aspects of law .
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 (April 2, 1743 O.S. ) – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father , the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third President of the United States (1801–1809).
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
At the beginning of the American Revolution , he served in the Continental Congress , representing Virginia and then served as a wartime Governor of Virginia (1779–1781).
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
Just after the war ended, from mid-1784 Jefferson served as a diplomat, stationed in Paris .
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
In May 1785, he became the United States Minister to France .
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson was the first United States Secretary of State (1790–1793) serving under President George Washington .
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
With his close friend James Madison he organized the Democratic-Republican Party , and subsequently resigned from Washington's cabinet.
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
Elected Vice President in 1796, when he came in second to John Adams of the Federalists , Jefferson opposed Adams and with Madison secretly wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions , which attempted to nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts .
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
Elected president in what Jefferson called the Revolution of 1800 , he oversaw the purchase of the vast Louisiana Territory from France (1803), and sent the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806) to explore the new west.
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
His second term was beset with troubles at home, such as the failed treason trial of his former Vice President Aaron Burr .
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
With escalating trouble with Britain who was challenging American neutrality and threatening shipping at sea, he tried economic warfare with his embargo laws which only damaged American trade.
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
In 1803, President Jefferson initiated a process of Indian tribal removal and relocation to the Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi River , in order to open lands for eventual American settlers.
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
A leader in the Enlightenment , Jefferson was a polymath who spoke five languages fluently and was deeply interested in science, invention, architecture, religion and philosophy, interests that led him to the founding of the University of Virginia after his presidency.
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
He designed his own large mansion on a 5,000 acre plantation near Charlottesville , Virginia, which he named Monticello .
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
While not a notable orator, Jefferson was a skilled writer and corresponded with many influential people in America and Europe throughout his adult life.
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
Though Jefferson owned many slaves, he opposed the institution all his life and consequently treated and took care of them very well and expected them to work no more than free farmers.
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
Since 1802 historians and others have been divided over the controversy of whether Jefferson was the father of one or more children belonging to Sally Hemings , a slave at Monticello."
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
Historians are also in disagreement with how much Jefferson was committed to the anti-slavery cause.
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
In 1807, President Jefferson signed into law a bill that banned the importation of slaves into the United States.
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
After Martha Jefferson , his wife of eleven years, died in 1782, Jefferson remained a widower for the rest of his life; their marriage produced six children, of whom two survived to adulthood.
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when did thomas jefferson become president
Thomas Jefferson
Though Jefferson has been criticized by many modern day scholars over the issue of slavery, he remains rated as one of the greatest U.S. presidents .
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Q1920
who sang sun city
Sun City (song)
"Sun City" is a 1985 protest song written by Steven Van Zandt , produced by Van Zandt and Arthur Baker and recorded by Artists United Against Apartheid to convey opposition to the South African policy of apartheid .
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who sang sun city
Sun City (song)
The primary means of that opposition is to declare that all the artists involved would refuse any and all offers to perform at Sun City , a resort which was located in Bantustan of Bophuthatswana , one of a number of internationally unrecognized supposed "independent" states created by the South African government to forcibly relocate its black population.
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who played the commandant in the police academy movie
List of Police Academy characters
This page is a list of characters in the Police Academy film and television series.
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
Bill Russell won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics .
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
This is a list of NBA players with most championships won as a player.
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a major professional basketball league in North America.
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
The league adopted its current name at the start of the when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL).
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason .
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy .
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
Players from the winning team usually receive championship rings from the team honoring their contribution.
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
However, in some rare occasion, the teams opted to gave other commemorative items, such as wrist watches, instead of rings.
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
The number of championships won by NBA superstars is often used as a measurement of their greatness.
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
Boston Celtics center Bill Russell holds the record for the most NBA championships won with 11 titles during his 13-year playing career.
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
He won his first championship with the Boston Celtics in his rookie year .
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
Afterwards, he went on to win 10 championships in the next 12 years, including eight consecutive championships from 1959 to 1966 .
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
He won the last two championships in 1968 and 1969 as player-coach .
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
Russell's teammate, Sam Jones , won 10 championships from 1959 to 1969, the second most in NBA history.
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who won the most nba championships
List of NBA players with most championships
Four Celtics players, Tom Heinsohn , K. C. Jones , Satch Sanders and John Havlicek , won eight championships each.
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