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Golden Years
Old age can be a time of great artistic, intellectual, and humanitarian achievement. Frank Lloyd Wright (left) was 89 when he completed the design for New York’s Guggenheim Museum; Nelson Mandela (middle) was 76 when he became the first Black president of South Africa; and Mother Teresa (right) was 69 when she received the Nobel Peace Prize.
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