The night before he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995, a woman at the Cosmos Club asked him to fetch her coat.

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His own many black firsts president of the American Historical Association and the Southern Historical Association, membership of Washington's Cosmos Club had not necessarily opened the door to others.

ECONOMIST: John Hope Franklin

At a time when New Yorkers routinely spot Leonardo DiCaprio in person at Manhattan's trendiest nightspots, Ms. Lewinsky's reported social life does not extend beyond a quick handshake with William Safire at the Cosmos Club--a scene that will presumably be accompanied in the movie by background music from Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians.

CNN: Titanic (Glub), Lewinsky (Blab)

"We're focused on building a proper soccer club and being competitive on all levels, " Cosmos general manager Erik Stover said.

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On his return to South Africa after his retirement, Sono bought the Highlands Park Club in Johannesburg in 1982 and renamed it Jomo Cosmos in honor of his old team in New York, before becoming coach of the South African national side.

CNN: Jomo Sono - South African football legend

After accomplishing everything that he set out to do at home club Orlando Pirates, Sono starred for the New York Cosmos, Colorado Caribous and Toronto Blizzard in the United States.

CNN: Jomo Sono - South African football legend