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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Aug 09, 2025
Anniversary information added. Jun 21, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 30, 2024
She died on August 13, 2021. Sep 02, 2021
Added the car accident that resulted in the death of her husband. Mar 25, 2021
Invalidated site: USGS - Biography of Carolyn Shoemaker. Jan 29, 2020
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of Carolyn Shoemaker. Aug 13, 2010
New article added. Jan 29, 2009
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