When: March 2012
Who: Lori Anne Madison will be the youngest contestant ever in the Scripps National Spelling Bee after winning a regional bee (her winning word? Vaquero).
Watch clips of past competitions
When: January 2012
Who: Laura Dekker of Netherlands spent a year alone on her yacht and traveled 27,000 miles to break the record set two years earlier by another teen girl Jessica Watson.
When: June 2011
Who: Bobby Bradley, whose parents are licensed balloonists, flew a homemade airship (see a photo) to break the world record (watch the video). Where did he do it? Albuquerque, New Mexico
When: May 2010
Who: Jordan Romero has broken another climbing record since ascending the world's highest mountain. Watch him discuss his adventures. Youngest to climb seven summits
Jordan Romero Interview
When: April 2004
Who: Soccer phenom Freddy Adu born Tema, Ghana got his start playing for this d.c. united team and will be representing the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Olympic soccer team
Watch highlights from his career
When: January 2004
Who: Golfer Michelle Wie began playing at 4 years old and turned pro at the age of 16 in 2005. Where is she now?
Watch her play
When: August 2002
Who: Chess prodigy Sergey Karjakin born Ukraine was awarded the grandmaster title (chess grandmasters) from the World Chess Federation and went on to marry a fellow top chess player Kateryna Dolzhikova in 2009.
When: July 2001
Who: All-time Olympic medal winner (Michael Phelps 16 olympic medals) Michael Phelps will try to come home with more hardware from the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Watch his gold-medal performances
When: April 1974
Who: Tatum O'Neal, who won the award for her role in "Paper Moon" alongside her famous father, has struggled with addiction for much of her life. Tatum O'Neal drugs
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