...honored*

"...think back to all historical figures. Who do you think would be honored to witness this particular inauguration?"

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I feel like Wilt Chamberlain would've been honored to have been present at the inauguration of President Obama on Tuesday. Wilt Chamberlain was one of the most dominating centers in the history of basketball. He filled up numerous pages of basketball record books with his talents. Chamberlain made many firsts for African-Americans in the game of basketball*, and I feel that because of that, he also made huge strides for African-Americans in general. The same goes for Obama: on Tuesday, Barack Obama was sworn into office as the first African-American president of the United States; something Americans thought would never happen. Wilt Chamberlain would have been honored* to have been present at this significant event in history.

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