Daedra Charles

Daedra Charles, American basketball player and coach (died 2018)

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Born: November 22, 1968
Died: April 14, 2018
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1968

About Daedra Charles

Daedra Janel Charles (November 22, 1968 – April 14, 2018) was an American women's basketball player and assistant coach at Tennessee. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Charles attended the University of Tennessee. She twice helped Tennessee win the NCAA Women's Championship in 1989 and 1991. The USA team won their first three games, but then played the Unified Team and fell, 79–73. Charles was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Career and life highlights

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Daedra Charles timeline

1992She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
2007Charles was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

The world when Daedra Charles was born

Daedra Charles was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

#1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
Defining fadTie-dye everything
Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Daedra Charles's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1968	2026
Gas	$0.34	$3.45/gal
Average home	$15,600	$435,000
Average income	$10,300	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.31	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.06	$0.73
Population	200.7M	341 million

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