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TODAY IN HISTORY: Nov. 20

Source: The Oakland Press, Nov 20 2012, 4:22am CST

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 20, the 325th day of 2012. There are 41 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 20, 1962, President John F. Kennedy held a news conference in which he announced the end of the naval quarantine of Cuba imposed d ...

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TODAY IN HISTORY: May 24

Source: The Oakland Press  |   May 24 2013, 4:51am CDT

Today is Friday, May 24, the 144th day of 2013. There are 221 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, was dedicated by President Chester Alan Arthur and Ne ...

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Good morning, central Pa.: P Diddy makes a stop in the midstate and more bad weather on the way

Source: PennLive.com  |   May 23 2013, 4:02am CDT

P Diddy, also known as Sean Combs, made a stop in Harrisburg on Wednesday to discuss Ciroc vodka with state Liquor Board officials. In the past year, more than 58,000 cases of the vodka have been sold in ...

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"People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of a new and agreeable feeling: that the whole country is their oyster."


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Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth for dying boy when real monarch can't

Source: Los Angeles Times  |   May 22 2013, 4:32pm CDT

Oliver Burton, who has Down syndrome and has been diagnosed with cancer in his spine and bone marrow, wanted as a dying wish to meet the real Queen of England at Buckingham Palace, but the queen’s schedule prevented a get-together. The actres ...

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Today in History: May 22

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch  |   May 22 2013, 12:19pm CDT

May 22, 1913 The American Cancer Society was founded in New York by a group of doctors and business leaders under its original name, the American Society for the Control of Cancer. 1813 Composer Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany. 1860 The ...

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Today in History

Source: ABC News  |   May 21 2013, 11:01pm CDT

Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2013. There are 223 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 22, 1913, the American Cancer Society was founded in New York by a group of doctors and busin ...

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(Following Advance for Use Monday, May 27)

Source: Sify  |   May 20 2013, 10:23am CDT

In 1941, the British Royal Navy sank the German battleship Bismarck off France, with a loss of some 2,000 lives, three days after the Bismarck sank the HMS Hood. In 1942, Navy Cook 3rd Class Doris "Dorie" Miller became the first A ...

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This Day in History

Source: San Mateo Daily Journal  |   May 17 2013, 6:58pm CDT

In 1642, the Canadian city of Montreal was founded by French colonists. In 1765, about one-fourth of Montreal was destroyed by a fire. In 1863, the Siege of Vicksburg began during the Civil War, ending July 4 with a U ...

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An English actress, transformed by Washington

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 17 2013, 3:59pm CDT

In a town possessed of more than its fair share of residents with impressive credentials, Hannah Yelland manages to stand out. Yes, Washington is home to ambassadors and generals and Cabinet secretaries galore. Lots of locals can be introduced to one an ...

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