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Remember why we celebrate Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving day is tomorrow and should mean a lot more than a holiday from work and turkey and football. Thanksgiving is a day where friends and family come together and celebrate how fortunate we all are.
What started out as Native Americans...Tags: Thanksgiving, Holidays, The Happiest News!, Travel, International Travel
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AP Essay: Government Fails Latest Test Of Trust in Gulf
ABC26 NewsNot the president of the United States. Not the chief executive of BP. Not Congress, federal agencies or local elected officials. From its fiery beginning, the Gulf oil spill has stood as a concentrated reminder of why, over four decades, Americans have...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Twitter, Inc., Disasters, Democratic Party, Petroleum Industry
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Remarks Of President Barack Obama To The Nation
ABC26 NewsGood evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our armed services, and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan - the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests,...Tags: Human Rights, Iraq War (2003-2011), Democracy, Politics, Osama bin Laden
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Rare Gold Coin To Be On Display At Old Mint
Talk about an investment in gold. This one is insured for $2.5 million, although it contains only a half-ounce of the precious metal. It's an extremely rare 1844 proof $10 gold coin struck at the U.S. Mint in New Orleans as a presentation piece...Tags: Jazz (genre), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Charlotte, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Louisiana
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New Life For 1938 WPA Guide To New Orleans
Staff reporterThe legacy of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal is writ large in the American landscape - in public buildings, parks, museums, zoos, stadiums. The Works Progress Administration, the cornerstone of FDR's economic recovery effort, lasted eight years,...Tags: Mississippi, History, Washington (U.S. state), Arts and Culture, Photography
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Memorial Day: How much do you know about the holiday's history?
Los Angeles Times Travel editorMemorial Day is a day off for many of us, so as you’re lighting the fire and throwing another burger on the grill, consider this quiz, which talks about the meaning of the day. If you get all 10, well, pop open a beverage and have another dog. 1....Tags: Los Angeles Times, Memorial Day, Holidays, Kandahar Massacre (2012), Waterbury
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A Source of Pride
South Bend TribuneNILES -- The year was 1946, and Alfred Walker had just started a new job in Milwaukee. But the Arkansas native also had just turned 18, making him eligible for the draft. After passing his physical exam, Walker thought he was headed for the Air Force but...Tags: Discrimination, Korean War (1950-1953), Camp Lejeune (military base), Awards and Prizes
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World War II veteran receives high school diploma at 87 years old
Multi-Media JournalistSeventy years after dropping out of high school to serve his country during World War 11, 87-year-old Carlos E. Gonzalez of East Lampeter Township received his diploma. Conestoga Valley School District officials awarded Gonzalez his diploma at a board...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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'Boca's Cinderella' Caldwell Theatre struggling to stave off bankruptcy liquidation
The Caldwell Theatre in Boca Raton, one of South Florida's oldest and most prestigious arts institutions, may be no more. For the past 35 years, audiences have enjoyed Tony Award-winning plays and musicals, classics by Chekhov, Ibsen and Shaw,...
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'Coal Miner's Daughter' Lynn married at 15, not 13
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by The...
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WWII battleship to begin transformation into L.A. museum
The battleship Iowa, a storied vessel that languished for years in the U.S. Navy's mothball fleet, is about to start its final journey, from San Francisco to its permanent home as a museum in the Port of Los Angeles. Next Sunday, four tugboats will guide...
Tags: Explosions, Japan, Arts and Culture, U.S. Navy, Crowley Maritime Corporation
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Doctors group says no junk food for the Obamas
First Lady Michelle Obama is on a mission to get our kids to eat healthy, but every now and then she is known to indulge on a cheeseburger or other food that is not so good for the body. A few years ago she made a lunch run with staff to a Five Guys...
Tags: Dmitry Medvedev, David Cameron, Hot Dogs, Healthy Diet, Joe Biden
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