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Living Here: History museums and sites
Museums and sites can help you track the story of our region. From the earliest settlers to the space explorers, Hampton Roads museums tell a continuous story of the importance of our region. History museums 1. Air Power Park. Vintage military jets,...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), World War II (1939-1945), USS Monitor, Smithfield, Wars and Interventions
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History Matters: 1912 article charted the age of U.S. presidents
100 Years Ago Presidential fireworks In the Times, there was a short piece about life span of some of our presidents: "Age of Presidents "The youngest chief executive at the time of his death was James K. Polk who was fifty-three. Fourteen...Tags: Carrollton, Rentals, Ellicott City, Politics, College Sports
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Georgia Street to honor Hoosier heroes come February
Hoosier heroes will soon be honored along Georgia Street downtown.
Wednesday, Mayor Greg Ballard gave details about the project to memorialize famous Hoosiers on decorative columns running along the popular street.
The first 10 honorees include...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Booth Tarkington, Entertainment Events, Human Interest, Abraham Lincoln
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Ferry 'Pocohantas' will be removed from Jamestown-Scotland Ferry Service for required maintenance
WTKR-TV3SURRY– The Jamestown-Scotland ferry, Pocahontas, will be removed from service, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, as it undergoes its biennial shipyard period. Work to be performed will include a hull inspection in addition to other maintenance, required by federal...Tags: Travel, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Transportation, James River, Pocahontas
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Smithsonian exhibit details White House furnishings
It is hard to believe, considering our national fondness for the White House and its history, but new presidents used to sell off the furnishings from the previous administration in something like a garage sale.
In an attempt to make "the people's house"...Tags: Arts, Liberty Bell, Barack Obama, Politics, White House
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North Dakota and South Dakota are 122 years old
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota and South Dakota are celebrating birthdays. The two states were admitted into the union on Nov. 2, 1889 — 122 years ago. North Dakota became the 39th state and South Dakota the 40th. President Benjamin... -
Happy birthday, South Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota and South Dakota are celebrating birthdays. The two states were admitted into the union on Nov. 2, 1889 — 122 years ago. North Dakota became the 39th state and South Dakota the 40th. President Benjamin... -
Baptist Doctors Grow First Successful Regenerative Muscles
FOX8 Staff WriterDoctors at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have successfully grown a human muscle using regenerative cells and transplanted it into animals for testing. The hospital's Center for Regenerative Medicine said it implanted sphincters into animal models,...Tags: California, Science and Technology, Skin, Human Body, Health
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Police request public's help locating attempted murder suspect
Police are requesting the public's help in locating an attempted murder suspect.
Benjamin Harrison, 33, is wanted for attempted murder and aggravated battery. He is considered to be a serious threat to the victim of the alleged crime.
Harrison is...Tags: Murder, Crimes, Crime Victims
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'Brownies' important part of 19th-century pop culture
In the days before Disney, many imaginary sprites that excited children's imaginations could be found in books. In 1881, Palmer Cox wrote an illustrated story about a group of characters called "Brownies" for Wide Awake magazine. Brownies were imaginary...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, China, William Henry Harrison
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A citizen's required reading for July 4: The Declaration of Independence
Top of the TicketAfter all these years, do you really know what it says?...
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