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• 1951: The first four of the Martinsville seven

  
  ExecutedToday.com — Authority: 111
  On this date in 1951, the first of two batches comprising the “Martinsville Seven” — black, all — went to the Virginia electric chair for gang-raping a white woman. (The remainder were executed on Feb. 5) Newspaper scan (click for larger image) via Mr. Beaverhousen (cc) . Somewhat forgotten today, ...
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• Illyrian Lullaby by John Addison

  
  ClassClef — Authority: 124
  Illyrian Lullaby by John Addison (1920-1998) John Mervyn Addison was a British composer best known for his film scores. At the age of sixteen entered the Royal College of Music. He studied composition with Gordon Jacob, oboe with Léon Goossens, and clarinet with Frederick Thurston.This education ended in 1939 with ...
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• Jan. 31, 1961: A Chimp Named Ham Spaces Out

  
  This Day In Tech — Authority: 542
  1961 : A little fellow named Ham (for Holloman Aerospace Medical Center, his place of training) hitches a ride on the Mercury-Redstone 2 rocket to become the first chimp in outer space. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin , the first human to follow Ham’s lead, did so just two and a half months later. But this was no ...
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• EcoSpeed App Saves 30% On Gas With Clever Routing

  
  Wired's Gadget Lab — Authority: 705
  If EcoSpeed could teach drivers better manners, it might be just about perfect Still insist on using that gas-guzzling holdover from the 20th century, the automobile? Well, I have a little somethigng for you, you naughty boy, and it will save you a little cash as well as protecting the environment you so callously ...
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• 1912: Albert Wolter, white slaver

  
  ExecutedToday.com — Authority: 111
  A century ago today, 20-year-old Albert Walter strolled the 15 feet from the death cell to the Sing Sing electric chair, calling out “Good-bye boys” to his fellow-prisoners as he died for the murder of 15-year-old Ruth Wheeler in a possible white slavery crime two years earlier. Wolter left a note steadily ...
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• Zorba The Greek by Laurindo Almeida

  
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  Zorba The Greek by Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995) Laurindo Almeida was a Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer who made many recordings of enduring impact in classical, jazz and Latin genres. He is widely credited, with fellow artist Bud Shank, for creating the fusion of Latin and jazz which came to be known as ...
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• 1961: Wasyl Gnypiuk, sleep-killer

  
  ExecutedToday.com — Authority: 111
  (Thanks to Meaghan Good of the Charley Project for the guest post. -ed.) On this day in 1961, a Polish/Ukrainian immigrant with the unpronounceable name of Wasyl Gnypiuk was hanged for murder in Lincoln, England. The 34-year-old Gnypiuk was living in a toolshed in Worksop when he murdered his 62-year-old ...
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• 20th Century Parallels

  
  White African — Authority: 442
  At the beginning, they shared an excitement about technology, an optimism for the future, and even a certain clumsiness in getting down to business. While that quote sounds a lot like our current state of affairs in the technology space, it’s not. It’s from a good story on how the movie and film industry came ...
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• Jan. 26, 1906: Fred Marriott Lets Off Some Steam

  
  This Day In Tech — Authority: 542
  Fred Marriott in his Stanley Steamer Rocket. Photo: Richard H. LeSesne/Wikimedia 1906 : A mechanic in the seat of a steam-powered automobile sets a land speed record of 127.66 mph. Fred Marriott ’s milestone isn’t bested until four years later, when a Blitzen Benz uses a gasoline engine to reach 141.7 mph. ...
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• REVIEW: Shattered by Jennie Marsland

  
  Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary — Authority: 120
  Dear Ms. Marsland, When deciding on a romance novel to read, if there is something out of the ordinary about it, I’m more likely to give it a second glance. It still might not make the cut but it has a better chance. Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1917 with WWI still raging, a heroine hoping for a hero whom she never ...
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• Three Stories III Historia Da Inspiracao Choro by Laurindo Almeida

  
  ClassClef — Authority: 124
  Three Stories III Historia Da Inspiracao Choro by Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995) Laurindo Almeida was a Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer who made many recordings of enduring impact in classical, jazz and Latin genres. He is widely credited, with fellow artist Bud Shank, for creating the fusion of Latin and ...
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• The Sitter Blu-ray and DVD Debut March 20th

  
  Latest News - MovieWeb.com — Authority: 667
  From the director of Pineapple Express comes an adventure in babysitting that is definitely not for the entire family as Jonah Hill ( 21 Jump Street , Moneyball ) steps in as The Sitter , arriving on Blu-ray , DVD , and digital download March 20th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Defiant, vulgar ...
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• Three Stories II Historia Da Saudade Vals by Laurindo Almeida

  
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  Three Stories II Historia Da Saudade Vals by Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995) Laurindo Almeida was a Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer who made many recordings of enduring impact in classical, jazz and Latin genres. He is widely credited, with fellow artist Bud Shank, for creating the fusion of Latin and jazz ...
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• 1971: Ousmane Balde, Barry III, Magassouba Moriba, Loffo Camara, Keita Kara Soufiana, and many others in Conakry

  
  ExecutedToday.com — Authority: 111
  On this date in 1971, at least four former members of Guinea’s government were publicly hanged for supposed complicity in the previous year’s Portuguese invasion from neighboring Guinea-Bissau.* The coup-threatened government of Sekou Toure was trying to send a message: It did not scruple to make ...
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• Brick and Mortar, Steel and Glass - Boston Architecture

  
  New England Travels — Authority: 94
  A bastion of stalwart, stubborn history, a Federalist style building is flanked, almost threateningly, by later 19th century examples of architectural prowess.  I love the flag.  It is like an exclamation point on the little building. But, the bigger brick buildings shouldnt be too cocky.  What ...
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• W./E.

  
  Mrs. Dalrymple — Authority: 107
  W./E. is an upcoming drama about Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII, co-written and directed by Madonna, which will be released on February 3 2012. Is it the greatest love story of the 20th century?  Perhaps. “Wallis was born Wallis Warfield, to a distinguished American family. In 1916 she married Lieutenant ...
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• 1936: Allen Foster, who fought Joe Louis

  
  ExecutedToday.com — Authority: 111
  More than twenty-five years ago, one of the southern states adopted a new method of capital punishment. Poison gas supplanted the gallows. In its earliest stages, a microphone was placed inside the sealed death chamber so that scientific observers might hear the words of the dying prisoner to judge how the human ...
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• Three Stories 1 Historia Do Luar Choro by Laurindo Almeida

  
  ClassClef — Authority: 124
  Three Stories 1 Historia Do Luar Choro by Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995) Laurindo Almeida was a Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer who made many recordings of enduring impact in classical, jazz and Latin genres. He is widely credited, with fellow artist Bud Shank, for creating the fusion of Latin and jazz ...
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• Mimi by Laurindo Almeida

  
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  Mimi by Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995) Laurindo Almeida was a Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer who made many recordings of enduring impact in classical, jazz and Latin genres. He is widely credited, with fellow artist Bud Shank, for creating the fusion of Latin and jazz which came to be known as the “bossa ...
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• Red Tails – Review

  
  Inside Pulse Movies — Authority: 128
  90 Minutes of potential brilliance extended to two hours If George Lucas wanted to atone to fans for the backlash behind both the Star Wars prequels as well as the continual tinkering with the original trilogy, Red Tails desperately wants to be it. Though it’s directed and written by a trio of people ...
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