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21 November: Tin-Foil Phonograph Unveiled, End Of Music Begins; Pigs Murder Miners At Columbine; Krauts "Annex" Czechoslovakia, Then Deport George Harrison; Haynsworth Rejected; 18½-Min. Tape Gap Announced; Death By Anthrax; Dow Jones Remains Bullshit; KI
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Today is Saturday, Nov. 21, the 325 th day of 2009. There are 40 days left in the year. Other inaccuracies . Todays Highlight in History: On Nov. 21, 1877, inventor Thomas A. Edison unveiled the phonograph. On this date: In 1783, in Paris, Jean de Rozier and the Marquis dArlandes made the first ...4 hours ago -
20 November: Revolution In Mexico; RFK Born; Nuremberg Trials Start; Royal Wedding; DDT Banned; Alcatraz Take-Over; Franco Dies; "Caberet" Opens On Great White Way
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Today is Friday, Nov. 20, the 324th day of 2009. There are 41 days left in the year. Moonie delusions. Todays Highlight in History: On Nov. 20, 1947, Britains future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey. On this date: In 1620, Peregrine White ...1 day ago -
Another Chauncey & Edgar Moment
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From news from me , we find today is the 50th Anniversary of "Rocky and His Friends" on ABC. The "me" in "news from" is Mark Evanier, a colleague of the voice of Rocky. Working with or just being around June Foray, Ive really come to appreciate how beloved the series was and is. She cant go anywhere without folks ...1 day ago -
19 November: Charles I Born (In Scotland); Gettysburg Address; End Of The Edsel; More Men On Moon; "Wilbur" Is 90; Artest, et al., Rumble At Palace; Beefeaters Become Byrds
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Today is Thursday, Nov. 19, the 323 rd day of 2009. There are 42 days left in the year. The Moonanac . Todays Highlight in History: On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania. Close Up ...2 days ago -
18 November: Good Day For Fascism: Time Zones Begin; Taft Intervenes In Nicaragua; Germany & Italy Recognize Franco Govt.; Jonestown; Reagan Escapes Responsibility (Again), Appoints Drug CZAR!; Brits Ban Fox Murder; Creepy Show Biz Marriages
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Today is Wednesday, Nov. 18, the 322 nd day of 2009. There are 43 days left in the year. Moons Lying Almanac . Todays Highlight in History: On Nov. 18, 1978, more than 900 people died in Jonestown, Guyana, after Peoples Temple cult leader Jim Jones urged them to kill themselves by drinking cyanide-laced grape ...3 days ago -
17 November: Elizabeth I Accedes To English Crown, Other World Leaders Say: "People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, Im not a crook."
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Today is Tuesday, Nov. 17, the 321 st day of 2009. There are 44 days left in the year. An almanac . Todays Highlight in History: On Nov. 17, 1800, Congress held its first session in Washington in the partially completed Capitol building. On this date: In 1558, Elizabeth I acceded to the English throne upon ...4 days ago -
16 November: Hubert Sumlin Still Kickin At 76; Sherman Marches (Again); Canadians Have Rebels, & Execute One‽ Dr. Shepard Acquitted In Retrial; Milton "The Monster" Friedman Dies, Yrs. Too Late; First 11-10 Score In NFL HIstory
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Today is Monday, Nov. 16, the 320 th day of 2009. There are 45 days left in the year. The almost pointless UPI Almanac. AP Highlight in History: On Nov. 16, 1864, Union Gen. William T. Sherman and his troops began their "March to the Sea" during the Civil War. [So the Rev. Moons UPI Almanac is as much of a ...5 days ago -
Today in History November 15, 2009
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Today in History for November 15, 2009. Shermans March begins; Articles of Confederation adopted; Joey Buttafuoco pleads guilty to statuatory rape.5 days ago -
15 November: At This Point, We Have Nothing
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14 November: First Canine Blood Transfusion; Streetcar Service Starts In Apple; Moby Dick Drops; Nellie Bly Hits Road; Beeb, NBC Begin Broadcasts; Philippine Islands "Freed;" Coventry Trashed; Bernstein Takes Baton; Apollo XII Is Go; Marshall Team Plane G
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Today is Saturday, Nov. 14, the 318 th day of 2009. There are 47 days left in the year. The UPI Almanac . Todays Highlight in History: On Nov. 14, 1851, Herman Melvilles novel "Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale" was first published in the United States. On this date: In 1666, the first blood transfusion took place ...1 week ago -
Horrors Of History
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The AP, not trustworthy in links or reportage, forces us to present what theyve made available in its entirety here (What the ellipses mean is anybodys guess. Before Reagan the Demented there was a longer national attention span in these United Snakes; perhaps The AP doesnt believe todays reader can handle the whole ...1 week ago -
FRIDAY 13 November: FRIDAY!! FRIDAY THE 13TH!!! Mining Disaster; Sit-Down Strike At Spam; O. D. B. = Old Dead Bastard; Agnew Again; Silkwood Dies Suspiciously; Last "Lil Abner" Strip; Junior Samples, Donald Mills (Last Mills Brother) Die; The Clenis Sett
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Today is Friday, Nov. 13, the 317 th day of 2009. There are 48 days left in the year. The UPI Almanac . Todays Highlight in History: One hundred years ago, on Nov. 13, 1909, 259 men and boys were killed when fire erupted inside a coal mine in Cherry, Ill. (Nearly as many miners survived the disaster). On ...1 week ago -
Today in History - Nov. 12, 1859
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The first flying-trapeze circus act was performed by Jules Leotard at the Circus Napoleon in Paris. He designed the garment that bears his name.1 week ago -
12 November: Stalin Seizes All Power; First Pro Football Game Played; Planes Crash Like Theres No Tomorrow; Clinton Starts World Recession; Ford Outlives Reagan, Then Dies Next Month; Bad Day For Sly Stone, Ron Wood, Worse Day For Eve Arden, Art Carney;
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Today is Thursday, Nov. 12, the 316 th day of 2009. There are 49 days left in the year.The UPI Almanac . Todays Highlight in History: On Nov. 12, 1942, the naval Battle of Guadalcanal began. (The Allies ended up winning a major victory over the Japanese.) On this date: In 1799, the first North American ...1 week ago -
Today in History: Windows 1.0
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November 11, 1985 Microsoft lets lose on the public Windows 1.0! The first release version is actually numbered 1.01. Windows 1.01 was only available on floppy disks and a user had to have DOS to install. Tweet This! Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something ...1 week ago -
11 November: Nat Turner Executed: Lets Remember Slavery, Not Vets; Mayflower Imperialists Begin American Politics; VU Makes Debut; Berry Oakley Follows Duane Allman To Motorcycle Heaven; Mose Allison Hits 82; Kurt Vonnegut Born
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Today is Wednesday, Nov. 11, the 315 th day of 2009. There are 50 days left in the year.The UPI Almanac . This is Veterans Day in the U.S., Remembrance Day in Canada. [Sorry, no graphic available for any of the other nations that may celebrate the end of "The War To End All Wars." Ed.] Todays Highlight in ...1 week ago -
Sesame Street: 40 Years Of Sunny Days
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This two-disc set includes over five hours of iconic Sesame Street segments from the past 40 years — including “Rubber Duckie,” “Lady Bug Picnic,” and Elmo’s debut; the set also features such memorable celebrity guests such as Robert de Niro, Destiny’s Child, Alicia Keys, and many more! Bonus features ...1 week ago -
10 November: Jarheads Are Go! Marty Luther Born; Stanley Finds Livingstone; Ataturk Dies; Direct-Dial Long-Distance; Mailer Dies; "Sesame Street" Drops; "Professor" Hits 85
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Today is Tuesday, Nov. 10, the 314 th day of 2009. There are 51 days left in the year. The UPI Almanac . Todays Highlight in History: On Nov. 10, 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress. On this date: In 1483, Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation, ...1 week ago -
9 November: "Oh Those Krauts!": Wilhelm II Wimps Out, Berlin Wall Over, Blah Blah, Also: Kristallnacht; Twins Attack Japan; Northeast Blacked Out; DeGaulle Dies
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Today is Monday, Nov. 9, the 313 th day of 2009. [That cant be lucky. — Ed.] There are 52 days left in the year. [Like cards in a deck, such are the days of our lives. — Ed.] Todays Highlight in History: On Nov. 9, 1989, communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the ...1 week ago -
8 November: Beer-Hall Putsch; More Phony Elections & Bad Choices; Montana Statehood; MoMA Opens
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Today is Sunday, Nov. 8, the 312 th day of 2009. There are 53 days left in the year. Todays Highlight in History: A mere hundred years ago, on Nov. 8, 1909, the original Boston Opera House first opened with a performance of "La Gioconda" by Amilcare Ponchielli. On this date: One hundred fifty years ago, in ...1 week ago

