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    May 8, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. RPT-Boston compensation mission brings Feinberg back to home turf

    Reuters
    * Feinberg oversaw victim funds after 9/11, Aurora shootings * Lessons from other catastrophes: get money out fast * Should rich and poor victims get the same pay-outs? By Ross Kerber BOSTON, May 7 (Reuters) - Kenneth Feinberg, America's Solomon of...

    Tags: Deval Patrick, Boston, AT&T Corp., Manulife Financial Corporation, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    2. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Colonial connection serves Players well in lively '1776'

    Congress' inability to agree on matters of import isn't exactly a new phenomenon, but the Colonial Players' current production of the musical "1776" reminds us that fiery debate has been a part of our nation from the outset.
    Congress' inability to agree on matters of import isn't exactly a new phenomenon, but the Colonial Players' current production of the musical "1776" reminds us that fiery debate has been a part of our nation from the outset. Sherman Edwards' 1969 Tony...

    Tags: Entertainment, Sprague, Music Theater, Elections, Slavery

    3. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. Jump into U.S. history instead of skydiving

    In colonial Virginia in 1654, a black man named John Casor became an answer to this trivia question: Who was the first man in the colonies to be legally declared a slave by the courts?
    In colonial Virginia in 1654, a black man named John Casor became an answer to this trivia question: Who was the first man in the colonies to be legally declared a slave by the courts? But the more interesting trivia question concerns Anthony Johnson,...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Air and Aviation Sports, Slavery, Sports, Skydiving

    4. Jan 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. 10 things you might not know about signatures

    Jack Lew, nominated for treasury secretary, uses a series of loops as his signature. Which is fine for him personally, but may appear odd on U.S. currency. President Barack Obama said Lew "assures me that he is going to work to make at least one letter legible in order not to debase our currency." Examining Lew's signature, some experts theorized that he might be hiding something or that he was "the cuddly sort." Let's get beyond speculation and put 10 facts into ink:
    Jack Lew, nominated for treasury secretary, uses a series of loops as his signature. Which is fine for him personally, but may appear odd on U.S. currency. President Barack Obama said Lew "assures me that he is going to work to make at least one letter...

    Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Algren, Jack Lew, Superman (fictional character)

    5. May 28, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  5. March 28: Author - Kristi Yamaguchi, Always Dream

    Kristi Yamaguchi
    WGN News
    Kristi Yamaguchi Events: Tonight 6:00 p.m. Skating in the Sky at John Hancock Observatory 875 N. Michigan Avenue 94th Floor Chicago (888) 875-VIEW March 29 7:00 p.m. Anderson's Bookshop 123 West Jefferson Naperville (630) 355-2665 www.alwaysdream.org...

    Tags: Michigan, Kristi Yamaguchi, Human Interest, WGN

    6. Mar 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. 175 years of memorable, horrible, humorous and remarkable events that shaped Chicago

    On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city.
    On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city. Some events...

    Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Daniel Burnham, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago Tribune, Navy Pier

    7. Feb 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Disgraced collector pleads guilty to stealing historical documents

    Barry H. Landau, the once-esteemed collector of presidential memorabilia, admitted in federal court Tuesday that he stole thousands of documents regarded as cultural treasures from historical societies and libraries in Baltimore and up the East Coast.
    Barry H. Landau, the once-esteemed collector of presidential memorabilia, admitted in federal court Tuesday that he stole thousands of documents regarded as cultural treasures from historical societies and libraries in Baltimore and up the East Coast....

    Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Prisons, Prosecution, FBI, Al Pacino

    8. Mar 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Thief may have sold more historic documents

    Document thief Barry Landau may have sold more of the national treasures he stole from museums — including the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, where his scheme unraveled — than previously thought, according to the National Archives inspector general, who said Wednesday that his investigators have uncovered new evidence.
    Document thief Barry Landau may have sold more of the national treasures he stole from museums — including the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, where his scheme unraveled — than previously thought, according to the National Archives...

    Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Manhattan (New York City), Prosecution, Justice System, FBI

    9. Feb 17, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. Civil War graffiti being preserved at historic Morgan's Chapel in Berkeley County

    “Look out Johnny Reb for we are a coming. And by the help of God we are bound to lick you Traitors....”
    matthew.umstead@herald-mail.com
    “Look out Johnny Reb for we are a coming. And by the help of God we are bound to lick you Traitors....” Until recently, those confident words of a Union soldier in the Civil War written on a wall in the “slave gallery” of historic...

    Tags: Christianity, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sociology, Culture, Human Interest

    10. Jan 31, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
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    12. Jan 27, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
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