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Brandon plantation goes on the market
Richmond Times-DispatchAn 18th-century house in seemingly impeccable condition sits on nearly 5,000 acres of timberland and farmland along the James River in Prince George County. The Brandon Plantation has changed ownership only a few times in the past four centuries. It...Tags: Prince George County, William Henry Harrison, Human Interest, Rentals, U.S. House of Representatives
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This presidential database loves running and Legos
Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling. He also loves the presidents — especially 11 and 33. Arden knows all 44 U.S. presidents. In order....
Tags: Grover Cleveland, George H.W. Bush, Government, John Adams, Politics
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Honor Roll: South Western High School 3rd marking period
The Evening Sun, Hanover, Pa.Honor Roll: South Western High School 3rd marking period The following students were named to the honor roll for the third marking period at South Western High School: Grade 12 Distinguished Honors: Devon Ackerman, Summer Almonte, Joshawyn Armagost,...Tags: Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Maxwell, Human Interest, Avon (Dare, North Carolina), Dakotah Incorporated
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City Beat: An authority on the presidents at age 5
Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and doing flips onto the living room couch. He also loves our nation's presidents. He knows all 44 in order and can tell you something about any one of them. Arden knows a lot about the presidents because he reads a...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Twitter, Inc.
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Around Town: Railway would put town on the right track
Ever since President Benjamin Harrison skipped La Cañada on his 1891 Pacific rail tour, La Cañada has been disconnected. Harrison’s route took him to Los Angeles, and from there to San Diego, Santa Ana, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Pasadena,...Tags: Public Transportation, Los Angeles Times, Railway Transportation
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Around Town: A legend delivered by word of mouth
When we moved to La Cañada in 1976, our 83-year-old neighbor, Hazel Castevens, told us that the Wells Fargo Pony Express once had a route past what is today the west end of the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA parking lot. The street was called Michigan...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Transportation, YMCA, Railway Transportation, Travel
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Presidential pillows: Famous hotels where U.S. chief executives have bedded down
Warren Harding died here" doesn't quite have the tourist draw of "Washington slept here," but for the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, the distinction of being the only hotel where a president of the United States drew his last breath is enough to put it...Tags: Madison Square Garden, Calvin Coolidge, Yosemite National Park, Roosevelt, Personal Service
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SD, ND celebrate 123rd birthdays today
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota and South Dakota are celebrating their 123rd birthdays. The two states entered the Union on Nov. 2, 1889. President Benjamin Harrison signed the admission papers for the two states on that day. North Dakota became... -
Hometown Secrets: The famous Michiana campaign stop by Senator Bobby Kennedy
WSBT-TVWe are at the end of the election season, and so far our area hasn't received a visit from any of the presidential candidates. But over the last 130 years we have seen our share of campaign stops. According to the Center for History, one of the...Tags: Grover Cleveland, Elections, Wars and Interventions, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Primaries
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Another Electoral College nightmare?
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- Only a dozen years after the infamous Florida recount fiasco that put the loser of the national popular vote in the Oval Office, the specter of a repetition appears to be a possible outcome on November 6. Various national and state polls,...Tags: Grover Cleveland, Al Gore, Elections, U.S. House of Representatives, Joe Biden
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Family says Army vet died a hero during home invasion robbery
A local Army veteran’s mother is stunned her son could have survived the war in Iraq just to come home to Indianapolis and die in a home invasion robbery Saturday morning. "He was protecting the mother of his brother's child and his nephew so...
Tags: U.S. Army, Theft, Iraq, Shootings
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Columbus Day seen by some as significant, by others as 'a mistake'
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comOn Monday, Federal Employees will be off work and other U.S. citizens will have the day free as well, all because of an accident. “When I was in school, Columbus Day was a day off,” Hagerstown resident Emily Ricketts, 23, said. “...Tags: Human Interest, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, The Happiest News!, Library of Congress
May 16, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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Feb 7, 2013
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Jan 2, 2013
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Nov 20, 2012
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Nov 2, 2012
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Oct 29, 2012
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Oct 31, 2012
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Oct 9, 2012
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Oct 5, 2012
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