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Apr 30 2024
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50 years ago in Expo history: An 'Impeach Nixon' rally planned for the president's arrival at the fair was the source of a local dispute
President Richard Nixon would be greeted by an “Impeach Nixon” rally when he showed up for the Expo ’74 opening ceremonies – and even local Democratic Party leaders condemned the rally as “giving Spokane and Expo a black eye.” The rally was sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Spokane chapter of Washington Democratic Council, but local Democratic Party leaders said the rally
Spokesman ReviewApr 26 2024
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'We belong here': Marquette professor documents 100+ years of Wisconsin's Latino history in new book
When Sergio González visited the Milwaukee County Historical Society for the first time 12 years ago, he expected to spend hours tracing his family's history through boxes and boxes of Wisconsin’s Latino history. After all, the Milwaukee County Historical Society has collected over a million photos and documents since it was established in 1935. Instead, the archivist dropped off just three
Milwaukee Journal SentinelApr 20 2024
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Sen. Collins is first in Senate history to cast 9,000 consecutive votes – having missed none
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins cast her 9,000th consecutive roll call vote Friday, making her the first senator in U.S. history to have cast 9,000 votes without having ever missed a vote. “Growing up in Aroostook County, I learned from an early age the values of hard work, perseverance and honoring your commitments. I am proud to bring those Maine values with me to the Senate,” Collins said in a
Portland Press HeraldApr 11 2024
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Clinton Twp. man to remain in custody in largest fentanyl bust in state history
A Clinton Township man who is accused of illegally possessing the largest amount of fentanyl ever in Michigan has been denied release pending his trial. Barry Willis, 55, who owns a Detroit gas station and adjoining car wash, was ordered April 4 by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Stafford in U.S. District Court in Detroit to remain in custody pending trial due to the strength of the evidence
Macomb DailyApr 11 2024
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History being lost, systematically, help me stop it.
I am going to preface this as most of you don’t know nor would you care about something like this. Idaho is a red state, but damn we have a lot of history, and there is no funding to protect it. I can name multiple sights that are designated by the historical society; they have backing, like, in this case, an author who wrote about it back when ‘we’ weren’t supposed to as women. Her name was
Daily KosApr 06 2024
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Wizards hope to avoid franchise history, visit Raptors
April 6 - The Toronto Raptors will try to win back-to-back games for the first time in over a month when they face the visiting Washington Wizards on Sunday. The Raptors (24-53) ended a 15-game losing streak with a 117-111 road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Toronto was two setbacks away from matching a franchise-record 17-game losing streak, recorded during the 1997-98 season.
ReutersMar 26 2024
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History Happenings: Cedar Rapids Bunnies
It is almost time for another baseball season to get underway — and your correspondents fervently believe that is a cause for celebration. To gear up for the 2024 season, the elder of these writers has been reading a variety of books about the national pastime. Of most note for this column is “The Worldly Game: The Story of Baseball in the Amana Colonies” written by Monys A. Hagen and
Cedar Rapids Gazette