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Presidents Day Quiz: How well do you know the presidents?
The Winchester SunToday is Presidents Day, and being an American history enthusiast, I thought of the following presidential trivia questions. Let’s see how many you can get right. The answers are below. Questions: 1. Which president of the last 20 years is a...Tags: Elections, Oliver Stone, Republican Party, Al Gore, John F. Kennedy
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Dramatics make College World Series worth watching
Quickness has never been my hallmark. Not athletically — I was two steps slow on the basketball court and couldn't handle an inside fastball. Not personally — I didn't marry until age 51 and clung to dial-up Internet and my flip phone nearly...
Tags: College Sports, College of William and Mary, South Carolina Gamecocks, College Football, Florida State Seminoles
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Ready to rumble?
For all of those hoping that the interleague competition between the Orioles and the Washington Nationals would turn into an honest-to-goodness regional rivalry, there is good news to report as both teams prepare for the four-game home-and-home series...Tags: Television Networks, Mike Trout, Washington Monument, Major League Baseball, White House
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Paul Umansky, Sinai Hospital spokesman, opera lover
Paul Umansky, an opera lover, occasional actor and, for more than two decades, the public voice of Sinai Hospital, died March 27 at the Gilchrest Center. He was 81, and died following a three-year bout with multiple myeloma. "He was a great guy," said...
Tags: Entertainment, New York City, Catonsville, Hospitals and Clinics, Radio Industry
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The birth of the income tax
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 16th Amendment, which gave Congress the power to tax American incomes. Unlike the contentious congressional drama in passing the American Taxpayer Relief Act to avert going over the "fiscal...
Tags: Personal Income, Theodore Roosevelt, Politics, Elections, Internal Revenue Service
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Nationals beef up lineup for presidents mascot race with Taft
One of the most popular baseball sideshows is the presidents mascots race during Nationals games in Washington, and their lineup just got a lot beefier with William Howard Taft joining the ranks of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and...
Tags: Phil McGraw, Abraham Lincoln, Washington Nationals, Ottawa Senators, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Digest: Taft named Nationals' fifth racing president
Et cetera Taft named Nationals' fifth racing president One of the most popular baseball sideshows is the presidents mascots race during Nationals games in Washington, and the lineup just got a lot beefier with William Howard Taft joining the ranks of...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, National Football Conference, Washington Redskins, Sports, North Carolina Tar Heels
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Back Story: Learning history on the road
Sharon Boston, media relations manager at University of Maryland Medical Center, normally spends her days fielding requests from the media. But when it comes to weekends and vacations, it's a safe bet that she's on the road, traveling to visit homes...
Tags: Andrew Johnson, Human Interest, Lyndon B. Johnson, University of Maryland Medical Center, George Washington
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School shooting prompts LAPD to clarify L.A.'s Taft High not involved
L.A. NOWConfusion over the location of the morning shooting that sent two high school students to the hospital led the Los Angeles Police Department to take the unusual step of sending out an email Thursday saying that the incident did not take place at William... -
History matters: Guests, visitors and callers
100 Years Ago Guests, visitors and callers From the Times social column: "Rev. Watson E. Holly was a dinner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Harman, Sr. of Howard county. "Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Harman have been entertaining Miss Hopkins,...Tags: White House, Human Interest, Armed Conflicts, Arts and Culture, World War II (1939-1945)
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Before we sail into Ponce land, let's salute some milestones of 2012
We're about to plunge into a mega-anniversary year, marking 500 years since Ponce de León named Florida in 1513. But before we leave 2012, let's tip our Flashback bonnet to a couple of milestones noted this year. A century of 'leavening the loaf' Like...
Tags: White House, Social Movements, Theodore Roosevelt, Politics, Elections
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Top 10 Presidential Cars
KickingTiresElection season kicked into high gear last night as the country prepares to peacefully elect a new leader. While everyone is grading the first of three presidential debates from last night and how President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt......Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Toyota, Elections, U.S. Elections, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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Dec 30, 2012
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Oct 4, 2012
|Blog| Cars.com
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