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20 hours ago · July 10, 1966 (Sunday) A heat wave began across much of the midwestern United States, killing hundreds of people over a six-day period where temperatures remained above 100 °F (38 °C). Hardest hit was the area in and around St. Louis, Missouri, where 149 people, most of them elderly, died from heat exhaustion. [ 61 ]
20 hours ago · Signature. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), [ 1 ] known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," [ 2 ] with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." [ 3 ]
1 hour ago · Friday's Sock Hop event, beginning 6:30 p.m. at the Tupelo Furniture Market, includes a dinner and celebrity dance competition featuring nine local dancers — Airean Emerson, Dr. Anthony Golding ...
20 hours ago · Walter Whitman Jr. (/ ˈhwɪtmən /; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse. [ 1 ]
20 hours ago · Daniel Webster(January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshireand Massachusettsin the U.S. Congressand served as the 14th and 19th U.S. secretary of stateunder presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. Webster was one of the most prominent American lawyers of ...
20 hours ago · Jamie Babbit; Héctor Babenco; Lloyd Bacon; Clarence G. Badger; John Badham; Bae Yong-Kyun; Cindy Baer; Prince Bagdasarian; King Baggot; Nadeem Baig; Prano Bailey-Bond
20 hours ago · Clearlake Police logs: Saturday, Oct. 5. Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 06:45 EXTRA PATROL 2410050017 Occurred at Clearlake on (Unknown Address). Code Enf. Daily Morning Patrol - All of SR 53 in the city, Olympic Dr. from SR 53 to the PD, Lakeshore Dr. from SR 53 to the PD, Old Hwy 53 from Safeway to SR 53., Rumsey Rd. from Smith Ln. to Safeway.
