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In Your Town: Lehigh and Northampton counties
BETHLHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY, 11 W. Church St., will celebrate Teen Read Week: Books with a Bite with the Grand Opening of the new Teen space 7-8:30 p.m. today. Call, 610-867-3761 ext. 499. or visit http://www.bapl.org . THE LEHIGH-ALLENTOWN TRIAD,...Tags: Christianity, Adults, Children, Teen-agers, Breast Cancer
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Re-enactors ready for Battle of the Hook
757-247-4635More than 1,500 Revolutionary War re-enactors are set to bring home to Gloucester this weekend a little-known, but pivotal, battle that helped soften British forces at Yorktown leading up to their much heralded surrender and the end of the war. The...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Gloucester Point, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Virginia, Firearms
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On this date: Oct. 11
1809: Meriwether Lewis committed suicide along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee. 1890: The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded. 1932: In New York, the first telecast of a political campaign was aired. 1975:Saturday Night Live, with guest...Tags: Political Campaigns, National Hockey League, Bill Clinton, Meriwether Lewis, Tennessee
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Please Touch museum heading to Philadelphia landmark
The Associated PressMemorial Hall, one of the jewels of the Centennial Exposition of 1876, had lost its luster many years ago. Rain poured inside through this magnificent but neglected glass dome, soaking elaborate plasterwork and pooling on its marble floors, where buckets...Tags: Ceremonies, Metal and Mineral, National Government, Building Material, Society
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On this day in history
On Oct. 11, 1776, the first naval battle of Lake Champlain was fought during the American Revolution. Gen. Benedict Arnold commanded American forces, which suffered heavy losses but stalled the English. In 1811 the first steam ferry was put into...Tags: Arnulfo Arias, Civil Unrest, Television Industry, Los Angeles, Disasters
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Almanac
Today is Saturday, Oct. 11, the 285th day of 2008. On this date 1890: The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in Washington, D.C. 1958: The lunar probe Pioneer 1 was launched. It failed to go as far out as planned, fell back to Earth...Tags: Parliament, Upper House, Clarence Thomas, Space Programs, Maine
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Revolution museum project clears hurdle
| A township zoning panel has approved a long-contested plan to build an American Revolution museum on private land within Valley Forge National Historical Park. The Lower Providence Township Zoning Commission this week granted approval, a move that...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Civil Unrest, Tourism and Leisure, Revolutions
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Imparting colonial history
247-7429When Ralph Freer first came to Williamsburg after retiring from the federal government, he brought his interest in history with him. Wanting to be involved in the telling of the area's history, Freer started by volunteering in the stables at Colonial...Tags: Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Jamestowne, Williamsburg, History, Archaeology
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1777: The second Battle of Saratoga began during the American Revolution. (British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered 10 days later.) 1858: The fifth debate between Illinois senatorial candidates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas took place in...Tags: Illinois, John F. Kennedy, Theater, Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon
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Today In History
There are 85 days left in the year. Today's Highlight In History: In 1777, the second Battle of Saratoga began during the American Revolution. (British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered 10 days later.) On this date: In 1858, the fifth debate...Tags: Illinois, Clarence Thomas, Theater, Abraham Lincoln, Marian Anderson
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Red Hat Luncheon will help with cancer care
Sentinel Staff WriterFlorida Hospital Waterman and its foundation will hold its sixth annual Red Hat Luncheon for Cancer from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 16 at Lake Receptions, 4425 N. County Road 19A, between Eustis and Mount Dora. The lunch and a program will run from noon...Tags: Lake-Sumter Community College, Clermont, Ocala, First United Corporation, Leesburg
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Nation-Building May Eclipse Standard Warfare For Army
Washington PostThe Army on Monday will reveal an unprecedented doctrine declaring that nation-building missions will probably become more important than conventional warfare and defining "fragile states" that breed crime, terrorism and religious and ethnic strife as the...Tags: David Petraeus, Wars and Interventions, Washington Post Company, Armed Forces, Mike Redmond
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