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Theodore Roosevelt became the United State's 26th President after the death of William McKinley in 1901, and was re-elected in 1904. McKinley, born in Manhattan, served as governor of New York before becoming Vice President and President of the country. Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay, on Long Island, in 1919 at the age of 60. He is the country's only President to hail from Long Island.
Theodore Roosevelt became the United State's 26th President after the death of William McKinley in 1901, and was re-elected in 1904. McKinley, born in Manhattan, served as governor of New York before becoming Vice President and President of the country. Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay, on Long Island, in 1919 at the age of 60. He is the country's only President to hail from Long Island.
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Mount Rushmore may adjust security after protest
Officials at Mount Rushmore may change their security measures after environmentalists were able to hang a banner warning about global warming from atop the national monument, a spokesman said. The activists intentionally damaged part of the memorial's...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Global Change, Tourism and Leisure, Black Hills Corporation
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Mount Rushmore may change security procedures after Greenpeace demonstration
Associated Press WriterSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Officials at Mount Rushmore may change their security measures after environmentalists were able to hang a banner warning about global warming from atop the national monument, a spokesman said. The activists intentionally...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Global Change, Tourism and Leisure, Black Hills Corporation
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Environmentalists climb Mount Rushmore to unfurl global warming message; 11 charged
Associated PressSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Environmentalists using park service rock anchors scaled Mount Rushmore on Wednesday and unfurled a banner along President Abraham Lincoln's face challenging America's leaders to stop global warming. Eleven people were...Tags: Global Change, Tourism and Leisure, South Dakota, Climbing, North Carolina
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Senate split: At least some people are working
Spin CycleDespite the gridlock that has gripped Albany, and trickled down to localities, parts of government are still working. These two Nassau County workers were busy at midday Tuesday with a summer planting outside the Theodore Roosevelt Building in Mineola.......Tags: Employees, Mineola, Frank Padavan, Democratic Party, Bellerose
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USS Carl Vinson set to be redelivered
247-4744NEWPORT NEWS — While Northrop Grumman's Newport News shipyard will not redeliver the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to the Navy on time, the ship is on track to come in under its original budget of about $3.2 billion. With the flat top's 43-month...Tags: Gerald Ford, Shipbuilding, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Armed Forces, Health and Safety at Work
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Conservation Topics - August 2007
The "farm bill' has now cleared the U.S. House of Representatives and heads for the Senate. What is news is that the conservation provisions of the "Farm Bill' appear to have largely remained in tact. Once thought destined for the crap heap, programs such...Tags: Parliament, Renewable Energy, National Government, Alternative Energy, United States
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Great Destinations - Summer 2008
1) Ontario& Manitoba- if you want to catch truly trophy muskie, northern pike and walleye then head to the places where the waters are clear and cold. There are hundreds, make that thousands of lakes and rivers across Ontario and Manitoba that...Tags: Gardens and Parks, National Parks, Fishing, Conservation, Tourism and Leisure
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WINNERS
Marilyn K. Genoa Attorney Marilyn K. Genoa, a principle at the Old Brookville-based law firm Genoa & Associates Pc, has received the National Leadership Award from Yashar, the attorney and judges' chapter of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist... -
Keeping an eye on Jones Beach's peregrine falcons
bill.bleyer@newsday.comAnnie McIntyre walked through a gate in the construction fence surrounding the Jones Beach water tower and stopped to poke at a bird's wing lying on the ground. It was the day's first evidence that a pair of peregrine falcons remained in residence atop...Tags: New York, Robert Moses State Park, Water Supply, Venice, Jones Beach Water Tower
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Books this week
Here are the reads expected in bookstores this week. • "Swimsuit" by James and Maxine Patterson • "The Apostle" by Brad Thor • "Killer Summer" by Ridley Pearson • "A Plague of Secrets" by John Lescroart • "Return to Sullivan's Island" by Dorothea... -
On this day in history
On July 1, 1863, the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg began in Pennsylvania. In 1898 Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders carried out a victorious assault on San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. In 1910 Comiskey Park was officially...Tags: U.S. Cellular Field, Pennsylvania, Local Authority, Marlon Brando, World War II (1939-1945)
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USS Carl Vinson returns from sea trials
247-4744NEWPORT NEWS — The USS Carl Vinson completed its first round of sea trials off the coast of Virginia on Wednesday, marking the first time in nearly four years that the carrier plied the open seas. The Vinson — which has been at Northrop...Tags: Gerald Ford, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Shipbuilding, Trials, Northrop Grumman Corp.
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