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This image provided by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) shows the first of the three-page patent application #821,393, dated May 21, 1903, submitted by Orville and Wilbur Wright to the U.S. Patent Office for their Flying Machine. This and many other historical items that that the Archives once possessed are missing; some were stolen by researchers or rogue Archives employees; others simply disappeared without a trace. (AP Photo/U.S National Archives Records Administration) This image provided by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) shows a photocopy of a telegram dated June 24, 1846, written in the hand of President Abraham Lincoln to his wife, and reads to "Mrs. A. Lincoln, Boston, Mass., All well, and very warm - Tad (their son) and I have been to Gen. Grant's army - Returned... [read full story]
Guests raise their glasses to toast before a Thanksgiving meal for 23 people at a home in Pickwick, Minn., in 2008. PAUL SOLBERG - Winona Daily News With apologies to all the other national holidays, we submit today that...
Getting back to regular action… Pirates’ players and friends in the winter leagues on Tuesday VENEZUELAN LEAGUE Navegantes del Magallanes 4, Bravos de Margarita 3 Reliever Jean Machi earned his 12th save with Magallanes by...
By Craig Kennedy - However, as directed by John Hillcoat who most recently brought us the uncompromisingly bleak and depressing The Proposition (no, not bleak and depressing Sandra Bullock romantic comedy…that was The Proposal)...
This lighthearted ditty made the rounds yesterday, but on this holiday-weekend eve, it's worth posting. In honor of Freddie Mercury's 1991 death, this video surfaced on YouTube of the Muppets sing... Continue reading "Video:...
