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Heavy Rock 'n' Rollers
Today in Music History: October 25, 1980Rock 'n' Roll greatly influenced by rhythm and blues and country music spans many decades originating and evolving in the United States during the late 40s and...
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Pumpkin Central
 October is already being referred to as Pumpkin Central. Our first mention of pumpkins came about a few days ago on October 18 in Gearing Up for Halloween. Lawns are already donning autumnal...
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Dodging Bullets
This Day in History: October 26, 1881Back in the days of the Wild West carrying a 6-shooter strapped to your hip was as commonplace as sitting down to the dinner table. What is it about those early...
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Blowout!
 On Friday night, the Kansas City Royals secured a second win in Game 3, which broke the 1-1 tie placing the Royals in the lead. Kansas City Royals Manager Ned Yost grabbed the wheel and took the keys...
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World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band
Today in Music History: October 26, 1962If you had to select one band to compare with the Beatles, which band would that be? You may or may not have a preference. One, in your eyes, might outshine the...
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Honor, Courage, Commitment
At the heart of America are the armed forces that protect and defend our nation. Each branch of the military holds a special place with specific duties and obligations. Salute sharply to all of the men...
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Tattie, Tater, or Tate
Potato chips, potato curls, home fries, French fries, baked potatoes, scalloped potatoes, sliced potatoes, diced potatoes, mashed potatoes, casseroled, as a salad, in a pie, fully stuffed or basically...
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In Full Swing
 Lights, Cameras...Baseball! Major League Baseball World Series is in full swing, literally! Scores fluctuating back-and-forth between the two contenders have kept fans both in the bleachers and at...
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The Subway: NOT the sandwich!
This Day in History: October 27, 1904For people living in New York City, it is hard to visualize life without the subway, especially with over 8 million residents as of 2013.Mayor George McClellan...
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Midnight Train Ride
Today in Music History: October 27When it comes to soul (R&B), some of the best songs center around the train as music and lyrics takes us back to times past when East Meets West. In fact, what...
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An Iconic Gift
This Day in History: October 28, 1886Liberty IslandManhattan, New York, U.S.As a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States of America, the Statue of Liberty began...
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An Iconic Arch
This Day in History: October 28, 1965Dual monumental celebration is shared on this day in history almost 80 years apart. Their commonality focuses on a gateway: the Gateway to America and the Gateway...
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All About the Music
Today in Music History: October 28Some days in music history the hits, both as singles and in albums, just keep coming and coming and coming. A bit of trivia seeps in enough to keep history interesting...
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Meow, Meow, Meow...
What's happenin'?Meow, Meow, Meow...etc. The curiosity of our feline friends is never ceasing! Anyone who owns a cat is very familiar with the curious nature that is a natural instinct throughout daily...
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Today in Music History: October 29Who put the 'ram' in rama, lama ding dong? Who put the 'bop' in the bop shoo bop shoo bop? Who put the 'bomp' in the bomp bah bomp bah bomp? Who is that masked man...
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Minute-by-Minute Anticipation
If you have not heard - that, of course, would be if you have not listened to the radio, watched TV, read the newspaper, surfed the Internet or been out of the house in the last 24 hours - we are back...
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Pre-Halloween Sugar Rush
Nothing says Halloween better than "candy". And, no candy says Halloween better than Candy Corn! Its creamy taste is unmatched. Countless parties and Halloween trick-or-treaters will be loaded up,...
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And the Title Goes to...
World SeriesGiants won series 4-3Game 7, Final - yesterday, 8:07 PMEwing M. Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MissouriLet's recap...What a Series!Giants started with the lead winning 7-1 in Game 1; then,...
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Appalachian Spring
Today in Music History: October 30, 1944The film industry yields entertainment by bringing stories to life on the silver screen: intriguing, mysterious, adventurous, romantic, futuristic, historical -...
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'Dipped' Apples
October is... rapidly nearing its last day, which will end in celebration of Halloween. Throughout the month apples have been at the center of attention since October is National Apple Month and apples...
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