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America's Long Indian Wars: Unhealed Wounds
This Day in History: December 29, 1890 How did it begin, this hate for the Indian nation? They were, after all, native to America well before the arrival of the "white man." It was many thousands of...
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"Time in a Bottle" ...on this day in 1973
Many performers have gone before their time. Some remain Forever 27 becoming members of the bizarre 27 Club, others have lives cut short while still in their prime such as the recording artist in...
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Pork Belly, Meat Candy, Tender Loin...it's BACON time!
Pork, aka the other white meat, has found itself moving up and down the scales of nutritional value for years. The problem being its fat content, which is actually what makes pork taste so good. One of...
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Shindig!
Google's definition of a 'shindig' is a large, lively party, especially one celebrating something. It is an interesting little word with spellings with and without a hyphen. The origin of the term...
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The Eve of the Eve
The eve of the eve is the evening before New Year's Eve. Are you beginning early on the eve of the eve to mix & mingle jump-starting your New Year's Eve celebrations? If you have not started...
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Get Ready to Toast the New Year!
With the celebration of New Year's Eve comes the ever popular toast of the evening as flutes are raised containing the quintessential wine of celebration and good cheer...festive, bright, sparkling...
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Teen Idol Tragedy
For those of us growing up in the 50s and 60s, teen idols, also known as heartthrobs, dominated the entertainment scene, music and television. Swoons and screams were not uncommon whether during live...
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#1 Hits, Live Debuts & Music Trivia
Here we are at the end of yet another year! Looking back on New Year's Eve of decades past finds a couple of No.1 hits in its wake, a few live debuts and definitely its share of tidbits of music...
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What is in Your 2015 Time Capsule?
Okay, everyone, no longer counting days for we are only hours away from... Goodbye, 2015 & Hello, 2016! Time to reflect back on the past year suspending in time those moments which are held dear to...
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Auld Lang Syne 2015
In just a few hours, we will pay witness to the end of 2015. With its ending comes a new beginning: A new year filled with promise and hope. Promises and hopes come in the form of resolutions for some...
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Times Square New Year’s Eve Balldrop
Weighing in at 11,875 pounds, NYC's New Year's Eve ball is embellished by 2,688 Waterford Crystals and powered by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs. Click the image to watch the live stream as Times...
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New Year's Day
WELCOME to 2016! What a monumental year this will be for My America, YOUR America, Our America! Be sure to...
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Did you put pork on your fork?
Pork. It is said, according to tradition, pork should be the meat of choice on the first day of the new year. Hog jowl. Pig's feet. Ham hock. Chitterlin's. Pork sausage. Roast suckling pig. Pork...
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Into the 90s...
Because of the nature of Awakenings' strong dedication to America, introduction to the 90s will be Whitney Houston singing our National Anthem. The singer's unforgettable live performance of the...
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January Happenin's
New Year's Day& Did you put pork on your fork? Welcome to the month of... With the month of JanuaryComes days of wintry chills...
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Into the 90s...Country Time
Classic Country Radio"I'm grateful when anybody can start to have his or her limited perception of the genre open up a little bit,... There's a lot of great music in the country genre that doesn't get...
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A Passion Relative to Survival
Upon entering the 21st century, many songs from the 50s all the way through the 90s still remain popular. Of course, it was by way of the 20s, 30s and 40s whereby music evolved into a passion relative...
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First Week of January
Events for the first week of January will begin with the ringing in of the New Year, which will make this week of celebrations longer than the usual seven days. Even though all the hoopla surrounding...
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Cats & Sci-Fi
There are many bizarre and unique holidays for each day of the year. Here are a couple for your enjoyment!January 2 is... Happy 'Mew' Year Day for Cats Any cat owner will...
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Guess the Spotlights
Featured are recording artist spotlights for the first week of January. These include singers, singer-songwriters, instruments and special songs. Some you will recognize right away perhaps because of...
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