On This Day in New York History Highlights
This chronicle notes events on this day including Joan of Arc's birth in Domremy in 1412, Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves in 1540, Morse's telegraph demo in 1838, New Mexico's statehood in 1912, Theodore Roosevelt's death in 1919, and the 2000 election certification of George W. Bush by Congress with Al Gore presiding.
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Joan of Arc
Domremy
England
Henry Will
Anne of Cleves
Samuel Morse
Morristown
N.J
New Mexico
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N.Y
al Gore
Congress
George W. Bush
Associated Press
Soprano Caballo Returns in Henry VIII at Liceu
Soprano Montserrat Caballo appears in Henry VIII at the Liceu Barcelona with American baritone Simon Estes marking her first stage role in ten years. The 67 year old singer relearned form after an illness and this performance caps 40 years since her Liceu debut on January 7, 1962 in Arabella.
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Montserrat Caballo
Simon Estes
Liceu Theater
Barcelona
Liceu
Richard Strauss
Celebrity Birthdays This Week
Pollster Louis Harris turns 81 and bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs reaches 72. Former automaker John DeLorean is 77 author E L Doctorow 71 golfer Nancy Lopez 45 musician Michael Houser 40 director John Singleton 3A actor Danny Pintauro 26.
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Louis Harris
Earl Scruggs
John DeLorean
E.L Doctorow
Nancy Lopez
Michael Houser
Widespread Panic
John Singleton
Danny Pintauro
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Boss
Bloom relied on The Lord of the Rings book for film continuity
Orlando Bloom said he studied J R R Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings to maintain continuity while filming The Fellowship of the Ring. The three films were shot in New Zealand over 18 months out of sequence, requiring actors to merge books and scripts. The Fellowship of the Ring is now in theaters.
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Rlando Bloom
E J.R.R. Tolkien
New Zealand
Bloom
Waylon Jennings Foot Amputation Reported
spokeswoman Nikki Mitchell said Waylon Jennings had his left foot amputated on December 19 in Phoenix due to a diabetes related infection. Jennings, 64, postponed two Arizona concerts in November after leg circulation surgery and plans to return to live performing in the spring.
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Country
Waylon Jennings
Phoenix
Nikki Mitchell
Jennings
Arizona
Turner to open Ted's Montana Grill with bison burgers
Ted Turner aims to build a restaurant empire with 25 versions of the bison burger. The first Ted's Montana Grill opens in Columbus Ohio in mid January with nine more locations planned in Baltimore Denver Atlanta and Nashville among others over the next year.
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Illionaire Media
Ted Turner
Columbus
Ohio
Baltimore
Denver
Atlanta
Nashville
Tenn
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Caballo
America
Gaetano Donizetti
Lucrezia Borgia
New York City
Carnegie Hall
Iowa
Alumacraft
Baja
Bayliner
Bennington
Caravelle
Champion
Charger
Cobalt
Crestliner
Crownline
Godfrey
Hunter
Kawasaki
Larson
Lund
Maxum
Microcraft
Monterey
Odyssey
Princecraft
ProCraft
Profile
Ranger
Rinker
Sea Ark
Sea Doe
Sea Ray
Ski
Sylvan
Tracker
Triton
Yamaha
Motorhome Show
Itasca
Rialta
Pursuit
Horizon
Sunseeker
Flair
Pace Arrow
Shasta
Trail Lite
Bob Jensen
Walleye
Gaaden Hansen
Flippin‘Pitchin
Ken Thompson
Mississippi River
Owen McConville
Walleye Water Safety & Kids
Sun
Antique Boats & Motors
Twiggy
Rae
Pay Oma
Willie Nelson
Ted’s
Montana Grill
Qcca Expo Center
4Th Ave
Rock Island
Darrell Bush
Kim Norlien
William Gandler
Roman Frak
Jeff Renner
Ig Dot
Eeaas
Lig
Tommy Hilfiger
Nautica
Croscill
Alexander Julian
DOT
Libbey
Neon Apare
Philip Whitney
Younkers
Atlantic Expandables
Skyway Avalon
REEDS
Fifth Avenue Crystal Reg
Home Department
Ames
Crystal
Sioux City
Sturgeon Bay
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