Landmark events and notable figures in a single year
A compact digest lists key historical moments and names across years 1683 to 1989 including Ford declining a 1968 vice presidency overture, the 1483 Sistine Chapel consecration, the 1812 Fort Dearborn clash, the 1914 Panama Canal opening, Rogers and Post crash, the 1944 Dragoon landings, Hirohito’s surrender address, India’s independence, the Berlin Wall photo, the Beatles Shea Stadium rise, Nixon wage freeze, Park Chung-hee assassination attempt, and de Klerk’s 1989 swearing-in.
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Fort Dearborn
U.S
Panama Canal
Pacific
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Point Barrow
Alaska Territory
France
Japan
Hirohito
India
Berlin
Conrad Schumann
New York
Shea Stadium
Celebrity birthday ages listed for four stars
Debra Messing turns 50 Abby Dalton reaches 86 Linda Ellerbee is 74 and Joe Jonas becomes 29 in a brief celebratory roundup listing milestone ages for the five public figures.
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Debra Messing
Abby Dalton
Linda Ellerbee
Joe Jonas
Zeeland Sweet Summer Night Features Chalk Art and Willy Wonka
Zeeland hosts its first Sweet Summer Night on Elm Street from 7 30 to 10 p m on August 16 offering complimentary Fuzzy Peach to the first 500 guests along with free popcorn and cotton candy. Attendees can enjoy chalk art at Elm Street Park and a dusk screening of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at the Splash Pad with chair seating.
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Zeeland
Elm Street
Cherry Street
Main Avenue
Elm Street Park
Seed Saving Talk by Master Gardener at Herrick Library
Herrick District Library hosts two seed saving sessions with Michigan Advanced Master Gardener Shannon Campau. The talks cover saving seeds from tomatoes cucumbers peppers sunflowers and cosmos and include hands on activities. Sessions are Aug 21 at the main library and Aug 27 at Township Fire Department Station 1. No registration required.
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Herrick
Campau
S. River Ave
Holland Charter Township
Riley St
Herrickdl.org
HDL
Kelli Perkins
Seed Library Seeks Donations and Volunteers for HDL Seed Stock
The Seed Library has donated over 55 seed types and holds a few thousand seeds, seeking more donations and volunteers to thresh and package. A seed saving presentation by Campau occurs at 6 30 p m Aug 21 at the main library and 5 30 p m Aug 27 at Holland Charter Township Fire Department Station 1.
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HDL
Campau
S. River Ave
Holland Charter Township
Riley St
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre plans six productions for 2019
Hope College based HSRT announces six shows for summer 2019 including West Side Story Shakespeare in Love truth The Testimonial of Sojourner Truth Murder for Two The Old Man and The Old Moon and Elephant and Piggie s We are in a Play Early tickets at 2018 prices are available through the Anderson Workman Financial Center office at 100 E Eighth St Open weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The company will perform across DeWitt Center venues with a cast over 100 professionals and students.
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Hope Summer Repertory Theatre
HSRT
Elephant and Piggie
Ben Lohrberg
Jesus
Sara Ornelas
Tribe
Ensemble
Tony
Maria
Anderson-Workman Financial Center
E. Eighth St
Hope College
Hope Summer
DeWitt Center
DeWitt Center Studio Theater
Jack H. Miller Center For the Musical Arts
United States
Lenny Banover
Anne Bakker
Hope.edu
Best Tulip Art Sought for Art in Bloom Competition
The Holland Area Arts Council and Tulip Time Festival invite artists from Ottawa Allegan Kent Muskegon and Kalamazoo counties to submit tulip themed works for the 2019 Art in Bloom. A juror will select 20 finalists. Kristin Jass Armstrong will judge. Submissions run Sept 29 to Oct 4 with a 90th anniversary theme Join the dance as we paint the town orange.
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Holland Area Arts Council
Ottawa
Allegan
Kent
Muskegon
Kalamazoo
Kristin Jass Armstrong
Saugatuck Center For the Arts
Art In Bloom
Beth Charles
Brittany Strabbing
Maggie Schultz
Karin Nelson
Carolyn Stich
Alla Dickson
Michele Gort
Playful Time
Cindy Awrey
Holland
Tulip Time Festival
Holland Area
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Spiro Agnew
Maryland
Upstate
Park Chunghee
Park
Yuk Young-soo
FW. de Klerk
South Africa
PW. Botha
National Party
Sentinel Staff
Sara DeVries
DeVries
Perkins
Herrickdil.org
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