Today in History highlights major events across centuries
A digest of notable dates: 1923 barn collapse near Overisel injures fifteen men. 1509 John Calvin born in Noyon. 1919 Wilson delivers Versailles Treaty to Senate. 1925 Scopes trial in Dayton. 1929 small-dollar bills introduced. 1940 Battle of Britain begins. 1951 Korean War armistice talks start. 1973 Bahamas gains independence. 1973 Getty kidnapping case. 1979 Arthur Fiedler dies. 1985 Rainbow Warrior sinking. Coca Cola reintroduces classic formula. 1999 US women win World Cup. 2002 House approves pilots gun measure. birthdays Jessica Simpson and Gwendoline Yeo.
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Woodrow Wilson
Senate
Dayton
Tennessee
John T. Scopes
Scopes
Britain
England
Royal Air Force
Kaesong
Bahamas
John Paul Getty Ili
Rome
Getty
Arthur Fiedler
Feed'lur
Boston Pops Orchestra
Brookline
Mass
Greenpeace
Auckland
New Zealand
Coca-Cola Co
Holland Arts Council Opens Two New Exhibits Riser and Pauses
The Holland Area Arts Council unveils Riser by Michael Burmeister and Pauses by Noel Friend with an open reception at 6 p.m. Friday July 12. Both shows run through September 4 and feature purchasable works. light refreshments provided. The nonprofit gallery is at 150 E. Eighth St. Visit visithollandarts.org.
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Holland Area
Noel Friend
Friend
Holland Area Arts Council
Eighth St
Visithollandarts.org
Michael Burmeister
Well-Strung to Perform Twice in Saugatuck
Well-Strung announces two summer shows at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts on July 17 and 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost 45 dollars in advance or 48 on the day. The quartet features Edmund Bagnell Christopher Marchant Daniel Shevlin and Trevor Wadleigh.
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Saugatuck
Taylor Swift
Rihanna
Kelly Clarkson
Mark Cortale
Christopher Marchant
Edmund Bagnell
Daniel Shevlin
Trevor Wadleigh
Kristin Chenoweth
Neil Patrick Harris
Audra McDonald
Deborah Voigt
Gay Men’s Choruses
San Francisco
New York City
Vatican
Obama
Hilary Clinton
Well-Strung
Russia
Istanbul
London
Alliance Brass set to dazzle South Haven series Friday
Alliance Brass, a Chicago based quintet formed in 2010, will perform at 7:30 PM Friday July 19 in First United Methodist Church South Haven 429 Michigan Ave. The group, praised for virtuosity and vitality, plays Renaissance through jazz and has shared stages with the Boston Symphony Chicago Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra. Members include cornetist Amy Nelson with roles at Boston University Tanglewood Midwest Young Artists and more.
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Alliance Brass
South Haven
First United Methodist
Michigan Ave
Chicago Brass Festival
Canada
Mexico
Russia
Japan
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra
Boston University
Tanglewood Institute
Midwest Young Artists
University of Illinois Chicago
International Festival and Institute At
Round Top
Amy Nelson
Cornetist
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Rigterink
Overisel
George Peters
Henry Lankheet
John Calvin
Noyon
Picardy
France
United States
China
Pasadena
California
House
George W. Bush
Jessica Simpson
Gwendoline
Yeo
Mavis
Staples
Guthrie
Arts Council
Saugautck Center For the Arts
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