Today in History highlights key events and birthdays
In 1923 Red Cross chapter member Mrs G J Van Duren learns President Coolidge will broadcast Nov 10 to open the Red Cross drive. Notable past items include 1707 first meeting of Great Britain’s Parliament, 1910 Blanche Scott’s first public solo flight, 1915 women’s suffrage march, and later events such as Leyte Gulf, Nixon tapes, Beirut attack, Band Aid, and Selena’s murder conviction. Celebrity birthdays include Weird Al Yankovic 60, Brian Ross 71, Dwight Yoakam 63, Ryan Reynolds 43.
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G. J. van Duren
The
Red Cross
Coolidge
Great Britain
England
Scotland
Blanche S. Scott
Fort Wayne
Ind
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Johnny Carson
Corning
Iowa
Leyte Gulf
Readers' Choice Awards open at Herrick District Library
The HDL Readers' Choice Awards run Oct 28 through Nov 5 with voting at herrickdl.org and at 300 S. River Ave. and 155 Riley St. Patrons, including youths, vote in multiple categories from children’s picture books to adult fiction. Details and candidate lists released by organizer Anne Pott.
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Herrick District Library
Herrick
HDL
Anne Pott
Herrickdl.org
Herrick District
S. River Ave
Riley St
Pott
HDL North
H2 Dance gears up for fall Jazz themed concerts
Hope College H2 Dance rehearses for October shows at Knickerbocker Theatre. The program titled Jazz features pieces by Matthew Farmer Mark Yonally Greg Patterson Kristen Farmer Jasmine Comfort Hanna Eridson and Crystal Frazier with all dancers performing in selections including Tempo Water Testify and Reverie. Tickets start at 5 dollars for youth and 7 for seniors and Hope faculty with free entry for Hope students and children 12 and under.
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H2 Dance Company
Hope College
Knickerbocker Theatre
Eighth St
Matthew Farmer
Deep South
Mark Yonally
Greg Patterson
Kristen Farmer
Jasmine Comfort
Echos
Hanna Eridson
Testify
Crystal Frazier
Armenian and Argentinian Music Concert at Hope College
Hope College faculty and guest musicians present From Armenian Dance to Argentinian Tango in the Concert Hall at 221 Columbia Ave. on Sunday Oct 27 at 3 pm. Performers Mihai Craioveanu Alicia Eppinga Christina Giuca Krause join Violinist Craioveanu leading the program featuring Babajanian Trio in F Minor and Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. Reception to follow. sponsorship by Patrons for the Arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope College
Jack H. Miller
Piazzolla
Buenos Aiies
Arno Babajanian
Buenos Aires
Astor Piazzolla
Craioveanu
Hope
Giaca
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hungary
Richard Nixon
White House
Watergate
John J. Sirica
U.S
Beirut International
Lebanon
BBC Television
Ethiopia
Bob Geldof
Band Aid
U.S. Senate
Supreme Court
Robert H. Bork
Houston
Yolanda Saldivar
Selena
Saldivar
Enron
Jeffrey Skilling
Skilling
Barack Obama
Dwight Yoakam
Ryan Reynolds
Readers’ Choice Awards
Mo Willems
Travis Jonker
Anne Dyckman
Laurie Keller
Pete the Cat
James Dean
Sofia Martinez
Jacqueline Jules
Mercy Watson
Kate DiCamillo
Tracey West
Flora Ahn
Nick Bruel
Gordon Korman
Tui T. Sutherland
Narwhal
Ben Clanton
Terri Libenson
Nathan Hale
Yoon Ha Lee
Victoria Aveyard
Kiera Cass
Rick Riordan
Neal Shusterman
Hafsah Faizal
Ukyo Kodachi
Calvin and Hobbes
Bill Watterson
Natsuki Takaya
Raina Telgemeir
the Prince
Jen Wang Aran
Aus
Michelle Obama
Rachel Hollis
David Brooks
Mary Pipher
Susan Orlean
Nicholas Sparks
Kate Quinn
Colson Whitehead
Delia Owens
Lisa Lee
Greer Hendricks
Sarah Pekkanan
Louise Penny
Alex Michaelides
Lisa Scottoline
Harlan Cohen
Marlon James
George R.R. Martin
Peter Hamilton
Nancy Kress
Ann Leckie
E. Eighth St
Hope.edu
Grand Rapids Symphony
Patrons For the Arts At
Mihai Craioveanu
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