Grand Forks Levee Station Named for Dave Barry
Grand Forks officials dedicated Dave Barry Lift Station No. 16 in a ceremony amid subzero cold. Mayor Mike Brown joked about naming the station after Barry if he visited, after the columnist had poked fun at Grand Forks and East Grand Forks for calling themselves the Grand Cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Barry
Grand Forks
N.D
Barry
Minnesota
East Grand Forks
Grand Cities
Mike Brown
Brown
Lauren Bush Guests On Friends Show As Possible Extra
Lauren Bush, niece of President Bush, visited the Friends set last week as a guest and may appear as an extra in a future episode. The teen model, daughter of Neil Bush, has done photo shoots for Vanity Fair and Vogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauren Bush
Bush
Neil
Vanity Fair
Vogue
Chelsea Clinton debuts silk bob at Paris Versace show
Chelsea Clinton appears front row at Paris Versace show with Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow. The 21 year old replaces her White House curls with a straight silky bob and later wears a backless dress with a plunging neckline at a party. Paula Poundstone tells Dateline NBC she is not a child molester and cites a plea of no contest to a felony child endangerment charge while DUI with children in the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chelsea Clinton
Madonna
Gwyneth Paltrow
Chelsea
White House
Stanford University
Clinton
Paula Poundstone
Dateline Nbc
Poundstone
Notable History Highlights from 1848 to 1993
The entry recalls James W. Marshall's 1848 gold discovery at Sutter’s Mill sparking the 1849 gold rush, the 1908 English Boy Scout start by Robert Baden-Powell, a 1978 Soviet satellite disintegration spreading debris over northern Canada, Theodore Bundy’s 1989 execution in Florida, and Thurgood Marshall’s 1993 death at 84.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Marshall
Sutter's Mill
California
England
Robert Baden- Powell
Earth
Canada
Theodore Bundy
Florida
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Birthdays notice for Neil Diamond and others
Today's birthdays mark anniversaries for Neil Diamond aged 61, Ray Stevens 63, Aaron Neville 61, Warren Zevon 55, Yakov Smirnoff 51, Nastassja Kinski 42, Ernest Borgnine 85, and Oral Roberts 84. Diamond reaches a diamond jubilee milestone in his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Diamond
Ernest Borgnine
Oral Roberts
Ray Stevens
Aaron Neville
Warren Zevon
Yakov Smirnoff
Nastassja Kinski
When Newcomers Decide Where to Worship
A Religion page preview notes how UU fusion churches welcome newcomers shaping first impressions. The article explores methods used by churches to create inviting environments that encourage attendance and ongoing involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahnant
UU Binee
Bootleg Black Hawk Down draws crowds in Mogadishu
In Mogadishu makeshift Dualeh Cinema shows a pirated Black Hawk Down. Somalis cheer when Americans are hit and question the film’s absence of Somali voices. Refugees and rights groups decry the depiction as biased and culturally barren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mogadishu
Somalia
Warsameh Abdi
Ridley Scott
Mark Bowden
U.S. Army
Delta Force
Mohamed Farah Aidid
Warsameh
United States
Morocco
Omar Jamal
Somali Justice Advocacy Center
St. Paul
Minn
Hawlwadig Road
Horn of Africa
Mariah Carey Leaves Virgin Records After Short Run
EMI announces a 49 million dollar exit package ending Mariah Carey’s contract with Virgin after less than a year and a flop album Glitter, with Carey pursuing new opportunities while still slated for movie and musical projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mariah Carey
Virgin Records
EMI
Virgin
Soundscan
Columbia Records
Alain Levy
Mariah
Carey
CNN hires Connie Chung for evening news show
CNN hires Connie Chung away from ABC News to anchor a nightly newscast in a bid to sharpen its fight with Fox News Channel. Chung would likely take the 7 p.m. CST slot previously held by Greta Van Susteren, amid CNN's star-building strategy that already features Paula Zahn Aaron Brown Serena Altschul Keith Olbermann and Anderson Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CNN
Connie Chung
ABC News
Chung
Fox News Channel
Greta van Susteren
van Susteren
Connie
David Westin
Paula Zahn
Aaron Brown
MTV
Serena Altschul
Keith Olbermann
Anderson Cooper
ABC
the Mole
Giuliani TV Movie Rights Bought By Five Mile River
Five Mile River Films acquired screen rights to Rudy Giuliani: Emperor of the City by Andrew Kirtzman. The project aims to air later this year with no casting decided yet. potential actors include Robert Duvall, Daniel Travanti, and James Woods. The book was updated after 9 11. rights terms undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Rudolph Giuliani
Giuliani
Five Mile River Films
Rudy Giuliani
Andrew Kirtzman
New York 1
Lorenzo Minoli
Europe
Kirtzman
Five Mile River
Abraham
Moses
David
Jesus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kansas
2Day’s History Journal
2Day
Bac
Dal
Doug Easo
Colin
Black Hawk
Acter
Mohamed Ali Abdi
Bar Abah Junction
Marshall Grossman
Grossman
Gary Condit
Chandra Levy
Barbara Walters
Diane Sawyer
Associated Press
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!