Dear Ann Landers readers reflect on high school cliques
A reader describes three social groups Jocks Hoods and Nobodys and asks for guidance. Ann suggests reframing roles noting beauty and athletics are luck and praising decency and friendliness as lasting virtues. The column offers coping thoughts for social division and self acceptance.
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On This Day in History for November 17, 1975
On this day in history many events occurred including the 1869 opening of the Suez Canal linking seas, the 1558 death of Queen Mary I and succession of Elizabeth I, the 1604 Raleigh treason trial, and the 1776 Cornwallis attack on Fort Lee during the American Revolution.
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Historic Capitol opens with unfinished halls on record
The history of Congress opening in the new Capitol Building in Washington is noted. The entry highlights the unfinished state of the building during its first convening. The piece situates the milestone within a broader timeline of notable events. It references Ignace Jan Paderewski's American debut at Carnegie Hall in 1891, Britain's 1948 steel nationalization, Princess Margaret's White House dinner event five years ago, and a Soviet unmanned moon rover five years prior.
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