Today in History highlights from August 28 events
On August 28, 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr delivered his I Have a Dream speech to 200000 in Washington D C. Other noted events include Henry Hudson’s Delaware Bay discovery in 1609 and Tolstoy’s birth near Tula in 1828.
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Associated Press
Washington D.C
Martin Luther King Jr
Henry Hudson
Delaware Bay
Leo Tolstoy
Tula
Italy
U.S
Ramstein
West Germany
Augusta
Maine
Samantha Smith
Saddam Hussein
Drug Enforcement Administration
Peru
Dear Ann Landers Readers Share Iguana Bath Fright
A reader recalls a weekend with a 5-foot iguana kept in a bath adjoining a sun porch and asks if it can grow that large. Ann Landers replies iguanas can reach five feet and condemns selling animals as novelty toys, urging zoo placement. Another letter thanks the column for lifesaving smoke safety advice from a wet bedsheet method once published.
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Ann Landers
Grand Rapids
Hints From Heloise On Ammonia And Sponges
Clear ammonia serves as an all purpose cleaner that does not streak on chrome windows and mirrors. Sudsy ammonia adds soap to clean grease but can streak glass surfaces so avoid windows and mirrors. A dry cleaning receipt tip suggests recording items left behind to simplify pickup later.
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Heloise
Mrs. K
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Dry Cleaners
Jean Walters
Houston
Texas
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer and varied clues
Puzzle page fragment lists numerous clues and partial answers from a Eugene Sheffer crossword. Items reference eras and figures including Kyoto Blackbird Uncle Tom, Cleo, Fables in Slang author, actress Farrow, and famous exter minator. The garbled text suggests a mixed clue list with misread letters and partial entries.
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Farrow
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Eugene Sheffer
Reer
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Blackbird
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Annie
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