History highlights for February 4 to 10 in brief
Key events span 1789 Washington’s election as first president. 1962 solar system alignment. 1974 Patricia Hearst kidnapping. 1917 immigration act. 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act. 1973 Dixy Lee Ray appointed head of Atomic Energy Commission. 1998 Reagan National Airport naming. 1943 shoe rationing. 1962 Cuban embargo. 1984 untethered spacewalk. 1910 Boy Scouts incorporation. 1993 GM NBC crash suit. 1964 Beatles on Ed Sullivan. 1971 Apollo 14 return. 1968 Peggy Fleming Olympic gold. 1992 Mike Tyson rape conviction.
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Dixy Lee Ray
Richard Nixon
Atomic Energy Commission
Bill Clinton
Washington National Airport
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Bruce McCandless II
Robert L. Stewart
Ed ‘Sullivan
New York
CBS
Earth
Moon
Sunrise Optimist Club Juices Up Essay Contest Deadline
The Sunrise Optimist Club of Roswell invites area students to submit essays on Can Society Function Without Respect as part of the Optimist International Essay Contest 2018. Local winners earn 300 first, 200 second, 100 third, with the top essay advancing to district level for a 2500 college scholarship. deadline February 13. contact Karen Hamilton at 575 420 6325.
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Hope Morales
New Mexico
Teach Plus
Sunrise Optimist Club
Morales
Roswell
Mike Perry
Sunrise Optimist
Roger K. Burnett
Red Onion Restaurant
Optimist
West Texas
Karen Hamilton
Father-Daughter Dance and Mardi Gras Dinner Event
The Roswell Adult and Recreation Center hosts a Father-Daughter Dance on Friday with Dwain and Jill performing country and western music at 6 p.m. All Saints Catholic School pairs Mardi Gras dinner and dance Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at St. Peter Church gym with prizes, crowning, and a silent auction. Tickets available at school or church offices.
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Roswell Adult and Recreation Center
Missouri Ave
Dwain & Jill
Call
St. Peter Church
E. Deming St
All Saints Catholic School
Kentucky Ave
St. Peter
Allsaintsmardigras. Com
AARP Defensive Driving Class for Seniors Scheduled
An AARP Defensive Driving Class will run from 1 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday February 20 at Senior Circle 2001 N Main St next to Family Dollar. Fee is 15 for members and 20 for nonmembers. Call 623 2311 to reserve. Payment day of class by cash or check to AARP.
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Senior Circle
N. Main $T
AARP
Brick by Brick and littleBits Mashup at Roswell Public Library
Roswell Public Library hosts a free open event Brick by Brick and littleBits Mashup for all ages. Attendees can mix Lego bricks with littleBits modules to create unique builds, explore motors and lights, and join a monthly build challenge with prizes. No registration. contact 575-622-7101 or visit 301 N Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
Roswell-Rm. Gov
405
Roswell-Public Library
Wednesday Schedule: Raving Red at 12 PM and 3:30 PM
The listing shows two show times for Raving Red on Wednesday February 7. First performance at 12:00 PM followed by a 3:30 PM matinee.
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Wedneday
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Washington
United States
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Patricia Hearst
Berkeley
California
Symbionese Liberation Army
U.S
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Boy Scouts of America
General Motors
NBC
Dateline Nbc
Peggy Fleming
America
Ene France
Mike Yson
Watatapolis
Desiree Washington
Emma Gallegos
Pecos
littleBits
Amanda Davis
Desra Thomas
Picasso
Amy
Greg Newbold
Vincent van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
Roy Lichtenstein
Georgia O'Keefe
Santa Fe
Pablita Velarde
Santa Clara Pueblo
Manny Gonzalez
Rdrnews
Fouoys
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