On This Day In History April 16 Highlights
April 16 marked many events from 1789 Washington left Mount Vernon forist inauguration, to 1912 Harriet Quimby becoming first woman to fly the channel, and Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. The list spans politics, exploration, arts, and tragedy with notable names and dates across centuries.
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Harriet Quimby
English Channel
Dover
England
France
George Washington
Mount Vernon
New York
Abraham Lincoln
District of Columbia
Confederacy
St. Bernadette
Lourdes
Nevers
Charles Chaplin
London
Boston Arena
Matthews Arena
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Russia
NBC
Blue Network
U.S
Nuremberg
Germany
Texas City
Texas
High Flyer
Bernard M. Baruch
South Carolina Statehouse
Bob Dylan
Gerde
Folk City
New Orleans
Joseph Rummel
Walter Cronkite
Douglas Edwards
CBS Evening News
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Ken Mattingly
Britain
Prince Andrew
Sarah
Duchess of York
U.S. Supreme Court
Seung-Hui Cho
Virginia Tech
Hunger Games holds top spot over The Three Stooges
The Hunger Games remains No 1 for a fourth weekend with 21.5 million dollars, pushing domestic total to 337.1 million. The Three Stooges opened second with 17.1 million, defying lower industry expectations.
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Los Angeles
Lionsgate
Richie Fay
Peter
Bobby Farrelly
Three Stooges
20Th Century Fox
Chris Diamantopoulos
Moe
Sean Hayes
Larry
Will Sasso
Curly
Fox
Box office results show Hunger Games leads as Titanic tops global reissue
Box office tallies include The Hunger Games at 21.5 million, The Three Stooges 17.1 million, The Cabin in the Woods 14.9 million, and Titanic in 2-D reissue crossing 2 billion worldwide. Titanic domestic 11.6 million for the weekend, with 3-D re-release adding 44.4 million domestically and 146.4 million overseas.
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Chris Aronson
Aronson
Joss Whedon
MGM
Lionsgate
James Cameron
Cameron
China
Universal
U.S
Taylor Kitsch
Liam Neeson
Wells: Sparta man aids Kenyan villages with water needs
Hamer said a water well was drilled within a day and a pipe laid in about two weeks, delighting villagers who called it miraculous. He plans two more wells in Kenya costing 35000 to 45000 dollars, funded by church speaking engagements and concerts by the Gordons.
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Sparta
Kenya
Hamer
Gordons
Early warming boosts West Nile and rabies testing in Illinois
Testing of dead birds for West Nile virus started earlier this year to detect activity from a warm winter and spring. In 2011, 19 counties reported West Nile activity with 34 Illinois residents ill and three deaths. Rabies data showed 49 bats and one cow positive. rabies can spread to humans from wild mammals.
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Arthur Kohrman
Illinois
Illinois and Missouri lottery results roundup
Illinois midday Pick Three reads 4 5 with evening 0 1 6 and Midday Four 2 4 9 6 and Evening 4 3 6 4. Little Lotto 5 9 18 28 37, Lotto jackpot 3 million, Mega Millions 53 million. Illinois Pick 3 Evening 5 0 0, Pick 4 Evening 2 0 1 4. Missouri Pick 3 Midday 6 0 8, Pick 4 Midday 3 9 2 1, Pick 3 Evening 1 4 8, Pick 4 Evening 0 9 0 5. Show MeCash 1 5 9 16 19, jackpot 131 million.
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Illinois
Issouri
Williamson County Judge Candidate Details Questioned
The Southern article is under review for potential inaccuracies regarding Andrea McNeill’s timeline. McNeill reportedly began law school in 1989 and started her legal career in 1991 with Mitchell & Armstrong. Public tips can be reported by calling 618-351-5033, 618-351-5807, or 618-351-5078.
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Williamson County
Andrea McNeill
Mitchell & Armstrong
Waterways watchdog targets Newbill over funding shifts
Taxpayers for Common Sense criticized Representative Newbill for introducing the Wave4 Act, arguing H.R. 4342 shifts major maintenance and dam costs to the federal treasury while inland waterway users accept a diesel tax increase. SIU Carbondale’s Nicholas Pinter warns of billion-dollar overruns like Olmsted Dam, with spokesman David Gilles saying the bill keeps waterway infrastructure discussions alive.
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Taxpayers For Common Sense
Whitefield
Treasury
Nicholas Pinter
SIU Carbondale
Pinter
Olmsted Locks
Costello
David Gilles
Gilles
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Thesouthern
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P.O
Graton
Gmushrooms.com
Mike Richardson
Coachhousegarages.com
Lee Enterprises Newspapr
Bob Williams
Bob.williams
Gary Metro
Gary
Metro
Jason Woodside
Jasonwoodside
Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Thesouthern.com
Southern
Illinois Ave
Southern Illinoisan
Lee Enterprises
Davenport
Iowa
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