Today in History highlights major events on Dec 28
On December 28 2011 the page notes Iowa admission as 29th state in 1846, Mary II’s death in 1694, Calhoun resigning as VP in 1832, Wilson born 1856, Messina quake 1908, Mencken essay 1917, Pledge of Allegiance recognized 1945, Broadway Night of the Iguana 1961, Edith Wilson’s death, Max Steiner’s death 1971, first US test tube birth 1981, 2001-2011 storm, Bush Iraq policy, Saddam execution efforts, Mogadishu’s UN backed forces end, and a fatal New Orleans warehouse fire.
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Mary II
England
William III
John C. Calhoun
United States
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Staunton
Messina
New York Evening Mail
H.L. Mencken
America
Congress
Tennessee Williams
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Max Steiner
Hollywood
Elizabeth Jordan Carr
Norfolk
National Guard
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N.Y
Lawrence Singleton
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Starke
Fla
George W. Bush
Texas
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
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New Year TV Celebrations Through the Decades
A history of New Year’s Eve television from 1941’s WNBT broadcast to Ryan Seacrest’s era. It traces Lombardo’s early New Year’s Eve shows, Lombardo and Royal Canadians turning Auld Lang Syne into a tradition, Clark’s counter programming, and the evolution through NBC ABC and CBS specials including Rockin’ Eve debuts and the 1999 2000 millennial coverage.
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Times Square
WNBT
WNBC
RCA
Rockefeller Center
Dick Clark
Guy Lombardo
CBS
Waldorf-Astoria
Lombardo
Royal Canadians
Clark
NBC
Helen Reddy
al Green
Queen Mary
Long Beach
Calif
ABC
Chicago
Olivia Newton-John
Ryan Seacrest
Heavy D dies of natural causes in Los Angeles
Los Angeles coroner reports Jamaican born rapper Heavy D Dwight Errington heavy D died from pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis with weight and long flight as contributing factors. He collapsed outside Beverly Hills home on November 8 and died at a hospital.
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Los Angeles
L.A
Heavy D
Beverly Hills
Dwight Errington
Craig Harvey
Lottery Results Snapshot From Midday And Evening Draws
Readout lists multiple state and national lottery numbers including Pick Three and Pick Four for midday and evening sessions, Little Lotto, Lotto jackpot totals, Mega Millions with its Mega Ball, Powerball jackpot figures, and regional draws from Kentucky and Missouri Show MeCash. Key results include Kentucky Pick 3 numbers 2 6 2 and Missouri Show MeCash 14 15 21 28 34, among others.
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Prince Philip Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Britain's Prince Philip, 90, returned to the royal estate after four nights in hospital for treatment of a blocked coronary artery. He underwent a coronary stent procedure at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge and did not speak to reporters as he left, though he smiled and waved.
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Britain
Prince Philip
Philip
Elizabeth II
Papworth
Cambridge
Buckingham Palace
Incorrect contact number corrected for free hypnosis session
A Tuesday item at Herrin City Library incorrectly listed Jerry Hall’s contact number. The correct number is 618 364 5530. Rabies vaccination details clarify Illinois offers two options, yearly and every three years, with tags reflecting vaccine type and date they were given.
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Jerry Hall
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