Dec 28 2007 in History and Birthdays Card
On this day in history Calhoun resigned as vice president in 1832 and Cochrane patented the dishwasher in 1886 while San Francisco opened municipally owned streetcars in 1912. Birthdays include Woodrow Wilson, Stan Lee, Denzel Washington, and Elizabeth Jordan Car. The quote by Woodrow Wilson, note on Marvel Comics history, and a major past earthquake death toll are included. The moon phase is between full and last quarter.
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John C. Calhoun
U.S
Josephine Cochrane
San Francisco
Woodrow Wilson
Stan Lee
Marvel Comics
Denzel Washington
Elizabeth Jordan
America
Marvel
Europe
Italy
Government obesity stats amid debate over BMI and personal choice
Sally C. Pipes argues that BMI mislabels overweight and questions government overreach in diet policy. She notes shifting healthy BMI standards, cites CDC retraction on obesity death estimates, and favors personal responsibility and freedom of choice over nanny-state interventions.
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Council On Physical Fitness and Sports
George Orwell
Jamon Iberico de Bellota Hits U S Markets at High Price
A lengthy piece argues the $139 per pound Jamon Iberico de Bellota is costly luxury meat arriving in the United States next summer via gourmet stores and LaTienda. It contrasts standard $50 ham with premium acorn fed hams from free roaming pigs, noting deposits, availability, and culinary snobbery while offering a skeptical take on consumer attitudes toward pricey foods.
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Jamon Iberico de Bellota
Jamon Sherico de Bellota
Spain
United States
First ladies charm even feminists across history and now
In a Philadelphia Inquirer reflection, Elsner surveys the evolving role of first spouses from Martha Washington to the present, noting how first ladies shaped national character, broke barriers, and faced intense scrutiny while facing a future of distinct expectations for 2009 and beyond.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Martha Washington
Laura Bush
National Constitution Center
Abigail Adams
Dolley Madison
Mary Todd Lincoln
Washington
Adams
Dalley Madison
Edith Wilson
Lyndon Johnson
Deep South
Lady Bird
U.S
Jacqueline Kennedy
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Garry Trudeau
Sally C. Pipes
The
Washington Post
National Institutes of Health
Uncle Sam
NBA
NFL
Kobe Bryant
Tom Brady
Hollywood
Brad Pitt
Matt Damon
Tom Cruise
George Clooney
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Pipes
Pacific Research Institute
Canada
D.L. Stewart
Stewart
Distawart
Coxohla.com
Dane Eisner
Philadelphia Inquirer
Elsner
Jelsner
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