Almanac Highlights From January 29 History And Birthdays
January 29 2010 marks day 29 of the year and day 40 of winter. Notable items include Karl Benz patenting the gasoline car in 1886 and Poe's The Raven published anonymously in 1845 with a $15 payment. Birthdays span Paine McKinley Chekhov Fields Selleck Winfrey Graham Lang.
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Karl Benz
Paris
France
Jacques Chirac
China
Guangzhou
Taiwan
Taipei
Thomas Paine
William McKinley
U.S
Anton Chekhov
W.C. Fields
Tom Selleck
Oprah Winfrey
Heather Graham
Edgar Allan Poe
New York Evening Mirror
Pittsburgh Steelers
Inscription in Stein's Book Reveals Jewish Fate Across Eras
In Jerusalem a 1926 bar mitzvah inscription in Leo Baeck essays hints at a German Jewish boy Richard and a vanished family. The piece reflects on Central European Jewish heritage, Auschwitz liberation anniversaries, and Centropa's oral history project archiving 22 000 images to preserve survivor stories and context.
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Israel
Stein
King George Street
Jerusalem
Frankfurt
Vienna
Berlin
Linz
Palestine
Europe
Goethe
Schiller
Heine
Lessing
Stein's
Leo Baeck
Germany
Richard
Kaiser
Albert Einstein
Paul Ehrlich
James Franck
Fritz Haber
Papa
Stein’s
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Jewish Historical Project
I Direct
Fear and Faith Defy Fear in Gay Rights Journey
Katherine A. Briccetti recounts personal fears and public battles over same sex marriage from 1960s to Prop 8. She describes hiding her same sex relationship with Pam, family reactions, and eventual acceptance as legal fights proceed in San Francisco courts. The piece ties cultural fear to legal change and personal resilience.
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Pam
California
Shaun Cassidy
Bobby Sherman
Davy Jones
Roseanne
Mariel Hemingway
PTA
San Francisco
U.S. Supreme Court
Stanford University
Gary Segura
San Diego
Colin Firth
Cheese Goo Rules Super Bowl Day in Dayton Memoir
DL Stewart recalls Velveeta based Cheese Goo as the essential Super Bowl snack and contrasts it with diet cheeses while celebrating football's ritual. He jokes about bacon and lard, recalls childhood memories, and defends Cheese Goo against gourmet trends. Stewart writes as Dayton Daily News columnist.
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National Football League
Gouda
Camembert
Brie
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Garry Trudeau
Adel
Rolle
Edward Serotta
Jewish Historical Institute
Centropa
Centropa.org
Red Army
Oswiecim
Poland
Katherine A. Briccetti
Los Angeles Times
Indiana
Armistead Maupin
Mary Ann Singleton
Pacific Ocean
U.S. District Court
San Francisco Bay Area
DL Stewart
D.L. Stewart
The
Dayton Daily News
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