British knew of Washington crossing Delaware but warned too late
Newly reviewed papers from Gen James Grant show a British spy tipped off about George Washington crossing the Delaware on Christmas Night. Grant noted he relayed information to Hessian commander Johann Rall at 6 pm, but Rall did not act. The spy’s identity remains unknown and Washington’s own network is debated. The Library of Congress acquired copies of Grant’s 12,000 papers from Ballindalloch Castle in 1999.
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Washington
George Washington
Delaware
James Grant
Ballindalloch
Aberdeen
Scotland
Trenton
Grant
Johann Rall
Rall
America
John Honeyman
Princeton
New Jersey
Wharton
Philadelphia
Lowrie
Jersey
Mercer
Hugh
Library of Congress
James Hutson
Missouri factory shooter kills three coworkers then dies
Jefferson City police say Jonathon Russell 25 opened fire at Modine Manufacturing Co after a shift change, killing Terry Wilson 44 Ricky Borts 29 and supervisor Tim Wilbers 42 before shooting himself. Five others wounded as officers confronted him near the police station.
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Jefferson City
Jonathon Russell
Russell
Machine Manufacturing Co
John Hemerger
Jim Johnson
Terry Wilson
Ricky Borts
Tim Wilbers
Wilbers
Hemeyer
Four Die When Fireworks Truck Explodes in Florida
A tractor trailer loaded with fireworks exploded at a Bonita Springs beach park during unloading for the Fourth of July. At least four people were killed and one injured as the blast sent flames and fireworks across the sky. Sunset Fireworks of Dittmer Missouri supplied the fireworks for the event.
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Fla
Bonita Springs
Wayne Edsall
Gulf of Mexico
Fort Myers
Naples
Jazz flutist Mann dies at age 73
Santa Fe based jazz flutist Mann who fused world music with bebop and cool jazz died aged 73 after a battle with prostate cancer. A longtime New Yorker who moved to Santa Fe in the late 1980s, Mann produced more than 100 albums and helped pioneer fusion through his 1973 World Music influenced group. Relations recall him as a Pied Piper of global sounds who explored Africa Brazil and Japan for new influences.
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Santa FE
Herbie Mann
Mann
Sy Johnson
New York City
Africa
Brazil
Japan
Johnson
Associated Press
Atlantic Records
Kokopeli
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Missouri
Self
Kevin McKenzie
McKenzie
Naples Daily News
Mary Mike Dearden
Lover's Key Beach Club
Dittmer, Mo
Sunset Fireworks
Walt Disney World
Six Flags Theme Parks
St. Louis Cardinals
Jacksonville Jaguars
Chenk
Brgers
Warthog
Se Furniture
Broad ST
Shane
Staer Ee
Ada
Lay Mae
Amherst Shopping Plaza
Cooper Foster Park Rd
Amherst
Sam
Wes
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