Almanag historical snippets for September 10
Today features historical milestones including Elias Howe patenting the sewing machine in 1846 and France's last guillotine execution in 1977. It notes birth anniversaries of Arnold Palmer Roger Maris and Stephen Jay Gould, plus sports and global crime data.
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Elias Howe
France
Switzerland
United Nations
Arnold Palmer
Roger Maris
Charles Kuralt
Stephen Jay Gould
Colin Firth
Ryan Phillippe
Steffi Graf
Miss Universe crown loss tied to a clean life claim
Michael Smerconish argues that the Miss Universe result reflected a society that rewards public misbehavior over blemish free honesty. He notes the media’s reality TV fixation and cites Lindsay Lohan Britney Spears and the Salahis as examples. He suggests Miss Philippines’ baggage free answer doomed her in Las Vegas.
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Alaska
Lisa Murkowski
America
Philippines
Maria Venus Ray
Billy Baldwin
Baldwin
Miss Philippines
Las Vegas
Lindsay Lohan
Britney Spears
JetBlue
Salahis
White House
Puerto Rican birth certificates should be honored by all states
Ed Morales argues that Puerto Rican birth certificates must be accepted across the United States. He criticizes Ohio and Tennessee actions, notes seizures in Georgia, and condemns Puerto Rico's policy to invalidate island birth certificates as a harmful move that could disenfranchise citizens.
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U.S
Puerto Rico
Ohio
Department of Motor Vehicles
Tennessee
United States
Anchor Baby Story in Hibbing Minnesota Chronicle
A Korean American family hardships and legal limbo shape a child born as an anchor baby in Hibbing Minnesota during the 1960s. The father, an anesthesiologist, faced harsh immigration rules and local resistance, while a 1965 immigration act finally granted citizenship tests and blue passports, transforming the family into an American one.
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Hibbing Memorial Hospital
Minnesota
America
Korea
United States
C. Walton Lillehei
Hibbing
Miles
Duluth
Japan
Germany
Mexico
Hemisphere
U.S
INS
Congress
Statue of Liberty
Lyndon Johnson
Feminine Wave in Football Draws Fans and Fashion
DL Stewart notes that NFL appeal is broadening to women who attend games and buy merchandise. He cites 2009 data showing up to a third of viewers and over a third of stadium attendees are female, with rising brands and product lines aimed at women, from maternity shirts to styling items.
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Matthew McConaughey
Pittsburgh
Steelers
New Orleans Saints
Chicksinthehuddle
New Orleans
Saints
Reebok
NFL
Dick Butkus
Febreze
Procter & Gamble
Danielle Steele
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Smerconish
Ed Morales
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Progressive Media Project
Progressive Magazine
E. Main St
Madison
Wis
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Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Brown University
DL Stewart
D.L. Stewart
Dayton Daily News
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