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ONE OF THE most historic places in Oakland is a sports bar called the King's X Bar. It was the birthplace of not one but two cultural icons: fantasy football, which started at the King's X in the early 1960s, and trivia contests, which started at the bar in 1970.
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Politics always drove the space race. The Russians, who thrilled the world with the launch of Sputnik, the first artifical satellite, in October 1957, were determined to keep their lead. The Americans, shocked and galvanised by the Soviet success, spent almost unlimited funds to catch up.
Mr. Stanton Y. Gause, Sr., 70, died peacefully Monday, June 29, 2009, at his residence, with his children by his side, after losing his courageous battle against cancer.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. — Longtime South Atlantic League president John Henry Moss has died, less than a month after suffering a stroke. He was 90.
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Sen.-elect Al Franken. Photo by Eric Miller of Reuters Senator-elect Al Franken's (D) victory over former senator Norm Coleman (R) in the Minnesota Senate race was among the closest (a 312 vote margin) and longest (it ended 238 days after election day) contests in modern political history. How did Franken manage to wind up on top? In a race this close there are any numbers of things -- large and ...
It wasn't even close. Fargo voters have overwhelmingly approved a half-cent sales tax increase to help pay for flood protection. Just over 90 percent of about 12,700 voters said "yes" to the proposal. Cass County auditor Mike Montplai
Third & Hollywood might have the sounds of jazz floating out the front door, but the food that comes out of the Grandview Heights kitchen has the same healthy, hearty, organic vibe as its siblings, the Northstar Cafes. Restaurateur Kevin Malhame and his family have taken the former Gibby's -- and later, E.J.'s Canyon Cafe -- at 1443 W. 3rd Ave. in a direction that's a bit of a departure from the ...
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