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Today in History - Nov. 21

Today is Saturday, Nov. 21, the 325th day of 2009. There are 40 days left in the year.

Correction: Today in History for April 18

In some versions of Today in History of April 18, The Associated Press erroneously reported in the birthday list the age of actress Mary Birdsong. She is 41, not 48.

One couple out, three head to ‘Dancing’ finals

The important task Tuesday night was to set the three couples who would compete in next week's finals. The first two couples to find out they would be there were Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson and Mya and Dmitry Chaplin — the first pleases the crowd most while the latter pleases the judges most. This left Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough and Kelly Osbourne and Louis van Amstel to fight over the last spot. Kelly had lower judges' scores on Monday night, meaning that only audience voting could keep her in the competition. 

Mya scores another perfect 10 ‘Dancing’

Down to four couples, "Dancing With The Stars" finds itself with two natural dancers in Joanna Krupa and Mya, one sentimental favorite in Donny Osmond, and one Cinderella story in Kelly Osbourne. Monday night, those four competed for the three spots available in the finals. And, because episodes are still two full hours long with only four couples, each couple would do three individual dances — something that's never happened in the show's history.

Celizic: Knicks, Nets don't deserve to court LeBron

The way most teams lure great players is to first lay the foundation of a great team.

Today in History - Nov. 19

Today is Thursday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2009. There are 42 days left in the year.

Hill: LeBron, Kobe joining forces? It’s believable

I would give credence to speculation like this from only a handful of NBA writers. Marc Spears of Yahoo! comes to mind, so does Chris Broussard of ESPN. I can mention a few other names as well, but the list is short: shorter than the reins Kobe Bryant has on the mercurial Ron Artest to fit in with the Lakers.

Today in History - Nov. 11

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 11, the 315th day of 2009. There are 50 days left in the year. This is Veterans Day in the U.S., Remembrance Day in Canada.

Pompei: How long can Favre, 40, hold up this season?

As Brett Favre heads to Green Bay, the Vikings quarterback is looking spry, chipper and nowhere near his 40 years. He is playing wonderfully, with six victories under his belt, a 102.2 passer rating and the eighth most passing yards in the NFL.

Today in History - Nov. 3

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2009. There are 58 days left in the year.

Today in History - Oct. 26

Today is Monday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 2009. There are 66 days left in the year.

Gates Foundation gives black history museum $10M

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $10 million to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture planned for the National Mall in Washington.

Howard: Sticking with Lidge paid off for Phillies

The gall Charlie Manuel is showing right now is nothing new. But you still had to laugh at the Phillies manager’s consistency when someone asked him on the eve of the playoffs last week to clear up the scariest question his defending champion Phillies dragged into the postseason: Who was going to be the Phillies’ closer?

Today in History - Oct. 18

Today is Sunday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2009. There are 74 days left in the year.

Is this the worst ‘Survivor’ season ever?

Now in its 19th season, "Survivor" has been remarkably resilient. There have been ups and downs, but there's never been a season that was a complete dud. Unfortunately, that streak may be coming to an end with this season, which is so far the closest thing Mark Burnett has ever produced to a complete failure.

Today in History - Oct. 10

Today is Saturday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2009. There are 82 days left in the year.

Boston's black history being unburied at cemetery

Somewhere among the grassy hills, canopy trees and 19th century angel sculptures rest Butler and Mary Wilson.

Today in History

Today is Friday, Oct. 2, the 275th day of 2009. There are 90 days left in the year.

‘Survivor’ sends another castaway home

Another castaway left Samoa, and of course, evil tribe idiot Russell H. was somehow involved.

No more free stuff for credit card applications

College students won't be tempted with free goodies to sign up for credit cards come February  when new marketing restrictions and other rules will take effect.

Today in History

Today is Friday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2009. There are 97 days left in the year.

Heckling of president is rare in American history

Some 150 years ago, a congressman from South Carolina, angered by a speech on slavery, entered the Senate chamber and beat a senator from Massachusetts into unconsciousness with a metal-topped wooden cane.

Library of Congress shows off Alaska history

From an 1802 Alaska map made by the Russian Navy to a full-color poster for an 1897 Broadway show on the Klondike Gold Rush, Alaska's history comes alive at the Library of Congress.

Today in History - Sept. 17

Today is Thursday, Sept. 17, the 260th day of 2009. There are 105 days left in the year.

Johnston: Young QBs in spotlight for USC-Ohio State

Johnston: It’s the biggest game of the young college-football season — USC at Ohio State — and it has plenty to say about who wins the national championship. And it might have the youngest quarterback matchup of any large game in recent memory.

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Death certificate is imprinted on the Shroud of Turin, says Vatican scholar
Source: The Times

A Vatican scholar claims to have deciphered the "death certificate" imprinted on the Shroud of Turin, or Holy Shroud, a linen cloth revered by Christians and held by many to bear the image of the crucified Jesus.

Galileo's body parts found after vanishing a century ago
Source: the Mail online

An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the famous renaissance astronomer Galileo that had been missing for more than a century.

10 most bizarre sexist adverts
Source: Times Online

A number of blogs have been picking their Top 10/Top 20/Top 105 Vintage Sexist Adverts.

Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2009.11.26
Source: bmcr.brynmawr.edu

France finds lost spy file on young Hitler
Source: thelocal.de

Secret French intelligence service documents on the young Adolf Hitler have surfaced in the country's national archives, daily Le Monde reported on Friday.

Prehistoric Masterpieces: The Swimmers and The Beast
Source: Independent.co.uk

The inhospitable plateau of Gilf Kebir in the far south-west Egyptian desert was once home to an early Egyptian civilization, who left behind spectacular cave art.

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Indian heroine's letter unearthed
Source: BBC News

A previously undiscovered letter written by one of India's best known female rebels against British colonial rule has been found by academics. The letter was written by Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, shortly before the Indian mutiny - or first war of independence - in 1857.

Privateering and National Defense: Naval Warfare for Private Profit
Source: independent.org

The history of privateers goes back to the early Middle Ages. Originally, it was a method by which a citizen of one nation who had been victimized by a citizen of another nation could achieve restitution for his losses (Petrie 1999, 2-3).

Maybe Your Great-Grandmother Really Was Cherokee
Source: theroot.com

Black folks who always heard that grandma was an Indian—Cherokee, you say?—will get a sense of affirmation from a museum exhibit that just opened at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

Funeral highlights search for missing servicemembers
Source: The Air Force News Service

11/18/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The leaves are changing color at Arlington National Cemetery; a bright backdrop for something as sobering as a funeral. An Army chaplain in his dress blue uniform presents a folded flag to the fallen's next of kin, a man in his 60s.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! To Find Civil Rights Victims Next of Kin

After two-and-a-half years of exhaustive investigation into more than 100 civil rights-era cold cases, the FBI has announced the next phase of our Cold Case Initiative: we're looking for the next-of-kin in 33 cases to let families know what happened to their loved ones and to p …

Pixx: Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944)
Source: pixxxmastre.blogspot.com

Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was a chemist turned photographer ahead of his time who undertook an ambitious photographic survey of the Russian Empire for Tsar Nicholas II.

"Shangri-La" Caves Yield Treasures, Skeletons
Source: National Geographic

A treasure trove of Tibetan art and manuscripts uncovered in "sky high" Himalayan caves could be linked to the storybook paradise of Shangri-La, says the team that made the discovery.

Roman-Britain
Source: issuu.com

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