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Famous birthdays for July 3: Olivia Munn, Benedict Wong
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days ago...File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI -- Writer Tom Stoppard in 1937 (age 87) -- Musician Fontella...
Endgame 1944: the 'superb' story of a vital Second World War battle
The Week via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoThis is his fourth book about the Second World War – "Barbarossa", his last, was about Hitler's...
Books and Backroads: Rural N.B. book clubs curate annual summer reading list
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoCBC New Brunswick and New Brunswick Public Libraries are partnering again this summer for the Books...
The Most Intriguing Animated Films You’ll Never See
New York Times· 4 days agoA digital book, “Drawing for Nothing,” highlights some of the best art from canceled animation projects like “Me and My Shadow.” Among fans of canceled animated film projects — and yes, there ...
14 Fantastic Facts About the Fourth of July
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt wasn't until 1870 that the U.S. Congress voted to make the Fourth of July a federal holiday. And even then, it wasn't made a paid holiday for all...
The story of Booker T. Spicely reminds us why NC shouldn’t erase racial history | Opinion
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoSpicely’s killing was not an isolated case. Indeed, many whites viewed the very presence of Black...
Bad Sisters star Duff to return to London stage
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoA film version of The Little Foxes, which Hellman adapted for the screen herself, was released in 1941 and starred Bette Davis. Duff is well known for...
A Jewish Teen’s Diary Recounts Pain and Resilience in a Nazi Ghetto
New York Times· 5 days agoNow, beginning on July 17, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in Manhattan will focus attention on the diary of the teenager, Yitskhok Rudashevski, by making it the second installment in ...
Born on the 4th of July: At 100, Loreno holds the memory of his WWII service
The Herald, Sharon, Pa.· 1 day agoJul. 5—GREENVILLE — While always celebrating the Fourth of July, this one was special for World War II veteran Edward Loreno, who turned 100 on Thursday's holiday. "That's something I get to ...
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway history remembered - Trains
Trains.com· 6 days agoAlthough the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway employed several nicknames — “Dixie Line,”...
