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Fans of "Vegas," a new television series starring Dennis Quaid as Sin City's legendary Mob-busting Sheriff Ralph Lamb, likely don't care one way or the other that not a single scene of the CBS production was filmed in Las Vegas - or anywhere else in Nevada, for that matter.
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Visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park often pose with this statue of Abraham Lincoln that sits outside the park's museum and visitor centre.
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What They Found In Lincoln's Pockets the Night He Was Shot
The items from the pockets of the coat are on display at the Library of Congress, about two miles from Ford's Theatre.
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John Williams helped Superman soar on movie screens, but another composer is now giving flight to Krypton's favorite son.
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Fredericksburg Antiques Dealer Supplied 'Lincoln' Props
An ordinary Saturday working at the Fredericksburg Antique Mall became a day Barbara Watkins and Charlene Trueman will never forget.
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The recent bombings in Boston were horrible, on that we can all agree. Those who planted and exploded those bombs, apparently made using "pressure cookers," achieved their terrible purpose, and among the victims tragically killed was a precious little eight year old boy.
Obama's Scandals Rival His Predecessors
One would be hard-pressed to select the most corrupt Presidential administration in US history.
Alec Baldwin: 'The movies are abandoning serious acting to television'
The actor has been at Cannes making a documentary, Seduced and Abandoned, about the film festival.
Summer Fun: Goddess of Liberty, Vampire Slayer
Let me just get this out of the way. There's something you need to know about the pretty lady atop our capitol dome.
a Tall Order: Lincoln Note Saving Teen Soldier Up for Sale
The recently found telegram from 1865 was signed by Lincoln who urged Union Army officials to allow Perry Harris to be discharged from service after an impassioned plea from his father.
Five getaways with a Memorial Day theme
The Army Heritage Trail, part of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Middlesex Twp.
The Craziest Neocon Attack on Libertarianism?
Hillsdale College in Michigan hosts Mises Lectures in free-market economics and houses the library of Mises in the Ludwig von Mises Room in its Mossey Library.
When a city, or a state, loses its daily newspaper, something of its soul is lost with it.
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This is a gallery of tiny 'nanoflowers' grown on the surface of pennies and glass by engineers at Harvard University.
Asked about their recent history as Oscar rivals, Steven Spielberg and Ang Lee look at each other hesitantly before Spielberg graciously offers, "After you." The two have come to the Cannes Film Festival just months after facing off as the two favorites for best director at the Academy Awards.
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Forget remote controls and ad breaks, when it comes to the best new films and TV, sometimes the best place to go is the internet.
Steven Spielberg to turn 'Halo' video game series into TV show
Master Chief is coming to the small screen! Steven Spielberg announced plans for a live action television series adapting the popular 'Halo' videogame franchise.
Immaculata students consider the Lincoln-Douglas debate
Considered by many to be one of the most famous political Senate contests in US history, the Lincoln-Douglass debates of 1858 in Illinois, conducted over a three month period, drew huge audiences and centered on the vital issue of the survival of the Union and viability of slavery.
We're pointing a gun at our dea
Our democracy is endangered. Not by the Russians, North Korea, the Iran regime, or even terrorists.
John R. Lea Middle School students learn about hardtack, bayonets,...
Eighth-grade students at John R. Lea Middle School had the opportunity for history to come alive during their annual Civil War Day.