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The effort culminated in a concentrated military attack that started May 18, 1863, and a siege that started eight days later.
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White House: Calif. locale ideal for summit
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Stonewall National Museum & Archives Names David Jobin as Executive Director
The world's largest collection of LGBT historical artifacts and documents, the Stonewall National Museum & Archives , has a new Executive Director.
Peter Frampton, Robert Cray at REH
Following the success of the 2011-2012 world tour celebrating the 35th Anniversary of his multi-platinum selling live album Frampton Comes Alive!, Peter Frampton is back on the road with Frampton's Guitar Circus.
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The Importance of Being Inverted: Gay Days at Amusement Parks, Part 1
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Meg Makes: How Rob and I spent a fun long weekend in Daytona Beach
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There is no sound quite like that of children expressing their delight for the arrival of summer - except maybe when they're told they're going to Orlando for vacation.
ChooseChicago chooses Desiree Rogers - a vision in yellow
He's tapped socialite/businesswoman Desiree Rogers to head up the board of directors of ChooseChicago, the city's tourism and convention development arm.
Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat
Shipwrecks lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artifacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tanks, a new federal report says.
US may fingerprint departing tourists
The US may expand its biometric entry-exit system to include taking fingerprints and photos of foreigners as they leave the country.