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Tracing the roots of democracy in N.Y.
Special to The TimesWhen I planned my first trip to New York City — so long ago that one of the biggest-selling guidebooks was titled "New York on $5 a Day" — I read that this was the only city besides Washington where the president could visit and most residents...Tags: Rockefeller Center, James Beard, History, Local Elections, Abraham Lincoln
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Paying homage to a land of presidents
Special to The TimesI had no intention of lingering in Ohio last August when I drove through heading west from Philadelphia. My itinerary for the Buckeye State included pumping gas, grabbing burgers and finding restrooms. But a sign on Interstate 80 near Fremont sparked my...Tags: Mount Vernon, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Judges, Tourism and Leisure, William Henry Harrison
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'Frederick Douglass' by William S. McFeely
Born to an African mother and a European father, Frederick Douglass was, by any standard, one of the extraordinary men of the 19th Century and the most powerful black man of his age. William McFeely's compelling biography covers the career of Douglass...Tags: John Brown, Democratic Party, History, Jesse Jackson, Abraham Lincoln
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Midwest events
Illinois June 1: Tour de Cure, Alton. More than 1,000 bicyclists will be taking part in this fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association. There will be 10-, 30-, 50- and 100-mile routes, and participants must meet a fundraising minimum of $200. Fee...
Tags: Entertainment, John Prine, American Diabetes Association, Festive Events, Robin Williams
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Around Town: Railway would put town on the right track
Ever since President Benjamin Harrison skipped La Cañada on his 1891 Pacific rail tour, La Cañada has been disconnected. Harrison’s route took him to Los Angeles, and from there to San Diego, Santa Ana, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Pasadena,...Tags: Public Transportation, Railway Transportation
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Around Town: A legend delivered by word of mouth
When we moved to La Cañada in 1976, our 83-year-old neighbor, Hazel Castevens, told us that the Wells Fargo Pony Express once had a route past what is today the west end of the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA parking lot. The street was called Michigan...Tags: Travel, YMCA, Transportation, Railway Transportation
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Presidential pillows: Famous hotels where U.S. chief executives have bedded down
Warren Harding died here" doesn't quite have the tourist draw of "Washington slept here," but for the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, the distinction of being the only hotel where a president of the United States drew his last breath is enough to put it...Tags: Astoria, Abraham Lincoln, John McCain, William McKinley, Trips and Vacations
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SD, ND celebrate 123rd birthdays today
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota and South Dakota are celebrating their 123rd birthdays. The two states entered the Union on Nov. 2, 1889. President Benjamin Harrison signed the admission papers for the two states on that day. North Dakota became... -
Hometown Secrets: The famous Michiana campaign stop by Senator Bobby Kennedy
WSBT-TVWe are at the end of the election season, and so far our area hasn't received a visit from any of the presidential candidates. But over the last 130 years we have seen our share of campaign stops. According to the Center for History, one of the...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Grover Cleveland, 1st Source Corp., William McKinley, Elections
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Another Electoral College nightmare?
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- Only a dozen years after the infamous Florida recount fiasco that put the loser of the national popular vote in the Oval Office, the specter of a repetition appears to be a possible outcome on November 6. Various national and state polls,...Tags: Joe Biden, Democratic Party, Richard Nixon, Jules Witcover, Mitt Romney
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Family says Army vet died a hero during home invasion robbery
A local Army veteran’s mother is stunned her son could have survived the war in Iraq just to come home to Indianapolis and die in a home invasion robbery Saturday morning. "He was protecting the mother of his brother's child and his nephew so...
Tags: U.S. Army, Theft, Shootings, Iraq
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Columbus Day seen by some as significant, by others as 'a mistake'
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comOn Monday, Federal Employees will be off work and other U.S. citizens will have the day free as well, all because of an accident. “When I was in school, Columbus Day was a day off,” Hagerstown resident Emily Ricketts, 23, said. “...Tags: Hispaniola, Government, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Holidays, Library of Congress
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