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In 1603, Queen Elizabeth I of England dies.
In 1693, British clockmaker John Harrison is born.
In 1776, British clockmaker John Harrison dies.
In 1829, The United Kingdom Parliament passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act of 1829.
In 1837, Canada gives African Canadian men voting rights.
In 1855, American financier Andrew Mellon is born.
In 1874, Magician Harry Houdini is born.
In 1878, The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks.
In 1882, Robert Koch announces the discovery of mycobacterium tuberculosis.
In 1905, French Author Jules Verne dies.
In 1911, American cartoonist Joseph Barbera is born.
In 1923, Greece becomes republic.
In 1930, Actor Steve McQueen, is born.
In 1944, 76 Prisoners escape Stalag Luft III.
In 1972, The United Kingdom imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland.
In 1998, The Exxon Valdez runs aground spilling 240,000 barrels.

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Daily Run Down 02/25/2013: Evening Edition

Post author By Wayne
Post date February 25, 2013

Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.

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Barnes Noble founder offers to buy chains 689 retail stores and BN.com

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Les MisÃ©rables Victor Hugo 10 quotes on his birthday

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Brazilian family firms reveal tips for success

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Yet Another Court Says IP Addresses Are Not Enough To Positively Identify Infringers

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Sony patent application measures load times to detect pirated games

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MC Hammer tweets fat jokes about officer after arrest
Sleep texting embarrasses users
DOJ Admits It Had To Put Aaron Swartz In Jail To Save Face Over The Arrest – I think the DOJ should be held responsible for his death. I think many should be fired over the damn debacle.
App.net adopts freemium model now offering invite-only free accounts
Homeless man returns a ring gets $145000 reward

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Purported fifth-gen iPad cases reveal new iPad mini-inspired design

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Windows Phone Developer Update

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Maine man can whistle but he must keep moving

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Total Number of stories: 115

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Daily Run Down 02/18/2013: Morning Edition

Post author By Wayne
Post date February 18, 2013

Here is this morning’s Daily Run Down.

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Horsemeat scandal government warned two years ago
The country has a confidence problem and its Congresss fault
Is It a Crime to Plant a Seed – If it becomes a crime to plant a seed, then we’re all royally fucked.
Amazon fires security firm accused of mistreating workers

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Country singer Mindy McCready dies in apparent suicide – It’s quite sad… very very sad…
Actor Richard Briers dies aged 79

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Olympic building besets Russias Sochi

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PSA Sprint LTE is now live in San Francisco

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NYC taxis may have to wait longer for app hails

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Linux Windows and security FUD

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

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Total Number of stories: 121

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