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    What to do if You Find a Dead Body!

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    By Major Dan on January 15, 2020 Crime, Health/Medicine, January 15

    A Brief History On January 15, 1947, Betty Bersinger was walking with her 3 year old daughter near Leimert Park in Los Angeles, California at about 10 in the morning when they came upon the naked, dead body of a young woman.  The body had been cut in half and mutilated, and soon became famous as “The Black Dahlia.”  Betty at first thought the object on the ground was a discarded mannequin, but quickly realized it was instead a human being!  Betty did the right thing, which is to immediately run to the nearest house to use the telephone to…

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    Dolores O’Riordan

    10 Rock Stars that Died from Drug Use

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    By Major Dan on January 15, 2019 Health/Medicine, January 15, Music

    A Brief History On January 15, 2018, Irish lead singer of the Cranberries, Dolores O’Riordan, died in her bathtub, drowned while under the influence of alcohol and drugs.  She was only 46 years old.  Unfortunately for music fans, as well as the family and friends of the victims, too many singers have died before their time either directly or indirectly because of drug use and abuse.  Today we list 10 of those incidents, some of which have happened in the very recent past, mirroring modern society’s epidemic of deaths caused by drug overdose.  Please feel free to mention other singers…

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    Miracle on the Hudson

    January 15, 2009: What is The Miracle on the Hudson?

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    By Major Dan on January 15, 2018 January 15, Travel, Vehicles

    A Brief History On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 flew into the annals of History when it became “The Miracle on the Hudson.”  An Airbus A32-214 jet liner had just taken off from New York City’s LaGuardia Airport, bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, when the twin jet powered airliner ran straight into a flock of Canada Geese, causing both engines to fail.  With no chance to return to the airport, the pilot had no choice other than to attempt a water landing (“ditching”) in the Hudson River. Digging Deeper Piloted by Chesley Sullenberger, age 57, a former US…

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    Movies and TV Series Related to the History of England

    List of Movies and TV Series Related to the History of England

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    By Wikipedia contributors on January 15, 2017 Cinema & TV, History versus Hollywood, January 15

    A Brief History On January 15, 1559, Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London, England.  In honor of that momentous event, this article presents a list of movies related to the history of England.  This list also contains movies and TV series about her relationship with other countries because, as Rudyard Kipling asserts, “what do they know of England who only England know?”.1 Digging Deeper 5th Century King Arthur 12th Century The Lion in Winter Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Robin Hood The Pillars of the Earth (miniseries) 13th Century Ironclad Braveheart 15th Century Henry V (1989 film) Henry…

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    January 15, 2001: Wikipedia Goes Operational Online!

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    By Major Dan on January 15, 2017 January 15

    A Brief History On January 15, 2001, the online encyclopedia known as Wikipedia went operational, giving Internet users a marvelous resource for casually looking things up. Digging Deeper Owned and operated by the non-profit Wikipedia Foundation, Wikipedia is the largest single reference site on the Internet and is of course the largest online encyclopedia.  Created by Jimmy Wales (MA University of Alabama) and Larry Sanger (MA and PhD from The Ohio State University), and at first only offered in an English language version, Wikipedia is now available in 250 languages and has an incredible 40 million articles!  With over 18…

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