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American History Museum gets a major makeover - Raw Story


The American History Museum, famous for hosting US treasures from the star-spangled banner of old, to pop-culture memorabilia, reopened Friday after an 85-million-dollar makeover. President George W. Bush attended a ceremony on Wednesday to formally ...


21 Nov 2008

Organization listings as of Nov. 23 - Minot Daily News


Wild Rose Tradition Rug Hookers: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Minot Public Library. Bring a sack lunch. Sertoma Club: noon, Grand International Inn. Minot Lions Club: noon, Holiday Inn-Riverside. Rotary Club of Minot: noon, Grand International Inn. Minot ...


21 Nov 2008

Citigroup Considering Options to Right Ship - Smart Money


NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- Executives at Citigroup Inc. (C), faced with a plunging stock price, began weighing the possibility of auctioning off pieces of the financial giant or even selling the company outright, according to people familiar with the ...


21 Nov 2008

Sackets Harbor Brewing Company Highlighted at Syracuse Beer Week Gala - PR Inside


Sackets Harbor Brewing Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Seaway Valley Capital Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SWYV), was the highlight at the grand opening of the first ever Syracuse Beer Week ( cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT"id=smartlink&url=http ...


21 Nov 2008

The Hope Diamond - Former resident causing a stir - Aiken Standard


Rumors swirl and tales have become legend, but what is the truth behind the cursed Hope Diamond? How did the legendary gem once owned by King Louis XIV, looted in the French Revolution end up spending winters in Aiken? On Tuesday, a French news ...


21 Nov 2008

Government Warns of 'Catastrophic' U.S. Quake - NewsMax.com


KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- People in a vast seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States would face catastrophic damage if a major earthquake struck there and should ensure that builders keep that risk in mind, a government report said on ...


21 Nov 2008

Fatal attraction: vampires through the years (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)


YAHOO - Fatal attraction: vampires through the years (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)Among the fans thirsting to see the movie "Twilight" is Carrie Preston, who plays mortal Arlene Fowler on the HBO vampire drama "True Blood." She has read the novels of "Twilight" creator Stephenie Meyer and the vampire novels of Anne Rice.


20 Nov 2008

FEMA Study Finds a 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Could Cause Catastrophic Damage (KFVS 12 Cape Girardeau)


YAHOO - FEMA Study Finds a 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Could Cause Catastrophic Damage (KFVS 12 Cape Girardeau)The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)released a report that says a 7.7 magnitude earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone would cause widespread and catastrophic physical damage, negative social impacts, and economic losses.


20 Nov 2008

Looking ahead (USA Today)


YAHOO - Looking ahead (USA Today)Hello, world. Here's some of what's ahead for Friday: • As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum gets underway in Lima, Peru, President Bush is to meet with President Hu Jintao of China. Trade and the global economic crisis will dominate three-day meeting of 21 nations. • On the opposite coast of South America, Russian warships are expected to arrive off Venezuela for exercises meant to ...


20 Nov 2008

Government warns of 'catastrophic' U.S. quake (AlertNet)


YAHOO - Government warns of Source: Reuters By Carey Gillam KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov 20 (Reuters) - People in a vast seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States would face catastrophic damage if a major earthquake struck there and ...


20 Nov 2008

Government warns of "catastrophic" U.S. quake (Reuters via Yahoo! News)


YAHOO - Government warns of "catastrophic" U.S. quake (Reuters via Yahoo! News)People in a vast seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States would face catastrophic damage if a major earthquake struck there and should ensure that builders keep that risk in mind, a government report said on Thursday.


20 Nov 2008

Fortescue shares rocket after boosting China sales (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)


YAHOO - Fortescue shares rocket after boosting China sales (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)SYDNEY, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Shares in Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd jumped as much as 22.5 percent on Friday after it increased sales to China. [ID:nSYD385894 ].


20 Nov 2008

Other communities make plans for Be-centennial of War of 1812 ...


Samuel Smith was serving in the Canadian militia unit at Queenston Heights when the Americans launched a sneak attack across the Niagara River on the night of Oct. 13, 1812. “He was a 17-year-old sentry on duty when he spotted the ...


19 Nov 2008

Barbara Martin: James FitzGibbon - Hero of War of 1812 (Canada ...


When in Congress, in 1812, the question of declaring war against Great Britain was debated, Mr. Pickering, of Massachusetts, asked how the United States could injure England? General Porter said he could take Upper Canada with a ...


19 Nov 2008

Family Research - English, Scottish and Irish Genealogy » Irish ...


Irish Marriages, 1771-1812 Start discovering your British roots today with genealogy articles and news to help you uncover your families roots.


18 Nov 2008

Local History, World Events: Frigate Chesapeake's First War of ...


We present here a map produced by museum staff members that traces the first cruise of the frigate USS Chesapeake during the War of 1812. The map was produced as a part of a new article on the frigate that has appeared The Daybook, ...


14 Nov 2008

Full Cast Set for 1812 Production's Cherry Bomb: Theater News on ...


Theater News: Full Cast Set for 1812 Production's Cherry Bomb: by Tristan Fuge on TheaterMania.com.


13 Nov 2008

New War of 1812 Monument in Toronto: "Generation X" Author Douglas ...


Best known as an author, Douglas Coupland was commissioned to design a public art sculpture on Toronto's waterfront in memory of 1812 military actions near the site.


11 Nov 2008