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Posted by John W. Whitehead
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Thursday, 31 May 2007 |
 The Sixties were much more than a time of hippies, music, drugs and free love, the Kennedy era was dawning -- and along with it, Vietnam. All these streams converged in the Beatles' 1967 masterpiece album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. When the album was released 40 years ago today, it was a major cultural event.
"It was the soundtrack to summer, and winter for that matter," notes author Barry Miles. "You could not get away from it." Indeed, young and old alike were entranced... |
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Read more... [40 Years Ago Today The Beatles Changed the World]
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Posted by geri
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Thursday, 31 May 2007 |
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A mother whale and her baby headed back towards open ocean last night after a rescue operation helped guide their 90-mile return down the Sacramento river to their migration route in the Pacific...
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Posted by geri
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Thursday, 31 May 2007 |
A 98-year-old woman accidentally flushed her $8,000, 1.6-carat diamond wedding ring down the toilet in the middle of the night two months ago, but thanks to the Olympia Public Works Department agreeing to take a look, the ring was found and delivered back to the woman who wrote a letter that motivated them to help. "I believe in miracles," she wrote... (The Olympian)
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Posted by geri
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Thursday, 31 May 2007 |
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"A man nicknamed the "spam king" for allegedly sending out millions of junk e-mails has been arrested in the US"... the first spammer to be prosecuted under federal laws against identity theft. (BBC) |
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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 30 May 2007 |
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Explorer Alan Rabinowitz creates havens for tigers, jaguars, and leopards. (CS Monitor) |
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