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In Their Lives 11-12-53: Defiant President

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 12 Nov 20

One thing about looking back at old newspaper articles from the years my family members were born in November: that old adage of “the more things change, the more they stay the same” is really true. As proof, I give you today’s...

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president truman

house unamerican activities committee

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In Their Lives 11-11-30: The 12th Armistice Day

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 11 Nov 20

Today’s my brother’s birthday, and it was darn nice of the U.S. to make his birthday a federal holiday. . But I’m not using his birth year in this monthlong look at Novembers past in honor of his birthday (and dang...

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In Their Lives 11-10-63: 300, No 400, No 500!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 10 Nov 20

One of these days I'll do a countdown of my favorite "fake news" headlines from newspaper archives. But for now, I'm celebrating the November family members' birthdays with a peek at headlines from the years they were born. This...

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japan coal mine disaster

japan train disaster

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In Their Lives 11-9-52: What? Politicians Getting Along?!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 9 Nov 20

It’s time for another look into history. I’m using online newspaper archives and my family’s November birth years (1930, 1952, 1953, 1963, and 1977) to celebrate their birthdays. This is timely, so I thought I’d use this...

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1952 presidential election

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In Their Lives 11-8-53: Dang Weathermen!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 8 Nov 20

In this monthlong series I'm going through newspaper archives (more than a hobby, almost an obsession!), looking at things that happened on this date in the years that my family members were born. For today's headline, we travel...

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surprise snowstorm

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In Their Lives 11-7-30: Jesse James Returns!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 7 Nov 20

This is a series paying tribute to the family member with November birthdays, as I go through each day's newspapers using the years in which they were born (1930, 1952, 1953, 1963, and 1977). Whatever I find interesting, I...

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In Their Lives 11-6-77: Guy Lombardo

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 6 Nov 20

Today is a double-whammy birthday (as so many days in November are for me): my uncle David and best friend Jerry celebrate their birthdays today. And for today's peek at what happened in November in the birth years of my...

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In Their Lives 11-4-63: Wunder von Lengede

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 4 Nov 20

They say you can’t pick your family. Genetically true, but you sure can pick people who are like family. I’m blessed with four friends who are that way. My putting coach is one celebrated at this look of things in...

lengede germany

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In Their Lives 11-3-52: Presidential Election

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 3 Nov 20

Let me tell you about my uncle David. He’s a real clown. And I mean a real clown: he’s a professional clown. He’s even taught at clown school. He’s also an actor, having appeared in over 200 films (mostly independent)...

presidential election

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In Their Lives 11-2-77: Minimum Wage

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 2 Nov 20

Next up: 1977 in my look at what happened in November in the years my family members and best friend were born. Submitted for your approval: a 17-year-old, who stays up all night, answers the phone at 5 AM one November morning....

minimum wage law

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In Their Lives 11-1-30: Early Warning

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 1 Nov 20

Welcome to a new series!! If you can stand the shock, this is NOT about music! (Well, some music might show up, I don’t know.). November is “birthday month” in my family, and in honor of my brother, niece, best friend,...

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