Wisdom from Grandpa

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Morning Picump

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Birthdays on March 5th

 1963 - Joel Osteen
1974 - Eva Mendes
1955 - Penn Jillette
1956 - Teena Marie
1958 - Andy Gibb

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Todays Pic Dump

  

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Blast from the Past

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Afternoon Funnies

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This day in History

Lead Story

Hula-Hoop patented, 1963

American Revolution

Civilians and soldiers clash in the Boston Massacre, 1770

Automotive

David Buick dies, 1929

Civil War

The Confederacy's Breckinridge assumes command in Virginia, 1864

Cold War

Churchill delivers Iron Curtain speech, 1946

Crime

Jim Morrison is charged with lewd behavior at a Miami concert, 1969

Disaster

Jet breaks up near Mt. Fuji, 1966

General Interest

The Boston Massacre, 1770

Innovator of hypnotism dies, 1815

Hollywood

Jon Stewart hosts 78th annual Academy Awards ceremony, 2006

Literary

Charlotte Bronte declines marriage, 1839

Music

Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler hits #1 with "Ballad Of The Green Berets", 1966

Old West

Antonio de Ulloa tries to govern Louisiana, 1766

Presidential

Dial-a-President radio program airs, 1977

Sports

Miller elected executive director of MLB Players Association, 1966

Vietnam War

U.S.A.F. advisory team sent to Laos, 1964

"Blackhorse" departs South Vietnam, 1971

World War I

Socialist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg born, 1871

World War II

Joseph Stalin dies, 1953

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