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Celebrity Birthdays for April 13 – Al Green, Max Weinberg and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Al Green
Age: 66
Occupation: Singer and Songwriter
Known For: Pioneering modern soul music with classic songs like ‘I’m Still In Love With You,’ ‘Love and Happiness’ and ‘Let’s Stay Together,’ a tragic 1974 incident with a girlfriend that caused him to turn to become a minister and found a church in Memphis, and being ranked among Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time
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This Day in History for April 13 – Apollo 13 Disaster and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1870 – The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art, commonly called the Met, is founded (More info)
1943 – The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, DC, on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson’s birth (More info)
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JK Rowling Reveals Title of New Book, ‘The Casual Vacancy’ — When Can You Buy It?
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Did Author Morgan Robertson Predict the Sinking of the Titanic in His Book, ‘Futility’?
You know the story: a supposedly unsinkable ship hits an iceberg and meets a tragic end, killing most of the passengers on board. But it wasn’t the the Titanic — it was actually a fictional ship called the Titan, written about in a book published 14 years before the famed Titanic set sail on its doomed voyage.
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Tip of a Lifetime! Police Let Waitress Keep Drug-Scented $12,000 She Found on Table
Doing the right thing often has its own rewards — but you may need to get a lawyer, first. That’s what one Minnesota waitress learned the hard way.
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George Zimmerman Charged with the Murder of Trayvon Martin [VIDEO]
George Zimmerman, the man who fatally shot Florida teenager Trayvon Martin earlier this year, was charged with second-degree murder and taken into custody on Wednesday.
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US Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops to Historic Low
A new study from the CDC shows teen births in the US have hit an all-time low, dropping to just over 34 births per 1,000 women who are between 15 and 19 years old — a decrease of nine percent in the last two years alone.
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Celebrity Birthdays for April 12 – David Letterman, Vince Gill and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
David Letterman
Age: 65
Occupation: Comedian, Writer and Talk Show Host
Known For: Hosting ‘Late Night with David Letterman’ on NBC and later ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ on CBS, having the longest late-night hosting career in American history, his Worldwide Pants production company, and providing a textbook example of the right way to publicly handle a nasty scandal
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This Day in History for April 12 – Civil War Begins and More
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Wannabe Special Agent Sues FBI After He’s Rejected Over a Pushup
Most jobs don’t have physical fitness tests, but the FBI does — and one man who was denied a position as a special agent for doing 29 pushups instead of the required 30 is now suing the agency for gender discrimination.