| Fans mourn end of 'Oprah' |
| Car giveaways, tearful interviews and couch-jumping are in the past -- and fans wonder what's next. |
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| 'New Moon' sets record |
| Second installment in the "Twilight" saga has already set a record for midnight shows. |
| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Entertainment - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:16:41 EST) |
| 'Kid at heart' Biel on 'Planet 51' |
| There's an innocence to Jessica Biel, she says, and that's why she took on "Planet 51." |
| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Entertainment - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:55 EST) |
| Big business for 'Moon' romance |
| Are they or aren't they a couple? That's the multimillion-dollar question fueling the "Twilight" franchise. |
| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Entertainment - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:59:09 EST) |
| Oprah: Show ending in 2011 |
| Oprah Winfrey made it official Friday morning: She will end "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2011. |
| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Entertainment - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:01:04 EST) |
| Gamers prove their metal as rock stars |
| Jess Hu is a child care provider from Brooklyn, New York, but for 20 hours a week, she's a rock star. That's how much she estimates she plays the video game "Rock Band." |
| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Funny News - Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:27:09 EST) |
| Comedian is living in an Ikea store |
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Funny News - Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:23:26 EST) |
| Texas town hopes to become UFO landing spot |
| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Funny News - Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:39:56 EST) |
| Governor's son sells 'Don't Drop the Soap' |
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Funny News - Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:05:59 EST) |
| Cops snag lotto ticket from accused drug dealer |
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Funny News - Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:51:26 EST) |
| Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Opens (1964) |
| The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City. From the time of its completion until 1981, it was the largest suspension bridge in the world, with a center span of 4,260 feet (1,298 meters). The bridge furnishes a critical link in the local and regional highway system, and it is widely known today as the starting point for the New York City Marathon. The bridge was the last great public works project overseen by what famous "master builder"? Discuss |
| Read More...(Source: This Day in History - Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT) |
| Nuremberg Trials Begin (1945) |
| The Nuremberg Trials, which took place in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and 1949, were a series of trials prosecuting Nazi officials for their participation in WWII and the Holocaust. The first and most famous of these trials, the Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal, involved 24 of the most important leaders of Nazi Germany, 12 of whom were sentenced to death for crimes against humanity and other offenses. How were the death sentences carried out? |
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| Abraham Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address (1863) |
| The Gettysburg Address, one of the most quoted speeches in US history, was delivered by President Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and half months after the famous battle fought there. In approximately three minutes, Lincoln's address redefined the American Civil War as not merely a struggle for the Union, but as "a new birth of freedom" for the US and its people. Lincoln's address has drawn comparisons to what ancient speech? |
| Read More...(Source: This Day in History - Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT) |