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Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers,
Wisconsin
WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA
Minnesota Lynx
MLS
Major League Soccer
Minnesota United FC
American Association
American Association of Professional Baseball Independent Minor League Baseball
St. Paul Saints
Baseball | Home
American Association of Independent Professional Baseball
- Wikipedia
NFL preseason games
Matt Harmon's 2017 tiered fantasy football rankings -
NFL.com
"It's time for football!"
Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers,
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Renaissance Festival Weekends Aug. 19 through Oct. 1, 2017
Photos
Minnesota State Fair 2017 August 24 - Labor Day, September 4
Welcome to the
Minnesota State Fair
The tallest traveling Ferris wheel in North America
Largest Boar: Rocky 1400 lbs. exhibited by Beise Brothers
Largest Giant Pumpkin: Adult: James Magnuson: 775 lbs. Youth:
Hannah Johnson: 571.5 lbs.
Photos
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August 21, 2017
Astronomy
Monday, September 4, 2017
Labor Day (First Mon. in September)
"The summer is over."
A Day
after Labor Day Schools usually start.
Here's How To Help The Victims Of Hurricane Harvey |
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Here's how you can help victims of Hurricane Harvey - CBS
News
TROPICAL STORM HARVEY
Hurricane Harvey - Wikipedia
Texas
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Back to school sales and shopping underway
video
Monday, September 4, 2017
Labor Day (First Mon. in September)
"The summer is over."
A Day
after Labor Day Schools usually start.
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American Association
American Association of Professional Baseball Independent Minor League Baseball
St. Paul Saints
Baseball | Home
American Association of Independent Professional Baseball
- Wikipedia
Sports 2017 |
Minnesota:
St. Paul Saints
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NFL preseason
games underway
Matt Harmon's 2017 tiered fantasy football rankings -
NFL.com
"It's time for football!"
Patriots
Ranked No. 1 In 2017 NFL Future Power Rankings SportsCenter ESPN - YouTube
NFL's Top 10 Storylines Going Into 2017-18 Season THE HERD - YouTube
Predicting Every NFL Team's Record in 2017... DO YOU AGREE WITH YOUR TEAM'S -
YouTube
Sports 2017
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Pritchett, DeJoria, Gray, Savoie are NHRA Nationals champs
Brainerd International Raceway & Resort 08/20/2017, Brainerd,
MN
2017
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals - YouTube
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals | NHRA
CPTV
VIDEO - WORLD RECORDS SET IN FIRST DAY BRAINERD QUALIFYING - YouTube
NHRA
Brainerd International Raceway 2017 - YouTube
History Is Made At 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals - YouTube
Mello Yello | NHRA
National Hot Rod Association - Wikipedia
NHRA
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Sports 2017
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Vacation Rentals, Homes,
Experiences & Places - Airbnb
Airbnb -
Wikipedia
Brian
Chesky - Wikipedia
born August 29, 1981, an
American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded the hospitality exchange service
Airbnb.
Travel
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President Woodrow Wilson picketed by women suffragists -
Aug 28, 1917 - HISTORY.com
Women's Rights
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Women's
Suffrage
Presidents Woodrow Wilson
#28
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The death of Emmett Till - Aug 28, 1955 - HISTORY.com
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Jim Crow segregation in the South and
African American civil rights movement
Civil Rights
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King speaks to March on Washington - Aug 28, 1963 -
HISTORY.com
Mahalia Jackson, the Queen of Gospel, puts her stamp on
the March on Washington - Aug 28, 1963 - HISTORY.com
Civil Rights
Presidents John F. Kennedy
#35
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2017 Video Music Awards
MTV VMA,
Inglewood, California
Best moments from the 2017 MTV VMAs - CNN Video
2017 MTV Video Music Awards - Wikipedia
Music
|
California | Calendar:
Entertainment
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Weekend Box Office Results for August 25-27, 2017 - Box Office Mojo
1 The Hitman's Bodyguard 2 Annabelle: Creation 3
Leap!
(2016) - IMDb
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McGregor vs Mayweather Best Moments & Knockout | Highlights - YouTube
Mayweather Vs McGregor FULL FIGHT IN HD 50 FPS WITH POST FIGHT INTERVIEWS -
YouTube
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor - Wikipedia
Sports 2017
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born August 26, 1910 Mother
Teresa, Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Biography.com
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa - Wikipedia
August 26, 1910 - September 5,
1997, a
Roman Catholic
religious sister and
missionary who lived most
of her life in India. She was born in what is today
Macedonia, with her
family being of
Albanian descent
originating in
Kosovo.
Mother Teresa founded the
Missionaries of Charity,
a Roman Catholic
religious congregation,
...
Mother Teresa | Life of Mother Teresa - YouTube
Mother Teresa of Calcutta Boulevard | Saint Paul By
Bike-Every Block of Every Street
This pic of a Cottontail rabbit was shot
on the grass of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Blvd. near
the Cathedral of St. Paul, St. Paul, MN in 2014. The
street was named (we think, renamed) after Mother Teresa in 2004.
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“The Guinness Book of Records” debuts - Aug 27, 1955 -
HISTORY.com
Guinness World Records
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born August 27, 1908 Lyndon
B. Johnson #36
LBJ is born - Aug 27, 1908 - HISTORY.com
Biography.com
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson - Wikipedia
August 27, 1908 - January 22, 1973, often referred to as LBJ, was the
36th
President of the United States
(1963–1969), a position which he assumed after his service as the
37th
Vice President
(1961–1963).
Texas
Presidents Lyndon
B. Johnson #36
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3 dead amid rescue operations as historic flooding hits
Houston area - ABC News
The potential economic costs of Tropical Storm Harvey
Explained - Aug. 25, 2017 CNN Money
Texas
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Uranus is probably full of giant diamonds | Popular
Science 08/24/2017
Astronomy
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19th Amendment adopted - Aug 26, 1920 - HISTORY.com
Women’s Suffrage
|
Women's Rights
Presidents:
Woodrow
Wilson #28
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Lewis and Clark promote Patrick Gass to sergeant - Aug 26,
1804 - HISTORY.com
Corps of Discovery - Wikipedia
Lewis and Clark Expedition - Wikipedia
Columbus Ships > Lewis and Clark
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George Washington writes to Henry Lee - Aug 26, 1794 -
HISTORY.com
Henry Lee III - Wikipedia
Major-General Henry "Light-Horse
Harry" Lee III, January 29, 1756 – March 25, 1818, an early
American
Patriot and politician
who served as the
ninth
Governor of
Virginia and as the
Virginia
Representative to the
United States Congress.
Presidents:
George Washington #1
| Thomas Jefferson #3
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Russia tests an intercontinental ballistic missile - Aug
26, 1957 - HISTORY.com
Intercontinental ballistic missile - Wikipedia
ICBM
Top
10 Deadliest Nuclear Missiles (ICBM) in the World - YouTube
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born August 26, 1845
Mary Ann Nichols, the first
known victim of serial killer Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper - Murderer - Biography.com
for videos, use Google Chrome if Google doesn't work well
Jack The Ripper | The Most Infamous Unsolved Killer The World Has Seen |
Documentary - YouTube
Mary Ann Nichols - Wikipedia
26 August 1845 – 31 August
1888, one of
the Whitechapel murder victims.
Her death has been attributed to the notorious unidentified
serial killer
Jack the Ripper, who is
believed to have killed and mutilated at least five women in the
Whitechapel area of
London from late August to early November 1888.
Victims of Jack the Ripper
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7 Natural Wonders of Door County | Travel Wisconsin
Wisconsin |
Travel
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Paris liberated - Aug 25, 1944 - HISTORY.com
WWII
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Truman orders army to seize control of railroads - Aug 25,
1950 - HISTORY.com
Presidents:
Harry S. Truman #33
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August 25, 1958 Tim Burton
Tim Burton -
IMDb
Tim Burton - Painter, Screenwriter, Producer, Illustrator,
Director - Biography.com
Tim
Burton - Wikipedia born August 25, 1958, an American film
director, producer, artist, writer and animator. He is known for his dark,
gothic, eccentric and quirky fantasy films such as
Beetlejuice (1988),
Edward Scissorhands
(1990), the animated musical
The Nightmare Before Christmas
(1993), the biographical film
Ed Wood (1994), the
horror fantasy
Sleepy Hollow (1999),
and later efforts such as
Corpse Bride (2005),
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(2007),
Dark Shadows (2012)
and
Frankenweenie (2012).
...
California
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born August 25, 1919
George C. Wallace
George C. Wallace - U.S. Governor - Biography.com
George C. Wallace Stands Up in the
Schoolhouse Doors at the University of Alabama - YouTube
George Wallace - Wikipedia
August 25, 1919 –
September 13, 1998, an American
politician and the 45th
Governor of Alabama,
...
Presidents: John F. Kennedy
#35
Alabama
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David Hume dies - Aug 25, 1776 - HISTORY.com
David Hume - Wikipedia 7 May 1711
NS (26 April 1711
OS) – 25 August 1776, a
Scottish
philosopher,
historian,
economist, and
essayist, who is best
known today for his highly influential system of philosophical
empiricism,
skepticism, and
naturalism.
Presidents:
James Madison #4
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Weekend Box Office Results for August 18-20, 2017 - Box Office Mojo
1 The
Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) - IMDb 2 Annabelle: Creation
3
Logan Lucky (2017) - IMDb
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Killer in Norway massacre is sentenced - Aug 24, 2012 -
HISTORY.com ...
right-wing extremist with anti-Muslim
views
...
Anders Behring Breivik - Wikipedia
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John Lennon’s killer sentenced - Aug 24, 1981 -
HISTORY.com
Mark David Chapman - Wikipedia Why
Chapman killed Lennon?
Beatles
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Eruption of Mount Vesuvius begins - YouTube August 24, 79,
Pompeii, Italy
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First Survivor finale airs - Aug 23, 2000 - HISTORY.com
Mark
Burnett - Wikipedia
born 17 July 1960, a television
and film producer and author and, since December 2015, president of
MGM Television and
Digital Group.
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Dolley Madison saves portrait from British - Aug 23, 1814
- HISTORY.com
Presidents:
James Madison #4
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Nature Notes, August 23, 2017, Ramsey County, MN
Blue Jays (calls), brown medium sized birds (unidentified),
Goldfinches (calls), a Red-tailed Hawk, About 50 Barn Swallows (calls) get
together and seem to prepare to migrate south, Barn Swallow babies just fledged
from the nest, Chickadee calls,
a Cottontail rabbit, a young Deer, Pocket Gopher Mounds,
a Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, Cabbage White butterflies, a Gorgone Checkerspot
butterfly, a Little Wood-Satyr butterfly (most likely), Paper Wasps, Japanese
Beetles, Carolina Grasshoppers, Ants (unidentified species)
in Bloom: Canada Goldenrod, Daisy Fleabane, Wild Cucumber, Black-eyed Susan,
Common Tansy, Cup Plant, Birds-foot Trefoil,
Thistle, Queen Anne's Lace, Campion, Dandelion
Fruits/Seeds: Bur Oak, Boxelder, Amur Maple, Ash, Ironwood, Black Walnut,
Sumac, Curly Dock, Dandelion seed head, Thistle seed head
Goldenrod galls, Sumac galls,
Fall Colors: some Sumac leaves begin to turn red
Nature Notes 2017
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ISS Transit During a Partial Solar Eclipse 2017 NASA
The
Crown of the Sun
"Astronomy Photo of the Day" by
NASA
August 23, 2017
A Total
Solar Eclipse over Wyoming
"Astronomy Photo of the Day" by
NASA
August 22, 2017
Time
Lapse A Total Solar Eclipse
"Astronomy Photo of the Day" by
NASA
August 20, 2017
Total
Solar Eclipse of 1979
"Astronomy Photo of the Day" by
NASA
August 19, 2017
Astronomy
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After 'Super Bowl of Eclipses,' US Looks Forward to 2024
Total Solar Eclipse Space
List of solar eclipses in the 21st century - Wikipedia
Solar eclipse - Wikipedia
Astronomy
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Lincoln replies to Horace Greeley - Aug 22, 1862 -
HISTORY.com
Horace Greeley - Wikipedia
February 3, 1811 – November 29,
1872, founder and
editor of the
New-York Tribune,
among the great newspapers of its time.
Presidents:
Abraham Lincoln #16
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Ulysses S. Grant marries - Aug 22, 1848 - HISTORY.com
Presidents:
Abraham Lincoln #16
| Ulysses S. Grant #18
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Nature Notes, August 21, 2017, Washington County, MN, Viewed a partial solar
eclipse.
Blue Jays (calls), brown medium sized birds (unidentified),
Goldfinches (calls), a Red-tailed Hawk, a Pheasant, a mysterious bird call, Barn
Swallows, Gulls, a Mallard duck family - kids are almost as large as their mom -
crossing the trail just before us,
a Wild Cat (?), Pocket Gopher Mounds,
Monarch, Paper Wasp
in Bloom: Goldenrod, Daisy Fleabane, Wild Cucumber, Black-eyed Susan,
Common Tansy, Cup Plant, Birds-foot Trefoil,
Thistle, Queen Anne's Lace
Fruits/Seeds: Bur Oak, Boxelder, Amur Maple, Ash, Ironwood, Black Walnut,
Japanese Tree Lilac*, Sumac,
* Carole, a naturalist, thank you for identifying the fruits.
Nature Notes 2017
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Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill - Aug 21, 1959 - HISTORY.com
Presidents: Dwight D. Eisenhower #34
Hawaii |
Alaska
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WATCH LIVE: NASA coverage of the Aug. 21, 2017 total solar eclipse - YouTube
Total Eclipse 2017 - NASA TV in Idaho - The actual footage of the Total Solar
Eclipse - YouTube
Total Solar Eclipse 2017 from Madras, Oregon, 21 August 2017 - YouTube
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Minnesota:
Sky Watch: It’s solar eclipse time! – Twin Cities
11:44 Eclipse begins
01:07 Mid eclipse 83%
02:29 Eclipse ends
"In the Twin Cities metro area, we were able to view a partial solar eclipse
until about 12:56, but after that it got cloudy. Cool to see the sun's crescent
and shoot our first solar eclipse - pix." JimK, Thank you for your info and tips
on how to take photos of a solar eclipse.
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Eclipse2017 |
Total Solar Eclipse 2017 NASA
August 21, 2017
Astronomy
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R.I.P. August 20, 2017
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis dies at 91, publicist says - CNN
Jerry Lewis - Comedian, Theater Actor, Philanthropist,
Film Actor, Television Actor, Actor - Biography.com
March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017
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History
Professional football is born - Aug 20, 1920 - HISTORY.com
Sports 2017
13157 170820 born August 20, 1833 Benjamin Harrison
#23
Benjamin Harrison is born - Aug 20, 1833 - HISTORY.com
Benjamin Harrison - Wikipedia
August 20, 1833 – March 13,
1901, the
23rd
President of the United States
(1889–93); he was the grandson of the ninth president,
William Henry Harrison.
Before ascending to the presidency, Harrison established himself as a prominent
local attorney, Presbyterian church leader and politician in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
During the
American Civil War, he
served the Union as a
colonel and on February
14, 1865 was confirmed by the
U.S. Senate as a
brevet
brigadier general of
volunteers to rank from January 23, 1865. After the war, he unsuccessfully ran
for the governorship of
Indiana. He was later
elected to the U.S. Senate by the Indiana legislature.
...
Ohio |
Indiana
Presidents: Benjamin
Harrison #23 | William Henry Harrison
#9
his grandfather
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Rhodes Scholarship - Wikipedia
Cecil
Rhodes - Wikipedia
PC, 5 July 1853 – 26
March 1902, a British businessman, mining
magnate and politician in
South Africa, who served as
Prime Minister of the
Cape Colony from 1890 to
1896.
Why is
Cecil Rhodes such a controversial figure? - BBC News
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R.I.P.
August 19, 2017 Dick
Gregory
Dick Gregory, who rose from poverty to become a
groundbreaking comedian and civil rights activist, dies at 84 - LA Times
Dick
Gregory - Wikipedia
October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017,
Missouri
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CDC - Rabies
How
Do You Know if an Animal Has Rabies? | CDC Rabies and Kids
Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Rabies
CDC - Prevention - Rabies
CDC - Medical Care - Rabies
List of Animals That Can Carry Rabies | Animals - mom.me
WHO | Rabies
Rabies -
Wikipedia
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Police: Coyote that was killed had rabies | poststar.com
Rabies
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Neo-Nazi marchers in Berlin matched by counterprotesters
Deutsche Welle, 08/19/2017
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Remembering World War II’s doomed Dieppe Raid, 75 years on
- France 24
Dieppe
Raid - Wikipedia August 19, 1942
WWII
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Bill Clinton #42
Bill Clinton born - Aug 19, 1946 - HISTORY.com
Bill Clinton biography.com
William J. Clinton | whitehouse.gov
Arkansas
Presidents:
Bill Clinton #42
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