Archive for February 10th, 2007
In a twist of fate, training becomes real life
During the night of 1 December, 2006, while the residents of Shelburne slept, little did they know of the events that would be shaping the following day. A wintry blast of freezing rain, snow and high winds brought down trees and hydro poles leaving hundreds of people in the dark around their town.
While the storm [...]
Posted: February 10th, 2007 under Life Stories.
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What if the media left Anna alone?
AP Photo/Entertainment Tonight
Anna Nicole Smith; her daughter, Dannielynn; and Howard K. Stern, her longtime lawyer.
Becoming famous is relatively easy: Anna Nicole Smith was born with a beautiful face, a big smile and a voluptuous body she was happy to bare for Playboy. Staying famous for nothing much is hard work, and that is the real [...]
Posted: February 10th, 2007 under Life Stories.
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Today in History - February 10
1962: Russia frees US spy plane pilot
American spy plane pilot Captain Francis “Gary” Powers has been freed from prison in the Soviet Union in exchange for a Russian spy jailed in the US.
Gary Powers was sentenced to 10 years in a Soviet prison after his U-2 plane was shot down over Russia in May 1960.
But [...]
Posted: February 10th, 2007 under History.
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