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Image result for the highwaymen posters | Poster, Waylon jennings, Highway men

Country Music's Counter-Culture 1980s Supergroup, The Highwaymen - AARP

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MLB’S ALL-TIME HITS LEADER,DEAD AT 83

Lot - Signed Young Pete Rose Photo

Bobby Cox | FOX 5 Atlanta

Peter Edward Rose Sr. (April 14, 1941 – September 30, 2024), also
known by his nickname "Charlie Hustle", was an American
professional
baseball player and manager. He played in Major
League Baseball
from 1963 to 1986.

Rose died at his home in Las Vegas today. He had attended an
autograph event in Franklin, Tennessee on Sunday.

Pete Rose, Dead at 83

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TOURIST TOWN WAS WASHED INTO LAKE

Helene impacts on Lake Lure

(FOX NEWS) – The mountainous village where "The Last of the Mohicans"(1992) and "Dirty Dancing"(1987) were filmed is no
longer there following the devastating impacts of Hurricane
Helene.

The little town of Chimney Rock in North Carolina sits at the
base of Chimney Rock State Park and is home to Lake Lure.

Ed Broyhill, a North Carolina GOP national committee member,
who owns a home on the lake, said the community has been
devastated by storm damage.

Lake Lure view from Broyhill home

Broyhill family home devastated in NC
James Broyhill walking on the dock of his family house on
Lake Lure, North Carolina.

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GAME VIEWED FOR FIRST TIME ON TV

First World Series game broadcast on television, September 30, 1947 | Baseball program, Yankees ...

On September 30, 1947, the New York Yankees beat the
Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-3, in Game 1 of the World Series—
the
first Fall Classic game broadcast on television.

It is the second "Subway Series" between and Yankees
and Dodgers and first World Series to involve an African
American player.
Jackie Robinson
(below) of the Dodgers
broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier six months
earlier.

While Red Barber and Mel Allen called the game on the
radio, Bob Stanton described the action on NBC.
 

‘Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson’s First Season’ - The New York Times

OLD TV HISTORY: September 1947 Part 2

WORLD SERIES FIRST TV BROADCAST IN 1947 | PDX RETRO

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POISONED TYLENOL CREATS PANIC IN 1982

The Tylenol murders: A look back at the rash of 1982 drug store poisonings | Fox News
Drugstore clerk removes Tylenol capsules from the shelves
of a pharmacy in New York City after reports of tampering.

On September 29, 1982, three Chicago area residents became ill
and died after ingesting Extra-Strength Tylenol later found to be
poisoned with cyanide. They were the first of seven victims to
lose their lives after taking the over-the-counter pain reliever,
which had been tampered with. The case would create a national
panic over the safety of nonprescription medications and lead to
new standards for pill packaging.

Seventh grader Mary Ann Kellerman was the first to die after
taking the medicine overnight to combat a sore throat.

Tylenol killer still eludes Chicago police 35 years on | The Courier Mail

Inside The Unsolved Tylenol Murders That Shook Chicago In 1982

A tin foil safety seal on a Tylenol bottle
A foil safety seal that became standard on all over-the-
counter medications after the 1982 Tylenol murders.

James Lewis, only person convicted in Tylenol killings, found dead - YouTube
James Lewis was 76 when he died in 2023. According to
police, his death did not appear suspicious.


Lewis was the only person law enforcement targeted as a suspect
for more than 40 years.


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