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HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST NEWS

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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994).


John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is 79 today.

                       


Nicholson portraying the Joker in 1989’s Batman.

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SINGER PRINCE HAS DIED AT 57


Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016)

Seven-time Grammy winner Prince, who was known for megahits like “When
Doves Cry” and “Purple Rain,” has died.

Prince was found dead in his Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, Minn. on
Thursday. 

The singer’s publicist confirmed his death to Fox News. No details of his
death were released. He had been suffering flu-like symptoms for several 
weeks.

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REVIEWING PAST NEWS EVENTS

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Elisabeth mit drei Jahren auf dem Time Magazin.


Queen Elizabeth II
(Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) is 90 today.

Queen Elizabeth is one of the longest reigning monarchs in British
history.

Helen Mirren (below) won an academy award in 2007 for portraying
her in the film The Queen.


Actress Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II.

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REMEMBER THIS GRESHAM LANDMARK?

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1950 

                          
                         

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1980

Zimmerman’s 12-Mile Store was located at 223rd and SE Stark Street.

The 12 mile store opened in 1938 by Carl Zimmerman as a small gas station
and grocery store (top photo). The store soon expanded to 30,000 square
feet with a butcher department, pharmacy and a post office. The building
was demolished in 2005 and replaced with Weston Kia (below).


The corner of 223rd and S.E. Stark St. as it looks today.

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PORTRAIT CHANGE ANNOUNCED TODAY


Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross)  (1822 – March 10, 1913)

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (below) announced plans today for Harriet Tubman
to replace U.S. President Andrew Jackson as the portrait on the front side of the
twenty-dollar bill. The exact design will be announced in 2020.


Tubman, was a Christian African-American, born into slavery who became a humanitarian, abolitionist and one of the leaders’ of the Underground Railroad
during the American Civil War as a Union spy. she became an icon of American 
courage and freedom.


Jacob Joseph "Jack" Lew.


A current $20 bill with the seventh U.S. President (1829–37), Andrew
Jackson
who has been featured on the bill since 1928.

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