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FORMER ROCKER IS PEACE PRIZE NOMINEE

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Yank Barry

(Fox News) – Forty-five years ago, Yank Barry was belting out “Louie, Louie”
with iconic band The Kingsmen (1968-1970). Cut to 2013, and he’s a third-
time Nobel Peace Prize nominee with very real prospects of joining the ranks
of past winners including The Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa. Barry was
nominated for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.

The philanthropist along with his friend and partner Muhammad Ali have fed
over 910,000,000 documented meals to the needy around the world over
the last twenty years. Barry, 65, said “I was very surprised. It was gratifying,”

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Yank Barry and Muhammad Ali shown with the Gusi Peace
Prize in 2011.

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CAPRA’S GREAT POLITICAL FILM FROM 1939

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, winning
for Best Original Story. In 1989, the
Library of Congress added the movie to the 
United States National Film Registry.  

The filibuster scene

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THE FIRST ADMIRAL OF THE U.S. NAVY

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Admiral George Dewey

The rank of Admiral of the U.S. Navy was granted only once in American history
to George Dewey by an act of Congress. President William McKinley signed the 
the measure on March 2, 1899.

 

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William McKinley

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BERNADETTE PETERS TURNED 65 TODAY

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Bernadette Peters (Bernadette Lazzara) started in show business at
the age of 3, when her mother put her on the television show Juvenile
Jury. She has since starred in musical theatre, films and television, as
well as performing in solo concerts and recordings.

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JOANNE WOODWARD IS 83 TODAY

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Joanne-Woodward TODAY

Joanne won an Oscar for portraying 3 different personalities in
the 1957 film “Three Faces of Eve”. She was married to actor
Paul Newman until his death in 2008. Before fame, she won
multiple beauty pageants.

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