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Anderson, a South of South native, broke color barriers, becoming the first African-American to perform at New York's Metropolitan Opera in 1935 and the White House the following year. When the Daughters of American Revolution refused her presence ...

A look at famous individuals who have left a footprint in South Philly. Add Comment | Comments: 6 | Posted May. 16, 2013 Share this Story: Pouring the concrete The South Philadelphia Walk of Fame. It has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? It certainly ...

When one glances over the list of the NBA's 50 greatest players of all time, Arizin might not be a name that immediately rolls off the tongue like Chamberlain, Jordan and Johnson, but this former St. Monica grade school pupil certainly left his ...

On his Facebook page, which can be found under Johnny Bos Johnny Bos, there were many telltale signs of where Big John's head, heart and emotions were in the last few years. Weaved into this article are many of his own words in the last few months ...

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** American DJ Supply Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., ...

To say that Real Madrid and Barcelona face uphill battles in their Champions League semi-final second legs this week would be something of an understatement. In fact, the only people who'll have a tougher uphill battle this week are the three ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Nothing cornerman Greg Jackson said got through to the fighter he called Gibbs. Not changing the tone of his voice or the cadence of it. Not enlisting one of his two other cornermen to call out his instructions. Not even his ...

If you comb through the files at City Hall, you'll be reminded that May 7, 1992 was Muhammad Ali Day in Tulsa. That night, in a downtown hotel ballroom, hundreds of tuxedo-clad patrons had an opportunity to meet Ali and to be photographed with the ...

Veteran of the Arctic convoys and D-Day landings; Born: July 14, 1920; Died: March 21, 2013. Captain Andrew Robertson Mackie, who has died aged 92, was a Second World War veteran who was actively involved in the Battle of the Atlantic, Arctic ...