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Volunteers Head For Cemeteries To Put Millions Of Gravestones Online:
Philly.com
"Every week, Euell Nielsen sets out on her mountain bike on what might strike some as a macabre mission. She pedals through the gates of a cemetery, selects a section of graves, takes out her camera, and snaps a picture of every tombstone she passes, row upon row upon row."
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Before They Were Stars, They Were Students:
Ancestry
"Glamor belongs to Hollywood’s Golden Age. But we all had our awkward phase, right? We’ll let you be the judge with this sampler of pre-fame photos from the Ancestry U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 collection."
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Census: Australian Bureau Of Statistics Says Website Attacked By Overseas Hackers:
ABC News
"The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) says it believes a series of hacking attacks which led to the census website being shut down last night were part of a deliberate attempt to sabotage the national survey."
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How to Share Notes and Notebooks in Microsoft OneNote 2016:
How-to-Geek
"Microsoft OneNote 2016 is a great free note-taking tool, not just for yourself, but also if you want to collaborate on notes and projects with others, such as colleagues or family members. We’ll show you a few different ways you can share your OneNote notebooks."
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This Day In History: 13 August
1889: The first coin-operated telephone is patented by William Gray.
1948: During the Berlin Airlift, the weather over Berlin becomes so stormy that American planes have their most difficult day landing supplies. They deem it ‘Black Friday.’
1961: Construction begins on Berlin Wall during the night.
1910 Death: British nurse Florence Nightingale, famous for her care of British soldiers during the Crimean War, dies.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Oregon:
1909: Portland to Seattle railroad completed
1915: Delles-Celilo Canal opened
1936: Los Angeles sent 125 policemen to Arizona & Oregon borders to keep "Undesirables" out of California
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