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A huge crowd stood in the New York morning chill, cell phones and camcorders held before misty eyes to record a simple woman dressed in simple clothes singing familiar songs in a voice that penetrated deep into the spirit.
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2009. There are 36 days left in the year.
In some versions of Today in History of April 18, The Associated Press erroneously reported in the birthday list the age of actress Mary Birdsong. She is 41, not 48.
The important task Tuesday night was to set the three couples who would compete in next week's finals. The first two couples to find out they would be there were Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson and Mya and Dmitry Chaplin — the first pleases the crowd most while the latter pleases the judges most. This left Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough and Kelly Osbourne and Louis van Amstel to fight over the last spot. Kelly had lower judges' scores on Monday night, meaning that only audience voting could keep her in the competition.
Down to four couples, "Dancing With The Stars" finds itself with two natural dancers in Joanna Krupa and Mya, one sentimental favorite in Donny Osmond, and one Cinderella story in Kelly Osbourne. Monday night, those four competed for the three spots available in the finals. And, because episodes are still two full hours long with only four couples, each couple would do three individual dances — something that's never happened in the show's history.
The way most teams lure great players is to first lay the foundation of a great team.
Today is Thursday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2009. There are 42 days left in the year.
I would give credence to speculation like this from only a handful of NBA writers. Marc Spears of Yahoo! comes to mind, so does Chris Broussard of ESPN. I can mention a few other names as well, but the list is short: shorter than the reins Kobe Bryant has on the mercurial Ron Artest to fit in with the Lakers.
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 11, the 315th day of 2009. There are 50 days left in the year. This is Veterans Day in the U.S., Remembrance Day in Canada.
As Brett Favre heads to Green Bay, the Vikings quarterback is looking spry, chipper and nowhere near his 40 years. He is playing wonderfully, with six victories under his belt, a 102.2 passer rating and the eighth most passing yards in the NFL.
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2009. There are 58 days left in the year.
Today is Monday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 2009. There are 66 days left in the year.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $10 million to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture planned for the National Mall in Washington.
The gall Charlie Manuel is showing right now is nothing new. But you still had to laugh at the Phillies manager’s consistency when someone asked him on the eve of the playoffs last week to clear up the scariest question his defending champion Phillies dragged into the postseason: Who was going to be the Phillies’ closer?
Today is Sunday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2009. There are 74 days left in the year.
Now in its 19th season, "Survivor" has been remarkably resilient. There have been ups and downs, but there's never been a season that was a complete dud. Unfortunately, that streak may be coming to an end with this season, which is so far the closest thing Mark Burnett has ever produced to a complete failure.
Today is Saturday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2009. There are 82 days left in the year.
Somewhere among the grassy hills, canopy trees and 19th century angel sculptures rest Butler and Mary Wilson.
Today is Friday, Oct. 2, the 275th day of 2009. There are 90 days left in the year.
Another castaway left Samoa, and of course, evil tribe idiot Russell H. was somehow involved.
College students won't be tempted with free goodies to sign up for credit cards come February when new marketing restrictions and other rules will take effect.
Today is Friday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2009. There are 97 days left in the year.
Some 150 years ago, a congressman from South Carolina, angered by a speech on slavery, entered the Senate chamber and beat a senator from Massachusetts into unconsciousness with a metal-topped wooden cane.
From an 1802 Alaska map made by the Russian Navy to a full-color poster for an 1897 Broadway show on the Klondike Gold Rush, Alaska's history comes alive at the Library of Congress.
Today is Thursday, Sept. 17, the 260th day of 2009. There are 105 days left in the year.
Colored Musicians Club gets $300,000 boostThe campaign to build a museum on the lower floor of the Colored Musicians Club hit a high note Tuesday. Mayor Byron W. Brown announced the city would provide $300,000 to commemorate the jazz organization's history at 145 Broadway.
The barge at the bottom of Lake Laberge A team of international archeologists hunting for a relic of the Klondike gold rush has hit pay dirt at the bottom of Lake Laberge, a dark and frigid Yukon waterway immortalized by Robert Service.
A History of Aircraft Terrorism: It Didn't Start With 9/11Despite what many young Americans seem to think, aircraft sabotage did not begin with the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It has been with us for decades. Here is a list of some of the worst air-related terrorist acts of the '70s, '80s and '90s.
November 22, 2009 The tidbit this week: The answers to last issue's questions are: Patrick F. Healy (Belgium); McGill University (Canada); 110 years old; Joe Louis; Brown Girl, Brownstones; and H. Rap Brown.
Experimental Soviet "flying tank"The Antonov A-40 Krylya Tanka was a Soviet attempt to allow a tank to glide into a battlefield after being towed aloft by an airplane, to support airborne forces or partisans. A prototype was built and tested in 1942, but was found to be unworkable. This vehicle is
Nation's oldest female Marine is laid to rest after passing away on Veteran's DayWhat an amazing woman.
The Myth of the Old RightIf Liberals and Conservatives actually knew history, would they come to different and perhaps common conclusions?
Surveys show that 60 to 70 per cent of Americans believe that there was a conspiracy and that Oswald was not the only shooter that day.
[This article is for Scott's Writing Assignments: Thanksgiving from a Turkey's Perspective]
South Mountain, the vast mountain range south of central Phoenix boasts miles of trails, and boundless recreational opportunity, but its rugged interior wasn't always ideal for a family outing.
I thought it was the best World war two documentary ever made. The color makes everything looked more real, than watching the old black and white footage. This series definitely deserves an award. The Japanese civilians jumping to their deaths was a very sad thing to watch.
What if the world doesn't end in 2012? Five backup cataclysms, just in case 
Death certificate is imprinted on the Shroud of Turin, says Vatican scholarA Vatican scholar claims to have deciphered the "death certificate" imprinted on the Shroud of Turin, or Holy Shroud, a linen cloth revered by Christians and held by many to bear the image of the crucified Jesus.
Galileo's body parts found after vanishing a century agoAn art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the famous renaissance astronomer Galileo that had been missing for more than a century.
10 most bizarre sexist advertsA number of blogs have been picking their Top 10/Top 20/Top 105 Vintage Sexist Adverts.
Fort McDowell, located twenty-three miles northeast of Phoenix, wasn't always the modern resort and gaming community it is today. Established September 7, 1865 along the western banks of the Rio Verde (Verde River), Fort McDowell began as a humble but vital military installation.
Live in an arid climate long enough, and one soon begins to dream of water. In Tempe, Arizona, that dream has come true, in the form of a 99 million gallon, man made lake.
France finds lost spy file on young HitlerSecret French intelligence service documents on the young Adolf Hitler have surfaced in the country's national archives, daily Le Monde reported on Friday.
Prehistoric Masterpieces: The Swimmers and The BeastThe inhospitable plateau of Gilf Kebir in the far south-west Egyptian desert was once home to an early Egyptian civilization, who left behind spectacular cave art.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Indian heroine's letter unearthedA previously undiscovered letter written by one of India's best known female rebels against British colonial rule has been found by academics. The letter was written by Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, shortly before the Indian mutiny - or first war of independence - in 1857.
Privateering and National Defense: Naval Warfare for Private ProfitThe history of privateers goes back to the early Middle Ages. Originally, it was a method by which a citizen of one nation who had been victimized by a citizen of another nation could achieve restitution for his losses (Petrie 1999, 2-3).
Maybe Your Great-Grandmother Really Was CherokeeBlack folks who always heard that grandma was an Indian—Cherokee, you say?—will get a sense of affirmation from a museum exhibit that just opened at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
Funeral highlights search for missing servicemembers11/18/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The leaves are changing color at Arlington National Cemetery; a bright backdrop for something as sobering as a funeral. An Army chaplain in his dress blue uniform presents a folded flag to the fallen's next of kin, a man in his 60s.
After two-and-a-half years of exhaustive investigation into more than 100 civil rights-era cold cases, the FBI has announced the next phase of our Cold Case Initiative: we're looking for the next-of-kin in 33 cases to let families know what happened to their loved ones and to p …
Pixx: Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944)Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was a chemist turned photographer ahead of his time who undertook an ambitious photographic survey of the Russian Empire for Tsar Nicholas II.
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