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Today in History

By The Associated Press Jun. 15, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 15, the 166th day of 2021. There are 199 days left in the year. Today’s...

Today in History

By The Associated Press Apr. 25, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Sunday, April 25, the 115th day of 2021. There are 250 days left in the year. Today’s...

A view of the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, ahead of the 59th Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
Hollywood returns: Gaga, J. Lo headline Biden inauguration

By Jocelyn Noveck Jan. 20, 2021 03:01 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2011 file photo, People line up outside a bar during New Year celebrations in Beirut, Lebanon.It was a century ago on Sept. 1, 1920, that a French general, Henri Gouraud, stood on the porch of the French residence in Beirut surrounded by local politicians and religious leaders and declared the State of Greater Lebanon - the precursor to the modern state of Lebanon. (AP Photo/Grace Kassab, File)
Turning 100: Lebanon, a nation branded by upheaval, crises

By Bassem Mroue Aug. 31, 2020 02:45 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2018, file photo, Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami signs his autograph on his novel "Killing Commendatore" during a press conference at Waseda University in Tokyo. The acclaimed Japanese novelist Murakami, hosting a special radio show from home, painted a brighter side of the world with his favorite music, and said Friday, May 22, 2020, the fight against the coronavirus is a challenge to human wisdom in figuring out ways to help and care each other. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Author Murakami DJs 'Stay Home' radio show to lift spirits

By Mari Yamaguchi May. 23, 2020 01:24 AM EDT