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Today in History

By The Associated Press Apr. 12, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Monday, April 12, the 102nd day of 2021. There are 263 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, former Gov. William Winter speaks at a symposium on the Future of Mississippi and the South on his 90th birthday, at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson, Miss. The former governor, a Democrat who pushed to strengthen public education and improve race relations, has died. Family spokesman Dick Molpus says Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, that Winter died Friday night at home in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter dies at 97

By Emily Wagster Pettus Dec. 19, 2020 12:17 PM EST