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Last night we were able to watch the Lunar Eclipse, it was breath taking!

After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office.
Roy Barnes

Six astronauts opened the doors to the new international space station 1998  In 1993, the crew of the space shuttle "Endeavour" deployed the repaired Hubble Space Telescope into Earth orbit.

2002-Former President Jimmy Carter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomacy in the Middle East in the 1970s.

2009-President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize with a humble acknowledgment of his scant accomplishments and a robust defense of the U.S. at war.  (with much criticism)

On Dec. 8, 1941, the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Japan one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Elizabeth Edwards died in her home in North Carolina today -- just days after doctors advised her to stop her cancer treatment. 
According to local reports, 61-year-old Elizabeth -- who was married to former presidential candidateJohn Edwards -- had been surrounded by friends and family in recent days including John himself.

Just yesterday, Elizabeth posted a goodbye message on her Facebook page which read, "The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we aren't able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It's called being human."

She continued, "But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that, I am grateful."

1867> People wait in mile-long lines to hear Charles Dickens give his first reading in New York City.