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A truck driver built a model of NYC with over 800,000 structures for fun. Now it’s a museum exhibit – WTOP News
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Little White Schoolhouse hosts US history trivia night in Ripon Sept. 23 - AOL
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (209+ words) RIPON – The John Scott Horner Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host a U.S. history trivia contest at Ripon's Little White Schoolhouse, inviting community members to test their knowledge while helping raise money for a new flagpole. The…...
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Sculpture honoring Omaha's "Broom Man" Rev. Livingston Wills dedicated in Midtown's Turner Park on Wednesday
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This Week in Memphis: Shell's 90th birthday, Southern Heritage Classic
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