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Can You Guess What Year All Of This Took Place? These songs were popular on the radio this particular year: 'Crystal Blue Persuasion' (Tommy James & The Shondells), 'Proud Mary' (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 'Take A Letter Maria' (R.B. Greaves) Highlights from this particular year: Beatles' "Abbey Road," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 11 weeks. Apollo 10 transmits the first

Talk about a blast from the past! Do you remember these places? Take a walk down Memory Lane, then let us know if you have any old postcards from New Iberia, Abbeville, Opelousas...

Every February, America recognizes the struggles, achievements and contributions that the African-American community has made to honor its ancestry and recognize the advancements and innovations that have shaped our lives and society. Its founding was aimed at increasing education and awareness on the subject at a time when forces actively tried to write famous figures such as Crispus Attucks and

66 years after it was lost during D-Day, a WWII helmet will finally be returned to the soldier’s family thanks to the efforts of a collector in Minnesota.

Our country would look pretty different if it weren’t for the defeat of General Frankenstein at Bunker Hill or Metallo the mechanical man’s passages in the Declaration of Independence. At least thats the way these events occur in artist Matthew Buchholz’s ‘Alternate Histories’ poster series.

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1799 – The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard (More info)

Today In History 1789 The first U.S. presidential election is held. Americans vote for electors who, a month later, choose George Washington to be the nation’s first president. 1927 The Harlem Globetrotters play their first road game, in Hinkley, Illinois, before a crowd of 300. 1927 Commercial trans-Atlantic telephone service is inaugurated between New York and London.

1941 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt defines American goal of “Four Freedoms” – freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. 1945 George Herbert Walker Bush marries Barbara Pierce.

IS TODAY YOUR BIRTHDAY? Here's what happened on your special day: 1824 The presidential election is turned over to the House of Representatives after a deadlock develops between John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William H. Crawford and Henry Clay. Adams ends up the winner.

Today in history: Monday 11/15/10