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USA: MEMPHIS: 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF LUTHER KING DEATH MARKED UPDATE
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Friends and followers of Martin Luther King Jr. marked the 30th anniversary of his death on Saturday by finishing a march for justice he never lived to complete.
Four-thousand people marched through Memphis, Tennessee, where...
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Coast Guard closes a stretch of the swollen Mississippi
1. Pan down and right from bridge to the flooded Beale Street intersection with Riverfront Street and then to the Mississippi River
2. Medium of colourful mosaic in front of Mud Island River Park Welcome Center
3. Wide pan of Pyramid...
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Elvis fans and Elvis imitators come together in the King’s hometown for the start of a week of events commemorating the 30th anniversary of the death of the music legend.
HEADLINE: Graceland begins week of Elvis tributes
CAPTION: Elvis fans and Elvis imitators come together in the King's hometown for the start of a week of events commemorating the 30th anniversary of the death of the music legend. (Aug....
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After Boston bombing, Neil Diamond talks about use of 'Sweet Caroline' as tribute, Quincy Jones remembers 9/11
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Los Angeles, 18 April 2013
1. Wide Neil Diamond talks with reporter
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Neil Diamond/Recording artist, on 'Sweet Caroline' being used in tribute post-Boston bombing: "There is a lot of comfort that...
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The NCAA on Monday rejected Memphis' final appeal of vacated wins and money because of using an ineligible player during the 2007-2008 season when the Tigers were 38-2. (March 22)
HEADLINE:NCAA Rejects Final Memphis Appeal to Keep Wins
CAPTION: The NCAA on Monday rejected Memphis'' final appeal of vacated wins and money because of using an ineligible player during the 2007-2008 season when the Tigers were 38-2....
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Hopes Mississippi cruising will boost economy
Alton, Illinois - 2 November 2012
1.Mid of Queen of the Mississippi travelling down river
Alton, Illinois - 4 November 2012
2. Tilt from Mississippi River and river town of Alton down to paddlewheel
3. Close motor turning...
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Fans line up outside Graceland on 40th anniversary of Elvis’ death
$27.75 CHARGE TO VISIT ELVIS' GRAVE DURING VIGIL UPSETS FANS
For nearly four decades, fans of the late singer Elvis Presley have made a solemn procession past his grave at his Graceland mansion during the annual candlelight...
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On 40th anniversary of Presley's death, Bill Medley recalls Elvis as 'lonely'
ON 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRESLEY'S DEATH, BILL MEDLEY RECALLS ELVIS AS 'LONELY'
It isn't just the legend of Elvis Presley that has unmatched staying power four decades after his death. The guilt, pain and regret felt by those...
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MLK's Church Holds 50th Anniversary Service
One of Martin Luther King Jr.'s top lieutenants says the slain civil rights leader remains "very much alive" in spirit.
Andrew Young spoke Monday morning during a church service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King's...
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Witnesses forever changed by assassination of Martin Luther King Jnr
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had won victories on desegregation and voting rights and had been planning his Poor People's Campaign when he turned his attention to Memphis, the gritty city by the Mississippi River. That decision set in...
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Sanitation Worker Recounts Marching with King
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had won victories on desegregation and voting rights and had been planning his Poor People's Campaign when he turned his attention to Memphis, the gritty city by the Mississippi River.
On Feb. 1,...
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Elvis Presley fans will no longer pay to visit his grave during annual candlelight vigil on his death anniversary
GRACELAND NO LONGER CHARGING FOR PRESLEY CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
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Former Pinnacle Airlines CEO shot dead
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY, PART MUST CREDIT WMC-TV, NO ACCESS MEMPHIS
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Democrats Warren, Klobuchar on campaign trail
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said during a campaign stop in Tennessee that her proposed tax on "ultra-millionaires" is a key step in reducing corruption and privileges for the rich, while making the economy work...
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Democrats Warren, Klobuchar on campaign trail
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said during a campaign stop in Tennessee that her proposed tax on "ultra-millionaires" is a key step in reducing corruption and privileges for the rich, while making the economy work...
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Democrats Warren, Klobuchar on campaign trail
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said during a campaign stop in the US state of Tennessee on Sunday that her proposed tax on "ultra-millionaires" is a key step in reducing corruption and privileges for the rich, while...
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Fines, jail, debt: Court policies punish the poor
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Penny And Stackhouse both coaching In Tennessee
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway says Vanderbilt hiring Jerry Stackhouse is a huge win for the state of Tennessee and the SEC. Both men had long careers in the NBA.
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First COVID-19 Vaccines Leave Pfizer Plant
Vials are expected to arrive in all 50 states from a Pfizer plant on Monday, and a larger shipment will arrive Tuesday.
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Fines, jail, debt: Court policies punish the poor
Tennessee resident Johnny Gibbs has been trying to get a driver's license for 20 years, but just can't afford it.
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Egypt, Ancient Memphis
Memphis was one of the oldest and most important cities in ancient Egypt, located at the entrance to the Nile River Valley near the Giza plateau. Memphis was the ancient capital of Inebu-hedj, the first nome of Lower Egypt.
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Engineering an Empire - Egypt (Part 2/10)
Your world history class might be interested to know that the early Egyptians had the first interstate highway system. Part two of "Engineering an Empire," looks at canal and harbor construction on the Nile that permitted transport of...
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Engineering an Empire - Egypt - Part 1/10
Imagine building a 49 foot dam with no cranes, trucks, or earth-movers. Narrated by Peter Weller, part one of a 10-part History Channel series on the feats of early Egyptian engineers, looks at the first dam in recorded world history....