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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds., Nov. 15, 2023 1885 The poem that inspired the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” was first published. It was also the inspiration for the Broadway musical “Annie” which opened in

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Today in Sports Michigan teams invaded the Chicago area for games. all three fall Michigan State falls to Duke at the Champions Classic at the United Center in Chicago Western Michigan falls at Northwestern WMU football gets

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 1889 New York World reporter Nellie Bly set sail from New York in an effort to beat Philéas Fogg’s (from Jules Verne’s novel) time of 80 days for a 24,899-mile

Morning Sports-2023-11-14

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Today in Sports Michigan men’s basketball beat’s St. John’s at MSG 89-74,  The Wolverines have won 11 straight games at the World’s Most Famous Arena CMU falls at Florida State 94-67 Denver beats mistake prone Buffalo 24-22

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 1875 First football game with uniforms. Yale, wearing dark pants, blue shirts, and yellows hats beat Harvard who wore crimson shirts, pants, and stockings. 1946 Dry-ice pellets

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Art School Holiday Art Sale, ChristKindl Market Grand Rapids and Winter Events in St. Joe. All great Things to Do, Places to Go with Kaylie Pomper, Marketing Mgr. for the West Michigan Tourist Assn. WMTA.org.  See omnystudio.com/listener

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Nov. 10, 2023  1969 The long-running children’s educational program Sesame Street debuted on public TV with Jim Henson’s Muppets. 1975 The ore carrier “Edmund Fitzgerald” sank during a storm on Lake

Morning Sports-2023-11-10

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Today in sports Not exactly a prime time performance by the Bears and Panthers  Michigan State basketball picks up first win.  Michigan hosts Youngstown State tonight. Central Michigan women fall at S. Alabama, Benton Harbor’s Desrae Kyles

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 Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 1799 Napoleon became the first dictator of France. 1989 The 28-year-old Berlin Wall was opened to the West. It was one of the most iconic symbols of

Morning Sports-2023-11-09

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Today in Sports Michigan said Big Ten commissioner lacks authority to hand out any punishments until NCAA completes investigation and declares if any rules were broken. Toledo and Eastern Michigan meet in Wednesday MAC-Tion Pistons, Bulls and

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds., Nov. 8, 2023  1887 The first flat disc record player was patented by Emile Berliner. Earlier recording devices by Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell used cylinders that were difficult

Morning Sports-2023-11-08

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Today in Sports Wolverines get 25 from Oliver Nkamhoua in a 99-74 win over UNC-Ashville Western Michigan rallies for a 38-28 win over Central Michigan, WMU’s Hayden Wolff has 333 yards passing and 3 TD’s in the

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023  1972 Despite the ongoing Watergate proceedings, President Richard Nixon was re-elected by a landslide. He received almost 18 million more popular votes than his Democratic opponent Senator

Morning Sports-2023-11-07

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.Today in sports The 2023-24 College Basketball season begins An unexpected twist in the Michigan sign stealing scandal, the AP is reporting that other Big Ten schools were doing it TO Michigan last year. The Cubs Fire

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 Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 1928 Colonel Jacob Schick patented his first electric razor. Schick went on to form the Schick Dry Shaver, Inc. razor company and has become known as “The Father