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Allen Ginsberg Wild Card — 6.3.09

On this day in history: In 1800, John Adams moved to Washington, DC. He was the first President to live in what later became the capital of the United States. In 1932, Lou Gehrig set a major-league baseball record when he hit four consecutive home runs. In 1968, Andy Warhol was shot and critically wounded by Valerie Solanas in his New York film studio. In 1926, the late poet Allen Ginsberg was born. In the news this afternoon: A new poll shows that only 20 percent of Americans view Muslim countries positively here. And the daily Wild Card is now in play ...



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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