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 Coin rolls over Ivanovic in one of the biggest upsets in Grand Slam history (AFP via Yahoo! News) Qualifier Julie Coin scored one of the biggest upset in US Open women's open era history Thursday, sending world No. 1 and top seed Ana Ivanovic crashing out in the second round.
History echoes all around as Obama steps up to big speech (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News) DENVER — History was in the air Thursday as Barack Obama prepared to become the first African-American to accept a major party's presidential nomination.
Online maps 'wiping out history' (BBC News) Internet mapping is wiping the rich geography and history of Britain off the map, the president of the British Cartographic Society says.
T.I. "Likes" Making Hot 100 History (E! Online) House arrest has paid off big time for T.I. The rapper, who recorded his forthcoming Paper Trail while confined to his Atlanta-area home, made chart history as his album single...
GRIEGO: History is made, and tears are shed (Rocky Mountain News via Yahoo! News) I've never been to a national convention before and so I can't tell you if the emotion that poured out of the delegates at the announcement of Barack Obama as Democratic nominee for president of the United States has been matched in recent history.
Todd: Obama's night for the history books (MSNBC) Will these nights simply be a page in the history of America or the start of a completely new chapter? NBC Political Director Chuck Todd previews Obama's acceptance speech.
Obama Rewrites History, Clinches Nomination (NPR) Sen. Barack Obama made history last night as the first black man to lead a major party's bid for the White House. An emotional day included speeches by former President Bill Clinton, vice presidential candidate Joe Biden and a relinquishing of delegates by former candidate Hillary Clinton. Host Michel Martin gives an update from Denver.
Today Marks Dual Landmarks In American History (NPR) Sen. Barack Obama makes history tonight when he speaks before the Democratic National Convention as the first black presidential nominee of a major party. But today also marks the 45th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington. Civil rights activist Marian Wright Edelman discusses the significance of both events.
Democrats usher Obama into history (AFP via Yahoo! News) In a deafening moment of history, Democrats anointed Barack Obama the first black major-party nominee for president, in a cathartic release of unity, hope and tears.
Obama Makes History as Democratic Nominee; Clintons Rally Party (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News) Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama became the first black in American history to win the nomination of a major political party as Democrats formally named him by acclaim as their candidate for president.
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