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First Presbyterian Church of Bonham donates $1,000 to Fannin County Habitat
The First Presbyterian Church of Bonham announced today that Sally Simpson (on left), Habitat Board Member and FPC church member, presented Eva Fryar (on right), Habitat Board Secretary a check for $1,000.
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On this day -- November 19
1942 – World War II: Battle of Stalingrad – Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor. The capture of Stalingrad was important to Hitler for two primary reasons. First, it was a major industrial city on the Volga River – a vital transport route between the Caspian Sea and northern Russia. As a result, the German capture of the city would effectively sever the transportation of resources and goods to the north. Second, its capture would secure the left flank of the German armies as they advanced into the oil-rich Caucasus region – with the strategic goal of cutting off fuel to Stalin's war machine.[13] The fact that the city bore the name of the leader of the USSR, Joseph Stalin, would make its capture an ideological and propaganda coup. The Soviets realized this and, though they were under tremendous constraints of time and resources, ordered that anyone strong enough to hold a rifle be sent to defend the city. The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in southwestern Russia. The battle took place between 17 July 1942 and 2 February 1943, and is often cited as one of the turning points of the war. The battle was the bloodiest in the history of warfare, with combined casualties estimated at nearly two million. The battle involved more participants than any other, and was marked by brutality and disregard for military and civilian casualties by both sides. The German offensive to take Stalingrad, the battle inside the city and the Soviet counter-offensive—which eventually trapped and destroyed the German 6th Army and other Axis forces around the city—was the first substantial German land defeat of World War II.
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NATO Chief predicts 'substantially more troops' in Afghanistan
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark, took over as Secretary General of NATO in August 2009.
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Park Place Maserati unveils 2010 GranTurismo Convertible
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| Park Place Maserati Sales Manager Malcolm Gage uncovers the 2010 GranTurismo Convertible |
Maserati’s first four-seat convertible draws a crowd
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Austin College students travel to Chicago for Model United Nations Conference
As college students look toward the coming Thanksgiving break, most anticipate a family gathering and opportunity for some “down time” before the stress of final exams. For 43 Austin College students, the approach of the holiday means departure is nearing for a trip for which they’ve prepared for months.
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Check out the Texoma-Grown Directory!
As part of our current focus on locally grown food, CORE (Citizens Organizing for Resources and Environment) has been gathering data from food producers and farmers’ markets in the Texoma area.
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Kimbell Art Museum presents From the Private Collections of Texas: European Art, Ancient to Modern
Vincent van Gogh, Street in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, 1888, oil on canvas. Private collection, Fort Worth. From the Private Collections of Texas: European Art, Ancient to Modern, opening at the Kimbell Art Museum on November 22, 2009, surveys the history of private art collecting in Texas from the oil boom days of Spindletop to the present day. The exhibition tells the stories of the men and women in the state who have collected European paintings and sculpture at the highest level. Many of the resulting collections might seem more at home in Paris, France, than Houston, Texas, or on an English country estate than a West Texas cattle ranch.
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On this day -- November 18
1978 – Jonestown incident: In Guyana, Jim Jones leads his Peoples Temple cult in a mass murder-suicide that claims 918 lives in all, 909 of them at Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Congressman Leo J. Ryan is assassinated by members of Peoples Temple shortly beforehand. Jonestown was the informal name for the "Peoples Temple Agricultural Project," an intentional community in northwestern Guyana formed by the Peoples Temple, an American cult led by Jim Jones. It became internationally notorious when, on November 18, 1978, 918 people died in the settlement as well as in a nearby airstrip and in Georgetown, Guyana's capital. The name of the settlement became synonymous with the incidents at those locations. 909 Temple members died in Jonestown, all but two from apparent cyanide poisoning, in an event termed "revolutionary suicide" by Jones and some members on an audio tape of the event and in prior discussions. The poisonings in Jonestown followed the murder of five others by Temple members at a nearby Port Kaituma airstrip. The victims included Congressman Leo Ryan, the first and only Congressman murdered in the line of duty in the history of the United States. Four other Temple members died in Georgetown at Jones' command. To the extent the actions in Jonestown were viewed as a mass suicide, it is the largest such event in modern history and resulted in the largest single loss of American civilian life in a non-natural disaster until the events of September 11, 2001.
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Dickens of a Christmas…Home for the Holidays in historic downtown McKinney
Downtown McKinney’s premier festival, the 29th annual Dickens of a Christmas…Home for the Holidays is right around the corner. There's nothing better than an old fashioned Christmas festival with horse drawn carriages, strolling carolers, pictures with Santa Claus, the Christmas tree lighting and activities for all ages. Seasonal music, food and children’s activities provided by local organizations will take center stage during the event.
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Fall festival at Powder Creek Park Nov. 21
For an afternoon of fun, join us Saturday, November 21 from 12-Noon to 3:00pm, at Powder Creek Park located at 600 South Main Street, Bonham.
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