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Could there be a more prefect combination on a sizzling 100-degree August day than a 5-year-old boy and a garden hose? The photo was taken by Robert Meek of McGregor and was selected for the 2007 KWTX Hometown Calendar. Click here for information about the 2007 KWTX Hometown Calendar.

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Today's Highlight in Local History:

Today's Highlight in History:
On August sixth, 1945, during World War Two, the United States
dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an
estimated 140-thousand deaths in the first use of a nuclear weapon
in warfare.

On This Date:
In 1806, the Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor
Francis the Second abdicated.
In 1825, Bolivia proclaimed its independence from Peru.
In 1890, convicted murderer William Kemmler became the first
person to be executed in the electric chair as he was put to death
at Auburn State Prison in New York.
In 1890, Cy Young gained the first of his 511 major league
victories as he pitched the Cleveland Spiders to a win over the
Chicago Colts (however, the score is a matter of dispute, with some
sources saying 6-to-1, and others saying 8-to-1).
In 1926, Gertrude Ederle of New York became the first American
woman to swim the English Channel, arriving in Kingsdown, England,
from France in 14 and a-half hours.
In 1926, Warner Brothers premiered its Vitaphone sound-on-disc
movie system in New York with a showing of "Don Juan" featuring
music and sound effects.
In 1962, Jamaica became an independent dominion within the
British Commonwealth.
In 1965, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.
In 1978, Pope Paul the Sixth died at Castel Gandolfo at age 80.
In 1986, William J. Schroeder died after living 620 days with the Jarvik Seven artificial heart.
Ten years ago:
Korean Air Flight 801 crashed into a hillside a
short distance from Guam International Airport, killing 228 of the
254 aboard the Boeing 747. Ending years of impassioned rivalry,
Apple Computer and Microsoft agreed to share technology in a deal
giving Microsoft a stake in Apple's survival.
Five years ago:
One-year-old Guatemalan twins joined at the head were separated at the UCLA Medical Center. President Bush signed legislation restoring to US presidents broad authority in
negotiating trade pacts.

One year ago:
Oil giant BP announced an indefinite shutdown of
the biggest oilfield in the US, at Prudhoe Bay in Alaska, after
finding a pipeline leak (BP was able to maintain partial
operations). Sherri Steinhauer shot an even-par 72 to win the
Women's British Open for the third time, and the first since it
became a major. Tiger Woods won his 50th PGA Tour title with a
three-stroke victory over Jim Furyk in the Buick Open.

Today's Birthdays:
Actress-singer Abbey Lincoln is 77. Jazz
musician Charlie Haden is 70. Actor-director Peter Bonerz is 69.
Actor Michael Anderson Junior is 64. Actor Dorian Harewood is 57.
Actress Catherine Hicks is 56. Rock singer Pat MacDonald (Timbuk 3) is 55. Country musician Mark DuFresne (Confederate Railroad) is 54. Actress Stepfanie Kramer is 51. Actress Faith Prince is 50.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Randy DeBarge is 49. Country singers Patsy and Peggy Lynn are 43. Actor Jeremy Ratchford is 42. Country singer Lisa Stewart is 39. Movie writer-director M. Night Shyamalan
is 37. Actress Merrin Dungey is 36. Singer Geri Halliwell is 35. Singer-actor David Campbell is 34. Actress Ever Carradine is 33. Actress Soleil Moon Frye is 31.

Thought for Today:
"There are philosophies which are
unendurable not because men are cowards, but because they are
men." -- Ludwig Lewisohn, German-born novelist-critic (1883-1955).

(Source: Associated Press)

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