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The Historical Record for November 22, 2008: The JFK and Friends Heavenly Hoedown

St. Peter and the rest of the bouncers behind the eternal velvet rope must have November 22 marked on their calendars.  A quick perusal of the list of famous figures who passed away on this date is…varied? random? A helluva cocktail party? (But, n... ...full story at Granite Studio

from Granite Studio on Sat, Nov 22 2008

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