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A little over six months after the California Territory was claimed by the United States, the coastal town of Yerba Buena was renamed by its mayor, Lt. Washington Allon Bartlett, to San Francisco on January 30, 1847.  Little did mayor Bartlett know at the time what a great service he had done for the “City by the Bay” since the Yerba Buena 49ers doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.

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Some of the biggest stars in entertainment were at the Screen Actors Guild Awards last night in Los Angeles.
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The one award Country Artists want to win more than anything is the ‘Entertainer of the Year’ award. This year Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Taylor Swift are all nominated for Entertainment of the Year, but only one can win. Let’s take a look at past Entertainer of the Year winners and let us know who do you think will win this year?
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Kelly Clarkson has a huge hit with her song “Mr. Know It All” and a country version of the song just appeared on the web!

Hear Both Versions Of Mr. Know It All

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Pop princess Miley Cyrus has stepped firmly out of her realm by covering Bob Dylan‘s “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go” from his 1975 album Blood On The Tracks.

The track is part of a monster four-disc set of Dylan covers entitled Chimes Of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International with renditions coming from artists such as Maroon 5, Adele and Ke$ha.Miley Cyrus Takes On Dylan

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 ACM Nominees React To Their Nominations47th Annual Academy Of Country… The country world was abuzz last week when the Academy of Country Music released their highly anticipated nominees for the ACM Awards.  Ranging from the popular Entertainer of the Year categories all the way to Best Guitar Player, everyone in the country scene was on the edge of their seat.  But how did stars like Jason Aldean, Chris Young and Toby Keith react to their nominations?

Toby had a hilarious video!

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At 11:38 on the crisp, clear morning of January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger roared off launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.  Seventy-three seconds into the flight a catastrophic explosion destroyed the launch vehicle and orbiter.  All seven crew members–Commander Francis Scobee, Pilot Michael Smith, Mission Specialists: Judy Resnick, Ellison Onizuka, Ron McNair, Payload Specialist Greg Jarvis and New Hampshire high school teacher Christa McAuliffe–perished in the tragedy.

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Forbes magazine, known for their money oriented lists, have initiated a new yearly list and Orlando sits right at the top. In their first ever breakdown of the top 10 cities for bargain shopping, Orlando beat out Nashville, Philly, Chicago and more to take top honors.

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Here are some of the more interesting videos we spotted this week on YouTube. They are ideal time-wasters!more

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On January 27, 1880, Thomas Edison received a patent for an electric lamp using a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected to platina contact wires, or more simply, an incandescent light bulb.  And while Edison’s light bulb was one of the greatest inventions in modern times, it is now becoming obsolete.

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