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In order to operate within community standards, certain portions of this history, including the naughty bits , have been excised. For the full story please visit MSNBC.
Highlights in history on this... March 13, 2009
At any given time most of our computers have any number of "cookies" attached to them allowing web companies to record all the places we visit online. Advertisers use this data to serve up contextual ads, ones that you will find relevant... March 16, 2009
Scenes from the Nashville training seminar for video and editing conducted on 3/13 - 3/15. Participants were former newpaper reporters interested in exploring new media through video. March 16, 2009
One of the South's top Moonshiners has died under suspicious circumstances. Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton wrote the book "Me and My Likker", and was profiled in several documentaries. Sutton was appealing his latest conviction in... March 17, 2009
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, President Obama revealed that his great great great grandfather on his mother's side came from a small town in County Offaly, Ireland. Click on the link above to hear The Corrigan... March 17, 2009
Dolphins at Sea World in Orlando have come up with a trick their trainers never taught them. They blow bubbles through their blow holes, then turn them into rings as they swim around the tank. You've got to watch the fantastic video above... March 18, 2009
As St. Paddy's day becomes a memory we thought we'd post this story of the worst Irish accents in film. You'll never guess who wins the top spot. Check it out on Irish Central. March 25, 2009
Amy Poehler is following Tina Fey transitioning from Saturday Night Live to an NBC sitcom. And we have enjoyed the few promos we've seen for 'Parks and Recreation' but that puts us at odds with a recent focus group who thought the pilot was too... March 27, 2009
Southwest, that unconventional airline that flies to Nashville, has a reputation for the unusual. And this is really unusual. David Holmes, a Southwest flight attendant, wanted to make sure his passengers were... March 30, 2009
The Guru of Global Warming has some explaining to do. At Al Gore's Belle Meade home, the lights were on during Earth Hour on Saturday night. A dozen floodlights were highlighting the trees... April 3, 2009
Mule Day is alive and well in Columbia. Hundreds of people turned out for the Mule Day Wagon Train, a nostalgic and unique event. This weekend you can catch the parade on Saturday, several mule shows, and even take in some square... April 3, 2009
Bats in the Great Smoky Mountains are getting wiped out by disease. 400,000 have died from white-nose syndrome in nine states, including Tennessee. It's a fungus that can be spread by humans to bats. The National Park is immediately closing... April 6, 2009
You hear about random acts of kindness taking place in Nashville, especially around Christmas. Someone buys coffee for a couple of people at Starbucks, and generates a kindness chain that lasts for several hours. If you need ideas on how... April 9, 2009
Freezing temperatures this week threatened to ruin Tennessee's strawberry farms. Farmers saved the crop by spraying water on the fields to freeze the berry plants. Ray Tidwell of Tidwell's Berry Farm in Spring City says when the water... April 12, 2009
Here's something you don't see every day. Art made from concrete. We're not talking kitchen counters or sidewalks. We're talking sculpture. Watch a concrete artist at work in Tennessee, courtesty of the Chattanooga... April 14, 2009
It took a professional animal wrangler to round up the llama that's been roaming around McKnight Road in Maury County for more than a year. The County was getting complaints that the animal was wild and angry. Neighbors said their small... |
