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Many of the states of the U.S. South refused to celebrate Decoration Day, due to lingering hostility towards the Union Army and ... because there were very few veterans of the Union Army who lived in the South. Many Southern States did not recognize Memorial Day until after World War I since many veterans of World War I were from the south, although they continued to have a separate Confederate Memorial Day, with the date varying from state to state. A notable exception was Columbus, Mississippi, which in its 1866 Decoration Day commemorated both the Union and Confederate casualties buried in its cemetery.
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Her son has never let Doris down but, sadly, she hasn't had such luck with her four husbands. At 22, she married husband number one, Al Jorden, who was a trombonist with the band. As she found out, he was ... a schizophrenic sadist who beat her even while she was pregnant.
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Synopsis: Kit (Doris Day), an American married to wealthy London businessman Tony Preston (Rex Harrison) becomes the terrified victim of a mysterious stalker, who she hears but can never see. She is threatened by the eerie, high-pitched voice as she walks in the thick London fog. She then begins receivingRead More
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A Danbury, CT high school, which fully endorsed the pro-gay Day of Silence, initially refused one student's right to express her own beliefs through the Day of Truth. That's when Alliance Defense Fund stepped in. From Inside Tennessee:
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Australian cabaret singer Janet Seidel has released a CD of her show "Doris And Me" and often features this tribute show to Doris at various venues. For information, click here to go to her website.
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Doris rose to stardom at the age of 67 when she fought tempestuously for a spot on the Dating Game with Chuck Woolery, who was then known as Titus. That episode is remembered for her one-liner: "I'm gonna wet my pants, I swear to God."
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