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One Year After Death, Apollo Theater Honors Michael Jackson
AP Music WriterAs the first anniversary of Michael Jackson's death drew near, Julia Thomas clutched her "Thriller" liner notes and stood outside the Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale, Calif., the final resting place for the King of Pop, with about two dozen other fans....Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Katherine Jackson, Family, Al Sharpton, Los Angeles
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Book: Michael Jackson Considered Hitler A 'Genius,' Madonna 'Not Sexy'
wpix.comThree months after the King of Pop's untimely death, a new book has hit store shelves revealing what is supposedly the musician's shocking personal beliefs - including his admiration for Adolph Hitler and his alleged disdain for Madonna. Michael...Tags: California, Michael Jackson, Death, Glendale (Queens, New York), Judaism
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Jackson Family Arrives at Forest Lawn, Body Will Be At Staples Center
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- A motorcade has taken the Jackson family to Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills for a private service honoring Michael Jackson. Numerous vehicles under California Highway Patrol escort headed out from the parents' home in...Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Usher, Washington Monument, E! Entertainment Television, Inc., Celebrities
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Michael Jackson Hailed During Emotional Memorial Service
Staff reporterMusic legends, sports figures, and civil rights leaders paid tribute to Michael Jackson today during an emotional, song-filled service at Staples Center that was part polished entertainment, part revival meeting. Jackson was praised as a music pioneer...Tags: Mickey Rooney, Los Angeles Police Department, Katherine Jackson, Spike Lee, Celebrities
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Jackson's Daughter Reflects On Dad: "Best Father You Could Ever Imagine"
wpix.comIn what was probably the most emotional moment of the day, Michael Jackson's daughter 11-year-old Paris Michael Katherine addressed mourners at a massive memorial service to celebrate the life of her father, the King of Pop. "Ever since I was born, Daddy...Tags: Michael Jackson, Death
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Bertha Haffner-Ginger, godmother of the Mexican food craze
Special to the Los Angeles TimesLong before Rick Bayless, the Too Hot Tamales and even Diana Kennedy, there was another teacher and cookbook writer who introduced authentic Mexican food to a wider American audience. Though she is all but unknown today, at the turn of the 20th century...Tags: Rick Bayless, Mexican Food, Lifestyle and Leisure, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology
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Verdugo Views: Remembering the pre-freeway neighborhood
Ron Magneson’s family moved to Walnut Drive in 1948 when he was four years old, and remained there until they were forced to leave in 1964 by construction of the Glendale (State Route 2) Freeway. “It was a very short street,” he...
Tags: Walnuts, Road Transportation, Roy Rogers, Transportation, Chevy Chase
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Alfonse Capodieci
August 4, 1917 -- March 11, 2012 After living a full and eventful life, Dr. Alfonse Capodieci passed away peacefully in Walnut Creek, California at the age of 94 on Sunday, March 11. He was a 45-year resident of Glendale, where he practiced Orthopaedic...Tags: Washington, DC, Georgetown University, Science and Technology, New York City, Highway Transportation
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Intersections: Unearthing the grave history of Hollywood
A calm, cold breeze runs throughout the marble-encased, maze-like corridors of Forest Lawn's Great Mausoleum, where the who's who of Hollywood have come to permanently rest. But that changes once you reach its deepest and oldest cobweb-covered crevice...Tags: Westminster Abbey, Harold Lloyd, Religion and Belief, Jean Harlow, Celebrities
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Intersections: Mysteries are buried beside the cremains
In 2010, two women cleaning the basement of a MacArthur Park area apartment building found a 1930s steamer trunk. In it, two leather doctor's bags were discovered, each containing the mummified remains of an infant wrapped in newspaper. A police...Tags: Breast Cancer
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Bruce Wesley Miller
April 11, 1923 - March 4, 2012 Bruce Wesley Miller, son of Stephen Carl Miller, Sr. originally of Illinois, and Irma Amanda Bruce originally of Pennsylvania, was born in Los Angeles. Bruce's earliest years were spent with his mother, father, and older...Tags: April Fools' Day, 2016 Olympic Games, Indianapolis 500, Animals
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Floyd M. Johnston
Floyd M. Johnston passed away at the age of 95 years young on March 10, 2012, after a long and wonderful life. He was born in Hennessey, Oklahoma where he met his beloved wife, Thera G Mc Neill. Floyd and ‘Jerry’ lived in La Canada...
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