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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/01/24)
Today in History Today is Monday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2024. There are 365 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be "forever free."...
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Out of the past: Jan. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 01/01/24)
The new year is ushered in with an icy vengeance in Southeast Missouri and the entire state, with a triple whammy of snow, sleet and windy conditions; Cape Girardeau streets are passable through most of the day as Department of Public Works crews go out at 1 p.m., shortly after snow flurries start, spreading salt with calcium chloride; but many streets, especially secondary ones, glaze over as the sun goes down and a freezing rain continues to fall...
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