Saturday, November 30, 2013

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It's Saturday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is November 30th, the 334th day of 2013. There are 31 days left in the year.

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Weight helped usher in new era of American hockey.


HBO's '24/7 Red Wings/Maple Leafs' debuts Dec. 14.


Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.

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The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War on this date in 1782.

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Tampa, FL. -- It seemed that even though the Tampa Bay Lightning lost 3-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the score did not reflect the Bolts’ effort Friday evening at the Tampa Bay times Forum.

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On this date in 1803, Spain completed the process of ceding Louisiana to France.

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Dickenson wants to be a head coach 'one of these days.'

Burris: 'I still feel like I can get it done.'

Visit the league's official website, http://www.cfl.ca.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase went on trial accused of political bias on this date in 1804. He was later acquitted by the U.S. Senate.

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Regina, SK. -If this is a dream, don’t wake me up.

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born on this date in 1835. He wrote "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn" under the name Mark Twain.

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Tampa, FL. — Three things to watch in Sunday’s game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers.

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A.J. Ehrichson patented the oat-crushing machine on this date in 1875.

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Eugene, OR. -- With 10 receptions, Brandin Cooks set the Pac-12 Conference's single season record with 120, breaking the Marqise Lee's record of 118 set in 2012.

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On this date in 1897, Thomas Edison's own motion picture projector had its first commercial exhibition.

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Spider Jimmy gets ready to hed back to the store for more trick-or-treating.

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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as watching Jeopardy, isn't it?

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Today in Elvis History

1962 - 
The Elvis Presley film "Kid Galahad" premiered in the U.K.

1993 - The Elvis Presley album "From Nashville To Memphis - The Essential '60s Masters I" was certified gold by the RIAA.

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On this date in 1936, 
London's famed Crystal Palace was destroyed in a fire. The structure had been constructed for the International Exhibition of 1851.

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Today in Beatles History:

1960 - 
The Beatles performed at the Kaiserkeller in Hamburg for the last time.

1972 - Wings released their single "Hi, Hi, Hi." The BBC banned the record because it declared that the lyrics were "unsuitable" for broadcast.

1976 - George Harrison appeared on BBC-2-TV's "The Old Grey Whistley Contest."

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On this date in 1940, Lucille Ball and Cuban musician Desi Arnaz were married.

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Today in Sports History:

1971 - ABC-TV aired "Brian's Song." The movie was about Chicago Bears' Brian Picolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers.

1991 - In the first Women's World Cup in soccer, the U.S. team defeated Norway 2-1.

1992 - The video "NFL Country," by various artists, was certified Gold by the RIAA.

1993 - The NFL awarded the league's 30th franchise to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

1996 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) scored his 25,000th NBA career point. He was only the 10th player to reach the mark.

2005 - The Boston Bruins traded captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks for Marco Sturm, Wayne Primeau and Brad Stuart.

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In Sylacauga, AL on this date in 1954, Elizabeth Hodges was injured when a meteorite crashed through the roof of her house. The rock weighed 8½-pounds.

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Coming Up:

Tonight --

NAHL Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild vs Johnstown Tomahawks 10:05pm EST

Sunday --

NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm EST

NAHL Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild vs Johnstown Tomahawks 8:05pm EST

Monday --

Nothin' Doin'

Tuesday --

NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets 7:00pm EST

Wednesday --

Nothin' Doin'

Thursday --

NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators 7:30pm EST

Friday --

NAHL Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild vs Johnstown Tomahawks 10:05pm EST

Saturday --

USPHL Empire Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Palm Beach Hawks 3:30pm EST

USPHL Elite Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Pa;m Beach Hawks 6:30pm EST

NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Winnipeg Jets 7:00pm EST

NAHL Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild vs Johnstown Tomahawks 10:05pm EST

Sunday --

USPHL Empire Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Palm Beach Hawks 9:30am EST

USPHL Elite Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Palm Beach Hawks 12:30pm EST

NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Buffalo Bills 1:00pm EST

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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!

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