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Did history miss a 19th Century US President? Off-Ramp for October 20, 2012
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Did history miss a 19th Century US President? Off-Ramp for October 20, 2012

Amateur unearths US President Franklin Marshall ... the Green Book guided black motorists ... Yanow and Beer ... Instagram contest ... the love of K-Pop.

Mrs.Lucile Wheat votes in the LA area before or after swimming on August 26, 1930.
Mrs.Lucile Wheat votes in the LA area before or after swimming on August 26, 1930.
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Lucile Wheat votes in 1930 (LAPL/Herald-Examiner)
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Amateur unearths US President Franklin Marshall ... the Green Book guided black motorists ... Yanow and Beer ... Instagram contest ... the love of K-Pop.

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The winner of our first-ever Instagram contest talks about capturing a lasting moment at the end of her grandmother's life.
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After 18 years and 78 days sentenced to death in an Arkansas prison, Damien Echols was released after new evidence cleared his name. KPCC's Patt Morrison talked with Echols about his own side of the story.
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In less than three years, Tony Yanow opened two successful bars and a brewery in Los Angeles, a town that's traditionally been a wasteland of beer culture.