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WTC steel column starts 9/11 museum

A salvaged 50-ton steel column was hoisted onto a support structure Tuesday at the World Trade Center site, where it will eventually serve as part of the entryway to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum....

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Chicago Mayor Daley says he's served his last term

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley says he won't seek 7th term leading nation's 3rd-largest city

Colorado fire forced residents to make mad dash

Colorado wildfire fire forced residents to make mad dash to safety as it tore through forest

Pressure rises on pastor who wants to burn Quran

Government turns up pressure on Florida church where pastor wants to burn copies of Quran

Hermine gives south Texas another tropical lashing

Hermine gives south Texas another tropical lashing but leaves little damage as it moves north

George Soros gives $100M to Human Rights Watch

Philanthropist George Soros makes 10-year, $100 million grant to Human Rights Watch

Flight attendant in passenger tiff to be evaluated

Flight attendant accused of sliding down chute in NYC will be evaluated for possible plea deal

Non-word `refudiate' gets most online searches

Though not even a word, `refudiate' is summer's most-searched term by online dictionary users

Chicago Mayor Daley won't run for re-election

Chicago's longtime mayor, Richard Daley, says he won't run for re-election

WTC steel column installed at 9/11 museum

70-foot steel column installed at World Trade Center site; will be part of Sept. 11 museum

CO firefighters to step up attack on Boulder blaze

Colo fire officials plan aggressive attack on 3,500-acre blaze but smoke grounds planes

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Today In History

In 1533,

England's Queen Elizabeth I was born in Greenwich.

In 1825,

the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolution, bade farewell to President John Quincy Adams at the White House.

In 1892,

James J. Corbett knocked out John L. Sullivan to win the world heavyweight crown in New Orleans in a fight conducted under the Marquess of Queensberry rules.