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@_AlexGookin This is what is allowed of high-profile players (and coaches). Inappropriate and shows true character. Not a good look, but she was happy that her teammates pulled out the win, so it’s all OK.

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@Joe_Hugen It wasn’t “go[ing] cold” but rather purposely not taking shots thus “blowing [a] second half double digit lead.” Nobody wants to hear this, but it became more about breaking the points record at home (individual) versus winning today’s game (team).

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Iowa History Daily🧵: On Feb 2, 1959, Buddy Holly took the stage at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake as a part of the “Winter Dance Party” tour. In the hours after the performance, a chartered plane carrying Holly and other musicians crashed killing everyone on board. #IowaOTD

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Fifty-five years ago today. https://t.co/rm089Luy2m

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The seminal novelist of the Jazz Age--a man whose work captured both the material flowering and spiritual malaise of the period--F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

📸: Wikimedia Commons

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@sep_barstool In this case, grapes would be plural, even if they were possessive of maggots or mold.

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Today in 1955: Marlon Brando (‘On the Waterfront’) and Grace Kelly (‘The Country Girl’) win Oscars for best actor/actress at the 27th Academy Awards.

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Today in 1909, New York’s Queensboro Bridge was opened, connecting Manhattan and Queens.

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@rebeccaromani @RiotsZoot @PBS I think you mean @AmExperiencePBS, but I appreciate the comment.

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Western writer Zane Grey was born today in 1872.

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Men who fought in the Civil War (1861-1865) believed Stephen Crane had too because his stories were so realistic--he wasn't born until 1871.

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Nobel Prize in Literature Awarded https://t.co/Bk4mTIrlAY via @nytvideo

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2nd LT Sam Kendricks stops mid-run to stand at attention when he hears the national anthem🇺🇸 https://t.co/9yoosVTGNC https://t.co/aNohNvGWxN

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"Star Spangled Banner" performed by Lady GaGa at Super Bowl 50: https://t.co/CPV2tXt0AS

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Louie Zamperini's training regimen. #Unbroken