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Starting in January, the world’s largest living history museum would celebrate its 100th anniversary, and Kurt Smith would hit 10 years “interpreting” Thomas Jefferson, a major role at the Virginia museum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Five-time major winner Koepka was the only player to take up the offer and smoothed his return by paying fines said to be worth about £63m.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Live Nation is believed to control at least 80% of the ticketing for major concert venues.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
But it also offered the audience a chance to look back on a career that’s encompassed virtually every major shift in pop music over the last two decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Close economic ties among European countries also made a major war seem unlikely.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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