In the 1920s Major General George Owen Squier designed the technology for piping muzak into homes and businesses. Ray Conniff’s orchestra perfected this easy listening sound.
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I Need (Brian 8)
College wrestling can be nasty. Only a few triumph, and even fewer go on to become head coaches at Division I schools.
Come Over Then (Ben 5)
In the 1990s Barack and Michelle Obama could often be found dining at a Hyde Park favorite, the Medici on 57th, whose owner Hans Morsbach was also a carpenter, tree farmer and author of a book on sustainable forestry.
I feel better today (Grandma 7)
Spring Break in Florida is not always hot young bodies partying on the beach.
The House of James (Anne take 2)
The 1964 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health dramatically increased public awareness of tobacco’s deadly consequences. But over two decades later, smoking at the University of Chicago remained popular, especially at the Regenstein library.
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