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Jamel Chokr graduated with high honors Dec. 12 from the University of Michigan Flint with a bachelor of arts degree, majoring in criminal justice and sociology. He was on the dean's list all four years and was nominated for the prestigious Maize and Blue Award....more >>




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Max Michael Ryan Karen and Patrick Ryan of Davisburg are proud to announce the birth of their son, Max Michael Ryan. Max was born Nov. 4 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac. He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 inches long....more >>

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Meredith Mayberry graduated cum laude Dec. 11 from Central Michigan University with a bachelor of science degree, majoring in English and journalism. The 2006 Goodrich High School graduate served as a summer intern for The Citizen the past four years....more >>

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Born May 20th

1799: Honore de Balzac, French novelist (The Human Comedy, Lost Illusions).

1806: John Stuart Mill, British philospher and economist.

1818: William George Fargo, one of the founders of Wells, Fargo & Co.

1882: Sigrid Undset, Norwegian novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter).

1908: Jimmy Stewart, actor (It's a Wonderful Life, Mr Smith Goes to Washington).

May 20th
in history

1774: Parliament passes the Coercive Acts to punish the colonists for their increasingly anti-British behavior. The acts close the port of Boston.

1775: North Carolina becomes the first colony to declare its independence.

1784: The Peace of Versailles ends a war between France, England, and Holland.

1799: Napoleon Bonaparte orders a withdrawal from his siege of St. Jean d'Acre in Egypt.

1859: A force of Austrians collide with Piedmontese cavalry at the village of Montebello, in northern Italy.