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Michael G. Wohlwend of Goodrich and Kathleen K. Flood, Nicholas A. Kwasiborski, and Chad E. Powers, all of Ortonville, have been named to the dean's list at Northwood University for the fall 2010 semester....more >>

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Harper Marlene Dalton Jamie Dalton and Anne Miracle of Charleston, S.C. are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Harper Marlene Dalton. Harper was born at 1:15 p.m., Dec....more >>

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Natalie Rose Millar Jason and Kelly Millar of Groveland Township are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Natalie Rose Millar. Natalie was born at 8:11 p.m., Sept. 24, at St....more >>
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Born May 18th
1897: Frank Capra, film director (It's A Wonderful Life).
1902: Meredith Willson, composer and lyricist (The Music Man).
1911: Joseph Vernon Big Joe Turner, blues singer.
1918: John Paul II [Karol Jozef Wojtyla], Roman Catholic pope.
1919: Margot Fonteyn, English ballet dancer.
May 18th
in history
1643: Queen Anne, the widow of Louis XIII, is granted sole and absolute power as regent by the Paris parliament, overriding the late king's will.
1652: A law is passed in Rhode Island banning slavery in the colonies but it causes little stir and seems unlikely to be enforced.
1792: Russian troops invade Poland.
1802: Britain declares war on France.
1804: Napoleon Bonaparte becomes the Emperor of France.