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Today in History for March 20th

Highlights of Today in History: U.S. and Britain invade Iraq; Napolean returns to France; Uncle Tom's Cabin published. (March 20)
 

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Veterans Park renovations

Memorial Day in Atlanta: ‘Sacred Soil’ enhances history center’s redone Veterans Park

Soil collected from important battlegrounds will be included in the Atlanta History Center’s dedication of its new park honoring military veterans

New books on barbecue celebrate primal fire and smoke

Barbecue roadtrips and more: If you love barbecue, these books are for you

Four books celebrate the roots -- and experience -- of cooking over fire and smoke, including a tour of Southern BBQ 'crossroads' large and small

7:40 a.m.  

Powerful start for rookie

Atlanta Braves: B.J. Upton ends home-run drought

Homer against the Twins marks the first time Upton has hit in consecutive games since early May.

7:34 a.m.  

Irresistible news

Peeping...

Club lets you peek into ladies room for $1,200

Club operators defend themselves by saying they have signs up that warn about the unique offer. Patrons say maybe so, but they’re so small you can’t read them.

Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball

Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball

It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.

Life-saving face transplant performed in Poland

Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury

A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation.

Miss International Queen 2010 pageant

Research says we aren't as good looking as we think we are

The research comes from a report in Scientific American and the findings are fascinating. Those who agreed to take part were shown three pictures of themselves.

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DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown

Your daily jolt: DeKalb sheriff considers a challenge to Hank Johnson

SAVANNAH – We’re on the road, so this will be short: We’ve got very reliable information that DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown, who came to the job a dozen years ago after his predecessor was assassinated, is doing some serious tire-kicking on a 2014 Democratic challenge to U.