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Karrie Webb of Australia acknowledges the crowd as she walks to the 18th green during third round play in the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic golf tournament at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Ala. Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Chella Choi takes lead at Mobile Bay LPGA ClassicChella Choi takes 1-stroke lead over Nordqvist, Korda at Mobile Bay LPGA Classic
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Jockey Joel Rosario gallops orb back to the paddock after the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow won the race. Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Derby winner Orb disappoints in the PreaknessKentucky Derby winner Orb disappoints fans, and trainer Shug McGaughey, in the Preakness
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Paris Saint Germain's midfielder David Beckham from England, hugs Paris Saint Germain's coach Carlo Ancelotti, as he leaves the field, during his French League One soccer match against Brest, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Paris Saint-Germain hopes to strike a deal with David Beckham in the next two weeks in which the former England captain will work with the French club after retirement, possibly in an ambassadorial role. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
As fireworks crackle, Beckham plays last home game'Merci, David': Beckham captains Paris Saint-Germain in last home game of long career
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Anouk of the Netherlands performs her song Birds during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contestDenmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest ahead of Azerbaijan, Ukraine
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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 1978 file photo, Argentina's President Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla, right, talks with Chile's Gen. Augusto Pinochet, in Mendoza, Argentina. The former Argentine dictator died of natural causes Friday, May 17, 2013, while serving life sentences at the Marcos Paz prison for crimes against humanity. Videla took power in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate "subversives." He was 87. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia, File)
Reporter remembers fear in Videla's ArgentinaAP reporter recalls brush with death during Argentina's dictatorship under Jorge Rafael Videla
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Keegan Bradley runs his hand across his face after missing a putt for birdie on the second green during the third round of the Byron Nelson Championship golf tournament Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Bradley keeps lead after 3 rounds at NelsonKeegan Bradley still leads after 3 rounds, could be Nelson's 1st wire-to-wire winner since '80
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Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Stevens rides Oxbow to 3rd Preakness win50-year-old Stevens rides to 'special' victory in Preakness aboard Oxbow
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Jockey Gary Stevens kisses his daughter Maddie Stevens in the winner's circle after riding Oxbow to win the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at PreaknessOxbow wins Preakness, giving trainer Lukas a record but ending Orb's Triple Crown bid
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Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crimePolice commissioner calls fatal shooting in NYC's Greenwich Village an anti-gay hate crime
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Metro-North Railroad officials tour the scene of the train derailment, Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Bridgeport, Conn. Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries. (AP Photo/Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Winner of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Emmelie de Forest of Denmark who sang Only Teardrops, celebrates with the trophy after the final at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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First lady Michelle Obama hugs Jenika Headley-Greene as Obama hands out diplomas during the graduation ceremony for Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Anouk of the Netherlands performs her song Birds during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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FILE--In this 2010 file photo, an oil well undergoes testing in the Lake Albertine region of western Uganda. Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners. (AP Photo/Monitor Publications Ltd, File)
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Karrie Webb of Australia acknowledges the crowd as she walks to the 18th green during third round play in the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic golf tournament at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Ala. Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

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  • Man Shot, Killed in Loudoun County

    Loudoun County Police say a woman shot and killed her husband Friday night in Sterling, Loudoun County, in what's believed to have been a domestic situation. NBC Washington, Sat, May 18 2013 @ 10:41 AM

  • Sterling woman charged with first-degree murder

    An apparent homicide in Sterling Friday evening remains under investigation by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office this afternoon. Loudoun Times, Sat, May 18 2013 @ 04:42 PM

  • LCSO Investigating 'Apparent Homicide' in Sterling

    The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is investigating what the department has referred to as an "apparent homicide" on the 21700 block of Blossom Drive in Sterling. Patch.com, Sat, May 18 2013 @ 06:54 PM

  • Loudoun on display

    Times-Mirror File Photo/Greg Nash Avril Page and John Best of Ashburn feed the alpacas owned by Carlagay Higgins and Michael Lyon at Higgly Farm in Round Hill who opened up their farm for the annual Spring Farm Tour on May 18, 2008. Loudoun Times, Fri, May 17 2013 @ 01:36 AM

  • Charter School May Save Small Elementary in Loudoun

    Parents will proposed changing Middleburg Elementary School to a charter school to save it. NBC Washington, Thu, May 16 2013 @ 11:58 PM

  • Johnson takes top honors at Leesburg Business Awards

    Times-Mirror Staff Photo/Beverly Denny Tina Johnson, President and CEO of JP Events Consulting, gets a hug from employee Barbara Combs after winning the George C. Marshall Award at the Leesburg Business Awards ceremony at ProJet Aviation May 15. Loudoun Times, Thu, May 16 2013 @ 07:55 PM

  • Two Leesburg Residents Displaced by Townhouse Fire

    Two Leesburg residents will have to find a temporary home after a Tuesday morning fire caused an estimated $55,000 damage to their townhouse on Vanderbilt Terrace in Leesburg. Patch.com, Tue, May 14 2013 @ 04:00 PM

  • Loudoun Weekend Planner: Shop for Antiques and More

    The weekend is upon us in Loudoun County and it's time to start making plans for some fun. Patch.com, Thu, May 16 2013 @ 06:44 AM
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On May 18, 1933,

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure creating the Tennessee Valley Authority.

In 1642,

the Canadian city of Montreal was founded by French colonists.

In 1765,

about one-fourth of Montreal was destroyed by a fire.

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