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FILE - In this May 15, 2013 file photo German artist Stephan Balkenhol, right, stands besides a part of his Richard Wagner Monument during the installation in Leipzig, central Germany. The Wagner monument will be unveiled Wednesday, May 22, 2013, to celebrate the German composer's 200th birthday. It shows a young Wagner overshadowed by his older, famous self. Some of Wagner's works will be performed later in the day in Bayreuth, where the composer's descendants organize an annual music festival. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2010 file photo, plant employees assemble a 2011 Ford Explorer on the assembly line at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant. Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday, May 22, 2013 that 21 of its North American factories will shut for only one week this summer. That includes the Chicago plant that makes the Ford Explorer SUV and the Mexican plant that makes the Fusion sedan. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
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File-This June 16, 2011 file photo shows Anthony Weiner speaking to the media during a news conference in New York. The ex-congressman who resigned over raunchy tweets said late Tuesday may 21, 2013, that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He had said last month he was considering it. The Democrat is jumping into a crowded field for September's primary. He's arriving with some significant advantages, including a $4.8 million campaign war chest, polls showing him ahead of all but one other Democrat, and no end of name recognition. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig,File)
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FILE - In this May 15, 2013 file photo German artist Stephan Balkenhol, right, stands besides a part of his Richard Wagner Monument during the installation in Leipzig, central Germany. The Wagner monument will be unveiled Wednesday, May 22, 2013, to celebrate the German composer's 200th birthday. It shows a young Wagner overshadowed by his older, famous self. Some of Wagner's works will be performed later in the day in Bayreuth, where the composer's descendants organize an annual music festival. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)
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File-This June 16, 2011 file photo shows Anthony Weiner speaking to the media during a news conference in New York. The ex-congressman who resigned over raunchy tweets said late Tuesday may 21, 2013, that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He had said last month he was considering it. The Democrat is jumping into a crowded field for September's primary. He's arriving with some significant advantages, including a $4.8 million campaign war chest, polls showing him ahead of all but one other Democrat, and no end of name recognition. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig,File)
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FILE - In this May 15, 2013 file photo German artist Stephan Balkenhol, right, stands besides a part of his Richard Wagner Monument during the installation in Leipzig, central Germany. The Wagner monument will be unveiled Wednesday, May 22, 2013, to celebrate the German composer's 200th birthday. It shows a young Wagner overshadowed by his older, famous self. Some of Wagner's works will be performed later in the day in Bayreuth, where the composer's descendants organize an annual music festival. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2010 file photo, plant employees assemble a 2011 Ford Explorer on the assembly line at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant. Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday, May 22, 2013 that 21 of its North American factories will shut for only one week this summer. That includes the Chicago plant that makes the Ford Explorer SUV and the Mexican plant that makes the Fusion sedan. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
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  • Steven Spradling fatally shot inside Sterling home

    A woman is accused of killing her husband in their Sterling home over the weekend. TBD.com, Mon, May 20 2013 @ 05:38 PM

  • MWAA Police Officer Shot, Wife Charged

    The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of Friday night shooting in Sterling as Steven Spradling, 52, a member of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department. Patch.com, Sun, May 19 2013 @ 11:53 PM

  • Angry Birds comes to life in Clarke

    Take a ride on Route 7 west into Clarke County and you'll encounter an unusual sight as you near Berryville: a giant red bird, poised on an 8-foot-tall platform with an oversized slingshot wound around its body, as if it's poised to be launched skyward. Loudoun Times, Wed, May 22 2013 @ 04:09 AM

  • Spring cleaning advice for Loudoun residents

    It's that time of year. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the air is clear, and your house is a a little funky. Loudoun Times, Mon, May 20 2013 @ 12:32 AM

  • Flame Kabob, Blue Mountain Cafe

    Inspectors from the Virginia Department of Health Visited several restaurants in Loudoun County this week. Patch.com, Thu, May 16 2013 @ 06:43 AM
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Today in History

On May 22, 1913,

the American Cancer Society was founded in New York by a group of doctors and business leaders under its original name, the American Society for the Control of Cancer.

In 1813,

composer Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany.

In 1860,

the United States and Japan exchanged ratifications of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce during a ceremony in Washington.

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