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Handwritten Gettysburg Address on Display in Springfield
Handwritten Gettysburg Address on Display in Springfield
Handwritten Gettysburg Address on Display in Springfield
It's arguably the most famous speech in American history, and from November 13th through November 26th, you can check out one of 5 surviving copies of the Gettysburg Address (handwritten by Abraham Lincoln) at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield.
First Trip To Toad Hall
First Trip To Toad Hall
First Trip To Toad Hall
If you're a long-time Rockford or Rockford-area resident, you're probably familiar with Toad Hall. Shortly after starting here at WROK (back in the day when we still played music, and some of it from vinyl), my old friend, and long-time on-air personality Chuck Doyle took me over to Toad Hall to stock up on a bunch of music for our oldies show, The Saturday Night Cruise.
There’s a World Record for Almost Everything
There’s a World Record for Almost Everything
There’s a World Record for Almost Everything
Guinness World Records is celebrating their 60th anniversary (which is probably a record for record books), and the on-going celebration is shining the spotlight on some of their more unusual records and record holders. To give you some examples, there are world records for: Wealthiest cat Most milkshake dispensed through the nose Largest collection of garden gnomes Most toilet seats broken with
One More Jump
One More Jump
One More Jump
He did it the first time on June 6, 1944. Now, Jock Hutton, an 89 year old World War II veteran has done it again. Jock commemorated the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion by tandem parachuting into the French village of Ranville. Take a look at his story:  

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