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Bob Timmermann, Senior Librarian, History & Genealogy Department
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Los Angeles and the Reintegration of the NFL
In 1995, after playing in Southern California for nearly 50 years, the Los Angeles Rams left the West Coast for the Midwest, to become the St. Louis Rams. They would stay there for 21 years, winning one Super Bowl title and losing in a second, before coming back to the Southland last year.
The Astronomer and the Banned Book
If you enter the Central Library on Hope Street, there are six sculptures that appear on the facade of the building.
Henrietta Lacks' family finally gets to have a say
Henrietta Lacks was a 31-year old woman from the Baltimore area who died from ovarian cancer back in 1951. Some cells from her body were taken, without her family's consent, by medical researchers shortly before she died. These cells were grown over time and were used in many aspects of medical research.
Cancer, Genetic Testing, and Intellectual Property
It took one New York Times op-ed piece by a very famous celebrity to show how the matter of our genes, genetic testing, health care system, and intellectual property system are all intertwined.
A Brief Historical Tour through Los Angeles Dining
One of the great advantages of living in Los Angeles is the ability to go out to find cuisine of just about any type.
Snow In Los Angeles
As the start of winter draws near (the winter solstice will be on December 21 in 2012 and it happens at 3:12 am on the West Coast according to the U.S. Naval Observatory), most of us will see snow.
Nobel Prizes
Today, December 10, is the date that all the Nobel Prizes are bestowed on their recipients. There are six awards in all (Peace, Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, and Economics) and five of them are given out in Stockholm with the Peace Prize being awarded in Oslo.
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