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Wed Apr. 30 at 8PM on NewsTalk 102.3 | NPR airs a two-hour live special examining the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second administration. Listen live on NewsTalk 102.3 and streaming here on wkar.org.
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On this day in 1935: During the Great Depression, the Regent Cafe in Jackson, Michigan offered $1,000 for couples to walk as long as they could. Tommy McGeer and Jackie Airgood walked for 88 days to win the prize. On this day in 1954: The first passenger flight, a DC6B "Great Lakes Clipper," took off from Wayne Major (now Detroit Metropolitan) Airport, bound for London.
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Joshua Davis is performing with three Interlochen Arts Academy students at the Robin Theatre in Lansing Saturday.
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