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Today's highlight On April 22, 2005, Zacarias Moussaoui pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom outside Washington, D.C. to conspiring with the Sept. 11 hijackers to kill Americans. (Moussaoui is serving a life prison sentence.) On this date 1889: The Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims. 1898: With the United States and Spain on the verge of war, the U.S. Navy began blockading Cuban ports. Congress authorized creation of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, also known as the "Rough Riders." 1915: The first full-scale use of deadly chemicals in warfare took pla...

Exhibition elects new president Poll Yes Lethbridge & District Exhibition has elected Bev Lanz as their 55th President of the Board of Directors, following their annual meeting at the end of January. With Exhibition Park entering start of their seasons events during the pandemic, as well as start of construction on the new 268,000 square foot Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre, Lanz says she is honoured to be elected and is excited for the future of the Exhibition. “I am honoured to be elected as the president of the Lethbridge & District Exhibition,” says Lanz. “These are exciting times ...