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Americans Royally Celebrate William and Kate's Wedding

By Susanna BairdApr 27th 2011 – 8:45AM
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DisneyFamily.com

Nancy Withbroe rose before the sun on July 29, 1981, to watch Lady Diana Spencer, she of the tremendous white train, marry Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the throne. She joined her sister and mother in front of the television in their Arlington, Mass., home to watch the nuptials taking place across the Atlantic. "I...

Officials Fear Terror Attacks at Royal Wedding [VIDEO]

Apr 20th 2011 – 4:40PM
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Pool / Getty Images

UK Farmer Dyes Sheep Orange to Deter Thieves [VIDEO]

Apr 15th 2011 – 11:50AM
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AOL News Now

Girl's Birthday Balloon Travels Almost 6,000 Miles

By Lisa HolewaApr 9th 2011 – 12:37PM

As Ella, Abby and Peter Gardner watched Chinese lanterns floating in the sky on New Year's Eve, they decided to release their own balloon -- one they'd used to celebrate Abby's birthday a few days earlier. After attaching a note and stamp, the children watched the balloon disappear from view of their home in Bolton,...

Smokey, the UK's Thunderous Cat, Could Have World's Loudest Purr [Video]

Mar 31st 2011 – 8:55AM
Rex USA

Rex USA

LONDON -- A British community college says it has a recorded a house cat whose lawnmower-like purr hit 73 decibels - 16 times louder than the average feline. Northampton College in central England said Wednesday that it had dispatched a music team with specialist sound equipment to record 12-year-old Smokey. The...

Background on england

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe.

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