Lite Rock 96.9 » AC http://literock969.com Lite Rock... Less Talk Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Backstreet Boys Return to South Jersey! [VIDEO] http://literock969.com/backstreet-boys-return-to-south-jersey-video/ http://literock969.com/backstreet-boys-return-to-south-jersey-video/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 17:40:23 +0000 Marc D http://literock969.com/?p=185734 Backstreet's back...alright!  All 5 original members of The Backstreet Boys are reunited and have announced they are coming to South Jersey this summer to celebrate their 20th anniversary as a group!

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The Huffington Post has put together a helpful list of ways:

]]> http://literock969.com/boston-marathon-explosions-how-you-can-help/feed/ 0 Red Cross The DO AC Casting Call is on for the Best Summer Job in Atlantic City http://literock969.com/the-do-ac-casting-call-is-on-for-the-best-summer-job-in-atlantic-city/ http://literock969.com/the-do-ac-casting-call-is-on-for-the-best-summer-job-in-atlantic-city/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:52:46 +0000 Gary Guida http://literock969.com/?p=169591 The Atlantic City Alliance will hold casting calls to become part of their 2013 Do Crew this Friday from 5-7 at The Row at Revel and again on Tuesday April 9th

]]> http://literock969.com/the-do-ac-casting-call-is-on-for-the-best-summer-job-in-atlantic-city/feed/ 0 How Is the Date of Easter Chosen? http://literock969.com/how-date-of-easter-is-determined/ http://literock969.com/how-date-of-easter-is-determined/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:22:29 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=158780 Ever wonder why some years Easter is in early April, sometimes late April, and sometimes—like this year—it's in March? Why isn't it a fixed date, like most other holidays? Well, it's a bit complicated.

]]> http://literock969.com/how-date-of-easter-is-determined/feed/ 0 iStockphoto 6 Myths About Heart Disease Debunked to Keep You Healthy http://literock969.com/myths-heart-disease/ http://literock969.com/myths-heart-disease/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:30:09 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=154724 Is is never a bad time to take stock of your ticker to make sure you’re doing all you can to remain healthy and happy.

]]> http://literock969.com/myths-heart-disease/feed/ 0 Pixland New Pope Elected — Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, Now Called Francis I http://literock969.com/new-pope-elected-white-smoke-rises-from-sistine-chapel/ http://literock969.com/new-pope-elected-white-smoke-rises-from-sistine-chapel/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:23:05 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=157612 Jorge Bergoglio, the 76-year-old archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been elected as pope. He is the first Latin American to lead the Catholic Church. Bergoglio, who has taken the name Francis I, is also the first Jesuit priest to become pope.

]]> http://literock969.com/new-pope-elected-white-smoke-rises-from-sistine-chapel/feed/ 0 Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images This Day in History for January 1 — Emancipation Proclamation Signed, and More http://literock969.com/this-day-in-history-for-january-1-emancipation-proclamation-signed/ http://literock969.com/this-day-in-history-for-january-1-emancipation-proclamation-signed/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:16:24 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=153228 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1863: President Abraham Lincoln signs the final Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in the rebelling states (more info)

1934: Alcatraz Island becomes a United States federal prison (more info)

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Grandmaster Flash
Age: 55
Occupation: Musician and DJ
Known For: Being one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting and mixing, forming Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, which released groundbreaking songs like 'The Message' and were the first hip-hop/rap artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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1879: Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time (more info)

1907: The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square -- then known as Longacre Square -- in New York City (more info)

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Sir Anthony Hopkins
Age: 75
Occupation: Actor
Known For: His status as one of the world's greatest living actors, roles in dozens of films including his Oscar-winning portrayal of cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs,' and being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993

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