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Jackson monument to be unveiled today
9:17 AM on 07/10/2009
A memorial for Michael Jackson is being unveiled in his hometown of Gary, Indiana today. This five-thousand pound stone tablet will be one of the centerpieces. The eight-foot tall tablet was designed and created by a company in Richmond, Indiana, to celebrate the pop star's life. The monument took 48...
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Hundreds gather outside Jackson's boyhood home in Gary, IN
11:44 AM on 06/26/2009
Residents of Gary, Indiana are mourning the loss of their most famous native son. Hundreds gathered outside of Michael Jackson's boyhood home as news of his passing spread through the town where his musical career began. Jackson died in Los Angeles on Thursday, he was 50 years old....
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Toddler vanishes after trip to gas station with cousin
9:59 AM on 06/18/2009
Police in northern Indiana are searching for a missing toddler. Two-year-old Jada Justice was in the back seat of a car at a gas station in Gary, IN Tuesday night when her baby-sitter, Angelica Castillo went inside to get a gallon of milk. Castillo, who is also Jada's cousin, claims that when she came out...
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