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Oct 8, 2008
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Longest Broadway Runs
The Phantom of the Opera has been performed more than 8,570 times on Broadway since 1988
Plots of Favorite Opera Stories
A primer of the plots of the most frequently performed operas
Nobel Prize History
Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the world's most famous prizes
First Kids Slideshow
Follow this slideshow to see and learn about the children who have called the White House home


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  • Pick choice 3 Barack & Michelle Obama
  • Pick choice 4 Todd & Sarah Palin
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