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  • This book cover is from a commemorative reprint of the 1611 King James Version of the Holy Bible. The King James Bible celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2011.

    King James Bible's 400-year reign

    The King James Version of the Bible, also known as the "Authorized Version," marks its 400th anniversary in 2011, and by any measure, it has had a lasting impact on the world and on the language into which it was sent.


  • Oprah begins her 'ultimate' Australian adventure

    Oprah Winfrey joined 300 eager audience members Wednesday in Australia, where they were flown in for an action-packed, Down Under adventure including close encounters with kangaroos, surfing lessons and a journey to the remote and dusty Outback.


  • President Nixon and Pearl Bailey perform in 1974. (The White House)

    The List: Music for the presidents

    We check out the songs presidents love to listen to.


  • FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2009 file photo originally provided by Harpo Productions Inc., talk-show host Oprah Winfrey announces during a live broadcast of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in Chicago that her daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. On Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, the 25th and final season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" starts airing. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns, File)   MANDATORY  CREDIT,  NO SALES

    Oprah Winfrey to take studio audience to Australia

    Oprah Winfrey is taking her audience to Australia.


  • From top left; George W. Bush appears on NBC's "Deal or No Deal," Bill Clinton stops by the "Arsenio Hall Show" and President Barack Obama on "The View." (View photo ABC via Associated Press)

    The List: TV shows with presidential appeal

    We look at past presidents, and presidential candidates, who have appeared on popular television shows.


  • End of Kodachrome era in pictures

    What should a photographer shoot when he's entrusted with the very last roll of Kodachrome?


  • In this June 2010 photo released by National Geographic Television, photographer Steve McCurry takes a photo of a Bollywood actor in Mumbai, India, with the last Kodachrome roll. Betting its future on digital photography, Kodak discontinued the slide and motion-picture film with a production run last August in which a master sheet nearly a mile long was cut up into more than 20,000 rolls. McCurry requested the final 36-exposure strip. After nine months of planning, he embarked in June on a six-week odyssey. Trailing him was a TV crew from National Geographic Channel, which plans to broadcast a one-hour documentary early next year. (AP Photo/National Geographic Television, Yvonne Russo) ONE-TIME EXCLUSIVE USE; NO SALES; NO TRANSFERS

    De Niro, Brooklyn, India on last Kodachrome roll

    What should a photographer shoot when he's entrusted with the very last roll of Kodachrome?


  • A cappella extravaganza

    It's not often that the opportunity comes along to sample that remarkable diversity, but starting Wednesday, the Kennedy Center is presenting "A Cappella: Singing Solo," an unusual 10-day festival featuring more than a dozen of the world's top voice-only groups.


  • Monterey's 40th

    Bonnaroo, Coachella, even Woodstock might never have happened if it had not been for the good vibes that remained from the first great rock festival. Next weekend, Saturday through June 18, will mark the 40th anniversary of the Monterey International Pop Festival.


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