Profiles in History announces auction of Willy Wonka memorabilia

May 3, 2012   Leave a Comment  

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Many of the last known surviving Wonka props are up for auction this July.

The Great Catsby: A 1920s-themed gala for the animals

Sept. 1, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Hurry! Tickets are on sale only until Sept. 9 at 10 P.M.

Only known Billy the Kid photo sells for $2.3 million

June 26, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Famed gunman still draws

Funds, glasses raised at Fenway wine tasting benefiting blindness research

May 18, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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More than 10 million Americans affected by blinding eye diseases

Michael Jackson glove sells for $330,000 at auction

Dec. 6, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Julien’s Auctions had an “Icons & Idols” auction Saturday night, and the single glove worn by Michael Jackson during 1980′s “Bad” tour went for $330,000. Also, a fedora he wore on stage went for $72,000. Other interesting items at the auction were an x-ray of Albert Einstein’s brain going for $38,750, and a pair of [...]

Toddler buys $12,000 earth mover

May 22, 2009   1 Comment  

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It’s easy to see why you’d keep things like small toys and toxic chemicals out of the reach of toddlers, but your laptop? How much trouble could possibly come from a three year-old child banging away at your keyboard? So thought Pipi Quinlan — at least until she opened her email to find out that [...]