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By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
August 11, 2009
Today is Tuesday, Aug. 11, the 223rd day of 2009. There are 142 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History
On Aug. 11, 1909, the first recorded use of the S.O.S. distress signal in North America was by the steamship SS Arapahoe, which had broken down off North Carolina's Cape....