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A Year as a Firefighter A firefighter from Highland Park, Mich., edited the most compelling video he captured from his helmet camera in 2012 and posted it on YouTube to show people "what firefighters across the nation do every day."

Dolphin Stampede Tourists on board a whale watching boat in southern California received a special treat when about 1,000 dolphins overtook the vessel.

Today in History On this day in history the first presidential election was held. It was 1789 and white property-owning men in 13 states elected George Washington. Washington received 69 percent of the vote. John Adams came in second and became the nation's first vice president.