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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. is an American chain of combined restaurant and gift stores with a Southern country theme. The company was founded by Dan Evins in 1969; its first store was in Lebanon, Tennessee, which remains the company headquarters. As of 2012, the chain operates 620 stores in 42 states. Its menu is based on traditional Southern cuisine, with appearance and decor designed to resemble an old-fashioned general store. Cracker Barrel is known for its partnerships with country music artists, and has received attention for its charitable activities, such as its assistance of victims of Hurricane Katrina and injured war veterans. During the 1990s, the company was the subject of controversy for its official stance against gay and lesbian employees and for discriminatory practices against African American and female employees. Following an agreement with the US Department of Justice and the implementation of non-discrimination policies, the company has focused on improving minority representation and civic involvement. Company shareholders added sexual orientation to the company's non-discrimination policy in 2002. (Full article...) Recently featured: Metropolitan Railway – Richard Nixon – History of Mars observation Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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Bomb blasts in Pakistan kill more than 100 people and injure 270. In association football, Lionel Messi (pictured) wins the FIFA Ballon d'Or. In ice hockey, the National Hockey League's owners reach a tentative agreement with the National Hockey League Players' Association to end the 2012–13 NHL lockout. oldest bank, announces it will close after being fined by U.S. authorities for enabling tax evasion . In chess, Magnus Carlsen achieves the highest FIDE rating of all time. At least 60 people are killed and 200 injured in Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan , Ivory Coast. Recent deaths – More current events...
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January 11: Eugenio María de Hostos Day in Puerto Rico (1839); Proclamation of Independence in Morocco (1944) Helena, daughter of Alypius, became Byzantine Empress . 1787 – German-born British astronomer and composer William Herschel discovered the Uranian moons Oberon and Titania, later named by his son John after characters from William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Ruhr Area to force the German Weimar Republic to pay its reparations in the aftermath of World War I . 1943 – Italian American journalist and union activist Carlo Tresca, a leading public opponent of Mafia infiltration of unions, was assassinated by a Mafia gunman. death sentences of 167 prisoners and pardoned four more. More anniversaries: January 10 – January 11 – January 12 List of historical anniversaries It is now January 11, 2013 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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