What you're describing looks like Google Living Stories. http://livingstories.googlelabs.com/ http://livingstories.googlelabs.com/ The code is open-source and

What you're describing looks like Google Living Stories. http://livingstories.googlelabs.com/ http://livingstories.googlelabs.com/ The code is open-source and there is even an Wordpress plugin. BTW: I always wanted a website or newspaper that covered stories that made the headlines to investigate it years later, to see how these people are doing now or how events shaped their lives. Would be interesting to read.