Today in History Highlights at Jan 20
This date marks events from 1801 John Marshall named U.S. chief justice to 1990 Barbara Stanwyck death and 1981 release of 52 Americans after hostage crisis ends. Also notes 1841 Hong Kong ceded to Britain and 1936 King George V death.
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John Marshall
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Nathan Birnbaum
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Barbara Stanwyck
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Berlin Wall
Associated Press
Thought For Today Humor On Aging Wisdom
A quotation on aging notes that by eighty years old you have learned much and only need to remember it. The remark reflects on accumulated life lessons and memory as the key to wisdom rather than new knowledge.
Marines Leave Kandahar Base for Army Control
Elated Marines depart Kandahar Afghanistan after handing over their base to the Army. Marines carried packs and weapons as they boarded flights home seeking rest and meals not from bags. The 101st Airborne Division assumes control of the base shifting international operations focus.
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Kandahar
Afghanistan
Army
101St Airborne Division
al-Qaida
Rights groups press US to recognize al Qaida POWs
At Guantanamo Bay the United States faced international pressure to label al Qaida and Taliban detainees as prisoners of war under Geneva Conventions. British MPs and Canada's Deputy PM urged humane treatment and lawful standards, while Afghan PM Karzai met Saudi leaders who vowed aid for Afghanistan's reconstruction.
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United States
al-Qaida
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Cuba
U.S
London
Ann Clwyd
John Manley
Canada
Pakistan
Hamid Karzai
Saudi Arabia
Fahd
Abdullah
Riyadh
Afghanistan
Bush ties King to education reform in public address
President Bush called education the great civil rights issue and linked Martin Luther King Jr to school reforms. He noted the new education law requiring annual reading and math tests for grades three to eight and efforts to boost teacher qualifications and school report cards.
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Martin Luther King
Washington
Bush
Martin Luther King Jr
America
United States
King
Former journalist leads early Dallas mayoral race runoff view
Former newspaper columnist and Councilwoman Laura Miller led a heated Dallas mayoral race with 48.8 percent of the vote, based on 83.7 percent of precincts. Tom Dunning had 39.0 percent and Domingo Garcia 11.1 percent, as two minor contenders also sought to replace Ron Kirk who resigned to run for the Senate. Early tallies covered about 21.5 percent of registered voters.
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Dallas
Laura Miller
Miller
Tom Dunning
Domingo Garcia
Ron Kirk
Senate
Perry aide seeks to hide unemployment fund deficit
An aide to Gov. Rick Perry pressured the Texas Workforce Commission to remove mention of a projected 2002 deficit that would raise at least 800 million dollars in employer taxes. Records show Ray Sullivan urged erasing references to last year’s 109 million shortfall and the fund’s balance requirements.
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Austin
Rick Perry
Texas Workforce Commission
Perry
Ray Sullivan
Commission
Texas
Correction on Laurie Terry’s hospital spokeswoman role
A Baytown Sun correction states Laurie Terry is the spokeswoman for San Jacinto Methodist Hospital, clarifying previous misreporting of her job. San Jacinto Methodist Hospital remains the organization associated with her communications role in Baytown.
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Senul
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Laurie Terry
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San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Amanda Norris
Raquel
San
Ormerly
San Jacinto Mail
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