Today in History events across centuries
Key historical moments include the 1912 Titanic maiden voyage, 1790 Washingtons Patent Act, 1925 The Great Gatsby publication, 1957 Suez Canal reopening, 1963 USS Thresher disaster with 129 lives lost, 1972 ABM biological warfare ban accord, and 1998 Northern Ireland peace talks landmark settlement ending decades of conflict.
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Southampton
England
George Washington
the Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Egypt
Suez Canal
Thresher
Cape Cod
Mass
United States
Soviet Union
Northern Ireland
Turin Shroud to Be Shown in Six-Week Turin Display
The Turin Shroud, a 14-foot linen believed by some to be Jesus Christ’s burial cloth, opens a six week viewing in Turin. About 1.5 million people have reserved three to five minute viewing slots as authorities aim for two million visitors, with Pope Benedict XVI planning a May 2 day trip to pray before the relic.
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Turin
Jesus Christ
Benedict XVI
Piedmont
Italy
Postal workers boycott house after cat attacks
Britain's Royal Mail suspended deliveries to a 43 year old pharmacy worker in Farsley near Leeds after postal workers reported nasty injuries from repeated attacks by her 19 year old cat named Tiger. The woman disputed the claims.
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Britain
Postal Service
Royal Mail
Posta
Farsley
Leeds
England
Abu Ghraib MP unit to return to Iraq
The 372nd Military Police Company from Cresaptown is mobilizing for a return to Iraq, their first deployment since the Abu Ghraib detainee abuse scandal. The unit will depart April 29 for 1–3 months of training at Fort Bliss, Texas, then expected deployment with 130 to 170 MPs possibly guarding or transporting prisoners.
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Army
Abu Ghraib
Iraq
372Nd
Cresaptown
Fort Bliss
Texas
Darius Kirkwood
200Th
Fort Meade
Kirkwood
Vatican Letter Ties Benedict to Kiesle Defrock Delay
The 1985 letter signed by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger shows Vatican officials debated removing priest Stephen Kiesle amid child molestation cases. The document cites the good of the universal church and urges careful review while assuring Kiesle receive paternal care, as Oakland diocese pressed for laicization. Kiesle, 38 at the time, had pled no contest to misdemeanor lewd conduct in 1978 and served probation.
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Los Angeles
Benedict XVI
Ciro Benedettini
Ratzinger
Kiesle
Keez’lee
Vatican
Oakland
John Cummins
Thomas Habinek
University of Southern California Classics Department
Lena
Universal Church
Christ
San Francisco Bay Area
Worst allergy year grips Southeast and beyond across U S
Pollen overload hits public spaces and cars from Florida to Colorado with record numbers. Allergists report the harshest season in years as winter's cold delayed blooms and winds spread pollen. Experts warn permissions of longer seasons and widespread suffering, with Knoxville and other cities on top allergy lists.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Florida
Texas
Colorado
U.S
Mona Mangat
John Feerick
Accu Weather
William Storms
University of Colorado
Angel Waldron
Washington, D.C
Knoxville
Tenn
Louisville
Chattanooga
Dayton
Ohio
Charlotte
N.C
Lawrence Journal World contact and desk numbers
The Lawrence Journal World provides department contacts for Local News City Government County Government Kansas University Lawrence Schools Consumer Affairs Sports Arts and Entertainment Letters Obituaries Health Transportation and Photo Reprints with direct phone lines and an outside number for Lawrence and general inquiries. This list guides readers to reach the appropriate desk for story tips obituaries and reprints.
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Ijworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
Journal staff contact directory and partners
Editor and department heads listed with direct lines at the Lawrence journal-World plus news partner Mediaphormedia and key contacts for circulation advertising and classifieds. Names include Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Jonathan Kealing and Dan Cox Chris Bell Tony Berg with phone numbers and emails.
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Dennis Anderson
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
Ijworld
Chris Bell
Cbell
Ljworld
Tony Berg
Ljworld.com
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Shroud
London
Tokyo
Doctor
Aus
Bagram Air Field
Anthony Terreri
Wilford Hall
Lackland Air Force Base
Air Force
John Bini
Lackland
Bini
Jeffrey Rengel
Maryland
Komae
Shimosuwa
Japan
Suwa
Vatican To Post
Uae
Carter
Marc Kissinger
Advanced Health Center
W. 6Th Street
Lawh
N.H
News Partners Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
City Hall
Facebook.com
Twitter
Cbs
Super Kansas
Kansas
Janet Reid
BCU Es
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