Today in history calendar highlights across years
On April 16 2007 the Virginia Tech shooting killed 32 and led to the gunman’s suicide. Lincoln signed a district slavery bill in 1862. St Bernadette died in 1879. Harriet Quimby crossed the English Channel in 1912. Granda camp exploded in 1947, killing hundreds. Apollo 16 launched in 1972. Prince Andrew and Sarah announced divorce in 1996.
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Seung-Hui Cho
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Lincoln
District of Columbia
St. Bernadette
Harriet Quimby
Texas City
Texas
Specter reports Hodgkin's recurrence, cancer battle ahead
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, 78, says his Hodgkin's disease has recurred in an early stage after a PET scan revealed the cancer. Oncologist Dr. John H. Glick calls the prognosis favorable with a roughly 60 percent five year survival, noting his patient has been symptom free for three years. The senator previously fought the same cancer in 2005.
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Arlen Specter
Specter
John H. Glick
Abramson Cancer Center
University of Pennsylvania
Pope Benedict Arrives in U S Amid Abuses Crisis
Pope Benedict XVI touched down at Andrews Air Force Base amid the clergy sexual abuse scandal in the United States. He addressed the crisis saying he is deeply ashamed and pledged to exclude pedophiles from the priesthood. He met President Bush on the tarmac and spoke in English before a large crowd.
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Vatican
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P Benedict
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White House
Bill O'Leary
ST. Raphael Catholic School
Rockville
Pope Benedict XVI
Washington
Lawrence resident recalls Pope John Paul II flight odyssey
Nelson Krueger a longtime Lawrence pilot for TWA recalls co piloting Shepherd One during Pope John Paul II's 1979 US visit with stops in Boston New York Philadelphia Des Moines and Chicago The Boeing 727 was specially configured for the pontiff with a large chair for him and sized seats for bishops along with a Bible ready table and white lambskin cover Reporters traveled on Shepherd One Two and Three Krueger notes the pope's aura of good news and expects a similarly memorable visit for Pope Benedict XVI with flight crews and others involved in the trip</S>
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Lawrence
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Shepherd
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Stormont Vail HealthCare
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United States
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Journal-World Contact Directory and News Desk Numbers
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