Today in History highlights key events across years
Highlights include the 1945 Elbe meeting linking U S and Soviet forces signaling Nazi collapse, Waldseemueller naming America in 1507, the 1898 U S declaration of war on Spain, 1901 Odell signing a highway speed limit bill, 1945 United Nations founding delegates meeting, and 1983 Andropov inviting Maine girl Samantha Smith after her nuclear war fears.
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Elbe
Martin Waldseemueller
America
Amerigo Vespucci
United States
Spain
New York
Benjamin Barker Odell Jr
San Francisco
United Nations
Yuri V. Andropov
Samantha Smith
Manchester
Maine
Trucker Crash Kills Five In Van Carrying Disabled Adults
A tractor-trailer struck a van carrying mentally disabled residents en route to a Pittsburgh Zoo, flipping it and killing five people in Somerset Township. Seven others injured, six residents and two staff among the survivors transported to hospitals. driver treated and released. Separately a Marine in Okinawa faces a rape charge under military justice. In Austin, mothers at a ranch seek immediate custody protections for children moved to foster care amid a court appeal.
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Pittsburgh Zoo
Somerset Township
Pittsburgh
Bentleyville
Lynne Loresch
The
Mental Health Association of
Washington County
U.S
Japan
Okinawa
Tyrone L. Hadnott
Hadnott
Florida debates Christian specialty license plate in Legislature
The Florida Legislature weighs a new specialty plate featuring a Christian cross, a stained glass motif, and the word Believe. Sponsor Rep. Edward Bullard says it lets people show what they believe, but approval could trigger a court challenge as the first state plate with a religious symbol outside a college logo.
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Florida
Manatees
Miami Heat
Edward Bullard
Texas Court: Sect Children Can Go to Foster Homes
Dozens of mothers from a polygamist retreat were bused away from their children as Texas officials moved to separate more than 400 children into group homes shelters and residences over the next days. A handwritten SOS sign appeared as the buses left the San Angelo Coliseum where mothers and children had been held together.
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United
Texas
San Angelo Coliseum
Pakistan Taliban commander orders halt to attack
The top Taliban commander in Pakistan called a cease-fire and urged followers to stop attacks as the government says it pursues peace talks with tribal elders in the volatile border region. A bombing near a police station in Mardan killed three and wounded more than 20, marking a breakdown of a monthlong lull.
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Pakistan
Mardan
Benazir Bhutto
Baitullah Mehsud
Taliban
al- Qaida
White House links Syria reactor to North Korea aid
The White House said North Korea helped Syria with a secret nuclear program at the Al Kibar site, a development described as dangerous and potentially destabilizing. Officials cite intelligence showing similar design features to Yongbyon and say the reactor was near functionality, though unclear if weapons intent was proven. Biden urged continued talks with verification, while the administration pushes Syria to disclose illicit activities.
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Washington
White House
North Korea
Syria
Pyongyang
Israel
U.S
Bush Administration
Capitol Hill
Yongbyon
Joseph Biden
D-Del
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Biden
United States
al Kibar
Dana Perino
Associated Press
Newspaper Staff Contacts And Subscription Details
The Wichita Journal-World lists editors and contacts including Dennis Anderson, Caroline Trowbridge, Ann Gardner, Tom Keegan, Jon Niccum, Mark Fagan, and Terry Rombeck with phone and email details. News partners 6News Cody Howard and Mediaphormedia Dan Cox are included. Subscriptions offer in-town redelivery and tolling hours for weekdays and weekends.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ijworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Jworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
Mniccum
L Jworld
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Ljworld
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Poll asks state sale of historic sites for maintenance
Readers respond to a Thursday poll on ljworld.com about selling historic sites to fund maintenance. The poll shows a lead for No on lawn pesticide use and invites more votes at the site.
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Ijworld
Lawrence
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