Today in History Highlights From April 26 Across Years
The record recalls Chernobyl’s 1986 nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union, 1865 Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth’s death near Bowling Green Virginia, 1937 Nazi bombing of Guernica, 1964 Tanganyika and Zanzibar uniting as Tanzania, and 2000 Vermont Governor Howard Dean signing civil unions into law.
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Chernobyl
Soviet Union
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Bowling Green
Germany
Guernica
Tanganyika
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Vermont
Howard Dean
Reba conquers South Pacific and other TV highlights
TV listings feature Reba McEntire in South Pacific in Concert from Carnegie Hall on PBS with Nellie Forbush. HBO profiles tennis pioneer Biffle Jean King in Pioneer. Also on tonight are Amazing Race 9 on CBS, Deal or No Deal on NBC, Bones on Fox, Alias on ABC, Dateline, American Idol, Lost, CSI NY, Invasion, and CSI NY guest star note.
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America
Oklahoma
Carnegie Hall
PBS
Reba McEntire
Nellie Forbush
Nellie
Little Rock
Ark
Emile
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Biffle
Jean King
HBO
King
Charles Schulz
Elton John
CBS
Howie Mandel
NBC
Fox
Sydney
ABC
Ryan
Kid Rock
Tribeca Opens With United 93 Debut On Somber Night
Tribeca Film Festival launches with United 93, a 90 minute real time drama about Flight 93. Relatives of victims attend as officials and stars watch the film that juxtaposes the hijackings with air traffic control. The premiere acknowledges pain while aiming to inform and honor those aboard.
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New York
United 93
Tribeca
Janice Snyder
Christine
Newark
Nlj
Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Sachs
Manhattan
Shanksville
First Trade Center Tower
Lower Manhattan
American Airlines Flight 11
United Airlines 175
United 77
Pentagon
Flight 93
White House
Capitol
Paul Greengrass
Greengrass
Ken Nacke
Louis J. Nacke
Nacke
New York Area
Film Festival
Johnathan Olley
Universal Pictures
Becky London
Tom O'Rourke
Jean
Donald Peterson
United Airlines Flight 93
Contact details for The Journal-World staff and departments
The Journal-World lists phone numbers for Local News City and County government Kansas University Lawrence Schools Business Sports Arts and Entertainment Letters to the Editor Obituaries and Photo Reprints plus an outside Lawrence line and a general feedback channel.
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Ljworld
Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Local Wichita Journal Staff Contacts And Subscriptions Info
The listing provides newsroom and department contacts for editors and departments including Dennis Anderson Bill Snead Mike Shields Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Mindie Paget Jon Niccum Mark Fagan Cody Howard Dave Toplikar Chris Bell Al Bonner and classified lines. It also lists subscription and redelivery instructions with phone numbers and hours for weekday and weekend service.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Bill Snead
Lsnead
Jworld
Mike Shields
Mshields
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Mindie Paget
Mpaget
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
TV Star Michelle Rodriguez Pleads Guilty to DUI Fine and Jail
In Honolulu, Michelle Rodriguez pleaded guilty to driving under the influence choosing a $500 fine and five days in jail. She faced 240 hours of community service as an alternative. Her attorney cited intrusion by fans as a barrier to service. Rodriguez had a blood alcohol level of 0.17 after a December pull over.
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Honolulu
Michelle Rodriguez
Steve Barta
Rodriguez
Birthdays for Burnett Rydell Taylor Li James and T Boz
Actress Carol Burnett turns 73, singer Bobby Rydell 64, rocker Roger Taylor 46, actor Jet Li 43, actor Kevin James 41, rapper T Boz of TLC 36.
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Carol Burnett
Bobby Rydell
Roger Taylor
Duran Duran
Jet Li
Kevin James
T-Boz
TLC
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Reba
South Pacific
Jworld.com
Ijworld.com
Journal-World
N.H
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Dave Toplikar
Chris Bell
Cbell
Tworld
al Bonner
Smithsonian
Washington
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clinton
National Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian Institution
Bill Clinton
Nelson Shanks
Diana
Reagan
Hillary Clinton
Ginny Stanford
Ryan Seacrest
Paula Abdul
Abdul
Seacrest
People Magazine
Simon Cowell
The
Simon
Associated Press
Bill, Hillary Clinton
Burnett
Darrel Smith
SBC
Mass St
Curtis Anderson
Messer Roofing
Bud Jennings
Lowa
Galog
Zaran
LdWorld. Com
Mike Hoech
Justice
Liworld.com
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