Today in history highlights from Civil War to 1996
On August 5 1864 Union Admiral Farragut ordered full speed ahead at Mobile Bay in a battle that secured a Union victory. The Statue of Liberty pedestal cornerstone was laid on Bedloe's Island in 1884. Marilyn Monroe was found dead in Los Angeles in 1962, ruled a probable suicide. In 1996 Bob Dole proposed a 548 billion tax cut to sway skeptical voters.
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David G. Farragut
Mobile Bay
Ala
Bedloe's Island
Marilyn Monroe
Los Angeles
Bob Dole
Philadelphia
Rocky Balboa
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Sylvester Stallone
Rocky
Art Commission
Moe Brooker
City Art Commission
Art and Architecture
Joan Schlotterbeck
Public Property
Weekend TV Guide Highlights From NFL Returns to Design
NBC screens Raiders vs Eagles in preseason as NFL returns to NBC Sunday nights. New shows include Designing Blind on A E and The Recruit with Colin Farrell and Al Pacino. Also a pork road trip in Feasting on Asphalt and classic Liza Minnelli special on PBS.
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NFL
Colin Farrell
Miami Vice
al Pacino
American South
A&e
PBS
Liza
Liza Minnelli
Bob Foss
NBC
Minnelli
Oakland Raiders
Philadelphia Eagles
Eric Brun-Langlard
Alexandra Hedison
Eric
Nickelodeon
Echo Park inspires Sundance winning film Quinceanera
Los Angeles neighborhood Echo Park with roots dating to 1892 and a history of gentrification inspires the film Quinceanera. Filmmakers Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland moved there from West Hollywood five years ago to tell a coming of age story rooted in the area’s real people and evolving culture.
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Los Angeles
Quinceanera
Echo Park
L.A
Hollywood
Richard Glatzer
Wash Westmoreland
West Hollywood
Glatzer
Westmoreland
Liz Ryan
Ereniny
Ryan
Wash
Richard
Damian Dovarganes
American Idol rivals Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken set new albums
Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken, former American Idol rivals, announce new albums. Aiken’s A Thousand Different Ways hits Sept 19 with ten covers and four new songs. Studdard’s The Return arrives Sept 26 following his 2004 gospel album.
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New York
Ruben Studdard
Clay Aiken
Aiken
RCA Records
Studdard
J Records
Velvet Teddy
Notable births for Nell Armstrong and fellow stars
Former astronaut Nell A. Armstrong turns 76, followed by actress Cammie King of Gone with the Wind at 72, actress Loni Anderson at 60, Tawny Kitaen at 45, and MCA of the Beastie Boys at 42.
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Nell A. Armstrong
Cammie King
Loni Anderson
Tawney Kitaen
Rapper
MCA
The
Beastie Boys
Newspaper Staff Contacts and Subscription Information
A list of newsroom and editorial staff with direct lines and emails is provided, including Dennis Anderson, Bill Snead, Mike Shields, Ann Gardner, Tom Keegan, Mindie Paget, Jon Niccum, Mark Fagan, and 6News head Cody Howard, plus World Online editor Joe Mathis and other contacts. Subscriptions and delivery support details are given with hours and redelivery guarantees.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Bill Snead
Lsnead
Mike Shields
Mshields
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Ijworldcom
Mindie Paget
Mpaget
Ijworld
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Jworld
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Ljworld.com
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
World Online
Joe Mathis
Convergence
Jmathis
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Kansas
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Jordan
ABC
Kelly Ripa
Carlos
Tomas
Sianatzet
Jworld.com
Idol
Sion
Alexander
Chris
Jason Alexander
Seinfeld
Corleone Junior High
CBS Paramount Network Television
Chris Rock
UPN
Brooklyn
CBS Corp
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Whoopi Goldberg
Shakira
U.S
MTV
Mexico City
United States
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Radio City Music Hall
Studdard and Aiken
Armstrong
Journal-World
N.H
Lawrence
Liworld.com
Kansas University
News Partners
Chris Bell
Cbell
L Jworld
al Bonner
Onth St
Black Jack
Baldwin
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