Today in history landmarks across decades
On August 15 1945 Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender ending World War II. The Panama Canal opened in 1914. Will Rogers and Wiley Post died in 1935 Alaska crash. India gained independence in 1947 after British rule. Woodstock opened in 1969. Nixon froze wages prices rents in 1971. Omagh car bomb killed 29 in 1998 claimed by Real IRA.
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Will Rogers
India
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Richard Nixon
Omagh
Northern Ireland
Real Ira
Firefighters battle wildfires as California declares emergency
Wind driven fires push hundreds to evacuate in Santa Cruz County and the Lockheed Fire covers nearly 8 square miles. Lt Gov Garamendi declares state of emergency to unlock federal aid for Santa Cruz communities, including Swanton and Bonny Doon, with about 2,400 residents and wineries. In Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou raises Typhoon Morakot death toll to over 500 amid criticism of disaster response after mudslides bury Shiao Lin village.
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Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Mountains
Lockheed
Swanton
Bonny Doon
John Garamendi
Santa Cruz County
Davenport
Ma Ying-jeou
Shiao Lin
Taiwan
Controller banter on dead cat crash sparks investigation
Washington DC air traffic controller on phone about a dead cat at the airport delayed warnings to a small plane before a midair collision with a tour helicopter over the Hudson River. Nine people died. Controller and supervisor at Teterboro Airport are on administrative leave as FAA probes the incident.
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Teterboro
New Jersey
Federal Aviation Administration
Webb visits Myanmar as sanctions clashed with diplomacy
U S Senator Jim Webb arrived in Naypyidaw, the first senior official visit in over a decade, drawing activist criticism for lending legitimacy to the military regime. The Obama administration supported the trip amid tense U S Burma relations after the 1988 crackdown.
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Aung San Suu Kyi
U.S
Jim Webb
Obama
Virginia Democrat
Burma
Washington
Junta
Obama urges calmer tone amid health care protests in Montana
President Obama defends health care reform while urging the media to overlook towns hall ruckus. In Bozeman he faces polite questions about funding, noting Senate estimates of 800 to 900 billion over 10 years and proposing higher taxes on top earners, while promising system streamlining and ending insurer subsidies. He jokes about Montana wildlife as part of a Western tour kickoff.
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Mont
Barack Obama
Obama
Bozeman
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Colo
White House
Randy Rathie
NRA
National Rifle Association
Rathie
Senate
CNN
Montana
Washington
Missing Arctic Sea cargo ship found off Cape Verde
A Baltic Sea freighter carrying timber and 15 Russian sailors, missing since July 28 after passing the English Channel, was located Friday about 520 miles off Cape Verde off West Africa. Officials said crew status was unclear, while authorities pursue the vessel.
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West Africa
Arctic
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France
Portugal
French Defense Ministry
Jerome Baroe
Brussels
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