Today in History Highlights Major Events Across Centuries
On Aug 17 1969 Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi coast as a Category 5 with near 200 mph winds causing 256 U.S. deaths. 1807 Fulton’s North River Steamboat began Hudson round trip. 1942 US 8th Air Force bombed Rouen France. 1943 Allied Sicily conquest Messina entry. 1945 Indonesian independence from the Netherlands proclaimed. 1978 Double Eagle trans Atlantic balloon flight ends near Paris.
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Camille
Mississippi Coast
U.S
Cuba
Hudson River
New York
Albany
U.S. 8Th Air Force
Rouen
France
Sicily
U.S. and
Messina
Netherlands
Maxie Anderson
Ben Abruzzo
Larry Newman
Paris
North Korea resumes family reunions and Kaesong tours
North Korea said it would restart family reunions with the South and resume tours to Diamond Mountain and Kaesong sites amid easing tensions, while placing its army on special alert over South Korea's US drills. The rapprochement comes after tensions following Lee Myung-bak's 2008 inauguration and nuclear disarmament disputes.
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North Korea
South Korea
North
United States
Korean Central
Diamond Mountain
Kaesong
Lee Myung-bak
Seoul
Lee
Pyongyang
Gene variant may explain hepatitis C treatment gap
Researchers report a tiny gene variation drives response to hepatitis C therapy. The variant is more common in those of European ancestry, potentially explaining about half the racial disparity. The study analyzed 1,137 patients with the most common US and European hepatitis C type treated with standard drugs.
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Nature
United States
Europe
California lifts evacuation as fires continue in heat
Residents return home in a Santa Cruz mountain town after an evacuation order ends while hot dry winds drive nearly a dozen wildfires across California. The continued threat keeps firefighting efforts active and residents vigilant about possible new evacuations.
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Santa Cruz
Claudette landfall hits Florida Panhandle as Bill grows
Tropical Storm Claudette made landfall on the Florida Panhandle near Fort Walton Beach with winds at least 50 mph and heavy rain expected. Authorities closed low-lying Pensacola Beach roads and opened a shelter in Panama City as forecasts warned of possible 3 to 6 inches of rain, with up to 10 inches in some areas. Bill was strengthening in the open Atlantic, with 70 mph winds and potential hurricane formation.
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Pensacola Beach
Fla
Claudette
Florida Panhandle
Fort Walton Beach
U.S
Bill
Atlantic
Panhandle
National Park Service
National Seashore
Historic Fort
Pickens Fort
Park Service
Big Bend
Alabama
Georgia
John Dash
Panama City
Bay County Emergency Operations Center
Suwanee River
Por
Ivan
Ana
Leeward Islands
Puerto Rico
British Virgin Islands
Antigua
St. Maarten
Pacific
Guillermo
Hawaiian Islands
Milwaukee Mayor Barrett hospitalized after attack at fair
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett 55 remained hospitalized in stable condition after being struck in the head and torso with a metal pipe when he intervened in a domestic dispute near the Wisconsin State Fair. He sustained a fractured right hand and other wounds, underwent surgery, and is expected to stay in hospital through today.
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Milwaukee
Tom Barrett
Barrett
Curley
Journal World Contact Details and Staff Guide
The Lawrence Journal World provides newsroom contact numbers for departments including local news city and county government KU Lawrence schools and obituaries with emails for editors and staff. It lists News Partners 6News Mediaphormedia and subscriber services with hours and redelivery guarantees.
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Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Local poll prompts driver traffic accident tally
Readers are invited to vote on the number of traffic accidents they've been involved in as drivers or passengers. The prompt references Friday's poll on satisfaction with the Matthew Jaeger verdict and directs readers to LJWorld.com for more responses and voting.
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Human Rights Watch
United Nations
Baghdad
Scott Long
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Wijdan Salim
Matthew Jaeger
Ljworld.com
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Robert Fulton
South
Benny Doon
California
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Japan
Taiwan
Japanese Meteorological Agency
Ishigaki
Tokyo
Naoto Otake
Central Weather Bureau
New York City
Lawre
Gene
Eagle Trailer CO
30Th
Haskell
Usatrailers.com
Marketplace
Onl
W List
Ste
Lawrencemarketplace
Apichart Weerawong
Motola
Elephant Hospital
Lampang
Thailand
Fla. Panhandle
Dinesh Ramde
Associated Press
Journal-World
N.H
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Jworld
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Chris Bell
Cbell
Tony Berg
L Jworld
Liworld.com
Kansas
Rudy’s
Mnet-Za
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