Today in History Highlights Six Key World Events
On August 25 1944 Paris was liberated by Allied forces after four years under Nazi rule. In 1916 the National Park Service was created within the Interior Department. In 1921 the US signed a peace treaty with Germany. In 1950 Truman ordered the Army to seize railroads to avert a strike. In 1985 Samantha Smith and her father died in a Maine airliner crash.
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Department of the Interior
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Germany
Truman
Samantha Smith
Yuri V. Andropov
Soviet Union
Maine
Beloit Mindset List highlights class of 2009 world view
Beloit College releases its Mindset List showing freshmen born in 1987 grew up with pay per view, voicemail and Star bucks nearby. The list notes they have never known Andy Warhol or Jimmy Swaggart preach on TV and view cable as both news and entertainment.
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America
George Bush
United States
Beloit College
Wisconsin
Andy Warhol
Jimmy Swaggart
Arsenio Hall
Jimmy Carter
Abby Engebose
Ori
Joe Erkenbrack
Pella
Iowa
Mindset List Excerpts Class of 2009 Born in 1987
Excerpts from Beloit College Mindset List describe a generation born in 1987. They have never known a world without voice mail and the internet and grew up amid phrases like burn the flag rights and Starship Enterprise humor. The text notes shifts in culture, technology, and historical memory shaping their view of news, sports, and daily life.
Reader Comments Open to Public Thoughts
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Journal-World contact details and staff directory
The Journal-World provides contact options for news ideas and general inquiries. It lists phone numbers and emails for local news, city and county government, KU, Lawrence schools, business, sports, arts, letters to the editor, obituaries, photo reprints, and outside Lawrence, along with staff editors and their contacts. It also includes News Partners and subscription information with redelivery guarantees.
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Apprentice Martha Stewart adds Alexis as adviser
NBC announces Alexis Stewart and Charles Koppelman will be Stewart's eyes and ears on The Apprentice Martha Stewart. The show premieres Sept 21 with ten women and six men competing in publishing apparel entertainment and branding tasks over 13 weeks.
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Notable birthdays listed for famous entertainers
Rock singer Elvis Costello turns 51, actor Sean Connery 75, talk show host Regis Philbin 74, singer Gene Simmons 56, film director Tim Burton 47, and model Claudia Schiffer 35. The birthdays highlight a mix of music film and fashion icons across multiple generations.
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Sean Connery
Regis Philbin
Gene Simmons
Tim Burton
Claudia Schiffer
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