Notable World History Milestones spanning 1875 to 1981
Highlights mark pivotal events from 1875 English Channel crossing by Capt. Matthew Webb to 1981 Voyager II Saturn imagery. Includes 1944 Paris liberation, 1921 US Germany peace treaty, 1943 New Georgia victory, 1950 rail strike seizure order, 1967 Rockwell assassination, and Saturn flyby data.
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Paris
Matthew Webb
English Channel
Dover
England
Calais
France
United States
Germany
U.S
New Georgia
Solomon Islands
Harry Truman
George Lincoln Rockwell
American Nazi Party
World in Brief raises warlord faces long sentence and extradition
A paramilitary boss, Carlos Jimenez, risks a long prison term and possible extradition to the United States for running a drug smuggling ring from jail, violating a 2003 peace accord that offered reduced sentences in exchange for demobilization.
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U.S
Carlos Jimenez
Carlos Holguin
Jimenez
Colombia
Government bans cosmetic surgery and sex change shows in China
The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television ordered a ban on TV programs featuring cosmetic surgery or sex changes with public participation. The Beijing News noted Guangdong province’s public broadcaster’s live cosmetic surgery show was singled out as an example. The order criticized such programs as bloody, explicit, and cheap in tone.
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State Administration of Radio, Film and Television
Beijing News
Guangdong
Bomb kills three British soldiers in Afghan friendly fire
In Helmand province near Kajaki, a U.S. F15 airstrike misfired during heavy fighting with Taliban. Three British servicemen died and two were seriously wounded as military officials launch a joint investigation into whether human error, miscoordination, or equipment failure caused the blast. Britain’s Des Browne urged caution against blame while noting U.S. air support has saved lives in the theater.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
A. U.S
America
U.S
Kajaki
Helmand
Britain
Ministry of Defense
Washington
Pentagon
Charlie Mayo
Des Browne
Sky News
Kurt Volker
United States
Journal World Contact Info and Staff Directory
A contact roster for the Lawrence Journal-World lists newsroom and department phone lines, staff editors and editors' emails, and options for subscriptions and delivery. Includes Local News, City and County government, KU, Lawrence Schools, Business, Sports, Arts, Letters, Obituaries, Photo reprints, 6 News, Mediapharmedia, and redelivery guarantees.
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Ljworld
Lawrence
Firms to pay nearly 3 million over SAT scoring error
The College Board and NCS Pearson will pay about 3 million to settle a class action by some 4,400 students who argued October 2005 SAT scores were too low due to scan errors. Each student may take 275 or file for more. A retired judge will decide allocations.
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The
College Board
NCS Pearson
Edna Johnson
Organi
FairTest
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Arlington
John Patter
Saturn
Ohio
Bobby Cuttily Davild
Tenced
Jessie Davis
Davis
North Canton
Cutts
West Bank
Mahmoud Ibrahim Karnawi
Saida
Islamic Jihad
Atlanta
Juanita Bynum
Thomas W. Weeks III
Bishop Weeks
Fulton County
James Polite
Weeks
Serbia
Croatia
Freedom For Animals
Former
Yugoslavia
Hong Kong
New York City
Stephen Chernin
Robert Beddia
Engine Company 24
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York
Beddia
Deutsche Bank
World Trade Center
Journal-World
N.H
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Mpaget
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Jworld
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediapharmedia LLC
Joel Mathis
Convergence
Jmathis
Ljworld.com
Chris Bell
Cbell
al Bonner
Gijworld.com
Jworld.com
Kansas
Zation
Johnson
Cathy Hamilton
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