Today in History highlights key events across years
On August 27 1859 Edwin Drake drilled the first successful oil well in the United States at Titusville Pennsylvania. Other milestones include Lincoln and Douglas debate at Freeport in 1858 Krakatoas 1883 eruption and 36000 deaths, 1892 Met Opera House fire, 1928 Kellogg Briand Pact in Paris, 1962 Mariner 2 Venus flyby, and 1989 Delta rocket Marcopolo 1 launch from Cape Canaveral.
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Edwin L. Drake
United States
Titusville
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Freeport
Krakatoa
Indonesia
Sunda Strait
Java
Sumatra
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Paris
U.S
Venus
Afghan vote runoff looms as results trickle out
Afghan election officials report Karzai extending his lead but short of 50 percent, signaling a likely runoff after fraud complaints. Abdullah Abdullah accuses rigging as results lag into mid September amid low turnout and security concerns.
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Hamid Karzai
Afghanistan
Abdullah Abdullah
Karzai
Stolen Picasso Recovered in Iraqi Raid Near Hillah
Iraqi special forces recovered a painting titled The Naked Woman and arrested a man planning to sell it. Police said the artwork looted from Kuwait during the 1990 invasion appeared at the suspect's home near Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad. The seller valued the piece at $450,000, while experts speculated a worth of $10 million.
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Iraq
Kuwait
Maj
Muthana Khalid
Hillah
Baghdad
Khalid
FDIC eyes relief as bank crisis depletes its reserves
New York reports the FDIC may need a financial lifeline as its reserves dwindle amid rising loan defaults and a surge in bank failures. Chairman Sheila Bair signals possible options including higher bank fees or borrowing from the Treasury while private equity buyers gain eased rules to acquire failed banks. The watchdog notes 305 troubled institutions in Q1, the highest since 1994, with 81 banks failing so far this year and hundreds more anticipated.
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New York
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
Treasury
Sheila Bair
Independence
Kan
Kansas University
U.S. Treasury
Bair
Unds
SPCA executive avoids charges after dog dies in heat
In Richmond, Robin Starr chief executive of the Richmond SPCA faced no planned charges after her 16 year old blind and deaf dog Louie died in a hot car for four hours. Starr says she didn’t realize Louie was in the car until noon as 91 degree heat baked the day. Her husband Ed moved the dog to the car while preparing for work on August 19. Louie was taken to clinics before dying of kidney failure. Police and prosecutors released findings outlining no criminal intent.
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Richmond, VA
Commonwealth’s
Tracy Thorne-Begland
Robin Starr
The
Richmond Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Starr
Louie
Richmond Times- Dispatch
National Weather Service
Journal World Editorial Staff Contact List
Journal World staff contacts include Dennis Anderson editor in chief Caroline Trowbridge assignment director Ann Gardner editorial page editor Tom Keegan sports editor Jon Niccum entertainment editor Terry Rombeck features editor Jonathan Kealing online editor with respective phone numbers and email addresses.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
World
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Teegan
Ljworld
Jon Niccum
Iniccum
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
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Marc Aubriere
Associated Press
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France
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Valencia
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Ijworld.com
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
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Dan Cox
Dcox
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Tony Berg
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