Today in History Highlights From Past Civil Rights Speeches
On August 28 1963 a peaceful Washington rally drew 200000 people as Dr Martin Luther King Jr delivered his I Have a Dream speech at the Lincoln Memorial. In 1774 Elizabeth Ann Seton became the first American born saint in New York City. In 1968 Chicago saw clashes between police and antiwar demonstrators as the Democratic convention nominated Hubert Humphrey. In 1973 a powerful earthquake in central Mexico killed over 520 people.
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Emmys Highlight 24 and The Office as TV's Best
The 24 series won three Emmys including best drama and actor for Kiefer Sutherland, while The Office earned best comedy. Mariska Hargitay and Julia Louis-Dreyfus won lead actress awards for drama and comedy. Host Conan O'Brien steered a playful, tribute-filled ceremony honoring Dick Clark, Aaron Spelling, and others.
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58th Primetime Emmy Winners Highlight TV Stars and Shows
The 58th Primetime Emmy Awards crown Mariska Hargitay and Julia Louis Dreyfus among top acting honors. Winners include Helen Mirren, Alan Alda, Jeremy Piven, Jeremy Irons, Blythe Danner, Megan Mullally, Kelly Macdonald, Barry Manilow, and crews from The Sopranos, The West Wing, Entourage, Elizabeth, Huff, Will & Grace, and The Daily Show.
Television awards list features diverse 24 Fox The Office NBC
A catalog of nominees across drama comedy miniseries and TV movies includes Kiefer Sutherland for 24 at Fox Tony Shalhoub for Monk on USA and Andre for a miniseries or movie while Elizabeth 1 on HBO The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central The Amazing Race on CBS and The Girl in the Reality Competition Program are also noted.
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Invincible tops weekend box office beating Snakes on a Plane
Disney’s Invincible led the weekend with $17 million as Mark Wahlberg’s real life Eagles story outsold Snakes on a Plane, which fell to sixth with $6.4 million. Idlewild opened high per theater averages, while Little Miss Sunshine climbed to No 3 with $7.5 million and Beerfest tied for fourth with $6.5 million.
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LJWorld Newsroom Contact Details and Redelivery Policy
Dennis Anderson and staff contact list for the Lawrence Journal-World includes editors and editors emails, plus a redelivery guarantee: call 832-7199 before 11 a.m. on weekdays or noon on weekends for in town redelivery the same day.</s>
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