Today in History Highlights From 1944 to 1966
On August 29 1944 15000 American troops paraded down the Champs Elysees as Paris celebrated liberation from the Nazis. Also 1533 Incan ruler Atahualpa was killed on Pizarro orders. In 1957 Strom Thurmond ended a civil rights filibuster after 24 hours, and in 1966 the Beatles finished their fourth U.S. tour with a Candlestick Park show.
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Green Day Lead MTV Moonmen as Rock Dominates VMAs
Green Day swept seven Moonmen at the MTV Video Music Awards, winning best rock video and video of the year for Boulevard of Broken Dreams. The Killers and Fall Out Boy also won awards, while My Chemical Romance and Coldplay performed, and rock music was highlighted amid pre-show Katrina coverage and a shooting at a Kanye West party.
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Snoop Dogg
West
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MTV Video Music Awards 2005 Winners List
Green Day dominated with Video of the Year for Boulevard of Broken Dreams and repeated wins in Best Rock Best Editing Best Cinematography Best Direction and Best Art Direction. Kelly Clarkson and Missy Elliott also claimed multiple honors with best female video and best dance video respectively.
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Elliott
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Green Day
Ken Dreams
Gwen Stefani
No suspects emerge in Suge Knight shooting at MTV party
Miami Beach police report no suspects or physical description after rapper Suge Knight was shot in the upper leg at Kanye West hosted MTV awards party. Knight underwent surgery for a bullet wound and a broken bone, while witnesses hesitated to talk. Knight, 40, known as a dominant 1990s music figure, was alert at the hospital as partiers and celebrities attended the event.
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Miami Herald
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West
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Jessica Alba
Eddie Murphy
Paris Hilton
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Black Eyed Peas
Marion Knight
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Sugar Bear
Snoop Dogg
Dr. Dre
Tupac Shakur
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Birthdays list of celebrities and public figures
Singer Michael Jackson turns 47 with other notable birthdays including Senator John McCain at 69, director Joel Schumacher at 66, TV figure Robin Leach at 64, actress Rebecca DeMornay at 43, and actor John Hensley at 28.
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Rebecca DeMornay
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Contact Information and Newsroom Contacts for Lawrence Journal-World
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