Today in History Bids Katrina floods and Incan ruler death
August 29 2005 Katrina hit the Gulf Coast near Burns Louisiana flooding New Orleans and causing widespread deaths and billions in damage. Also notes Atahualpa’s 1533 death ordered by Pizarro and the Beatles 1966 Candlestick Park concert ending their American tour.
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Gulf Coast
Burns
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Peru
Atahualpa
Francisco Pizarro
Candlestick Park
San Francisco
Million Dollar Listing and Celebrity Duets Dominate Nightline
Bravo showcases ten agents in Malibu and Hollywood with glitz and product placements while eight more characters join the cast. Other highlights include Celebrity Duets with Wayne Brady, plus documentaries on Katrina recovery and jazz photo archival loss.
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Bravo
California
Malibu
Hollywood
Madison
Shannon McLeod
Fox
Clint Black
Michael Bolton
Patti LaBelle
John O'Hurley
Wayne Brady
Discovery Times
New Orleans
Sundance
Herman Leonard
Osama
National Geographic
bin Laden
Afghanistan
Emmys telecast pays price for bad timing
The Emmy Awards aired on NBC with host Conan O'Brien and faced criticism for timing. A pre-taped Lost spoof opened near a Lexington plane crash that killed 49, drawing public ire. NBC moved the ceremony to September for football, hurting ratings with 16.1 million viewers. HBO led with 26 Emmys, NBC had 14, ABC 10, CBS 10, and PBS nine.
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Los Angeles
NBC
Conan O'Brien
O’brien
Lexington
Tim Gilbert
WLEX
Gilbert
Lexington Herald-Leader
O'Brien
Nielsen Media Research
ABC
CBS
HBO
Fox
PBS
Contact directory for News Partners and World Online
News Partners 6News director Cody Howard and World Online editor Joel Mathis listed with phone numbers and emails. Additional contacts include Chris Bell, Al Bonner, and general classifieds and subscriber lines with hours and redelivery guarantees.
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News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
World Online
Joel Mathis
Convergence
Jmathis
Ljworld.com
Chris Bell
World
al Bonner
Abonnet
Ljworld
Beatles charity gala cancelled after McCartney abstains
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills McCartney backed charity Adopt-A-Minefield canceled its Oct 10 Los Angeles gala after he said he would not attend. Spokesman Stuart Bell confirmed a donation would be made as compensation, while Mills McCartney helped found the group and remains separated from McCartney in a contentious divorce. London papers note the couple split since May. Madonna Moscow concert delayed amid security talks and protests, with Sept 12 venue now Luzhniki stadium under scrutiny by officials. Keith Richards faces no fine for smoking at Hampden Park as Scotland enforces a new public smoking ban, exempting the Stones stage. Matthew Broderick suffers broken collarbone in Ireland vacation with Sarah Jessica Parker. he is treated and released. Barry Manilow wins Emmy then undergoes hip surgery. recovery is six to eight weeks ahead of Oct 14 Atlantic City show.
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London
Paul McCartney
Los Angeles
Daily Mirror
Heather Mills McCartney
McCartney
Stuart Bell
Mills McCartney
Beatrice
Moscow
Madonna
Luzhniki Stadium
New York
Matthew Broderick
Ireland
Simon Halls
Associated Press
Sarah Jessica Parker
Halls
The
Broderick
Nathan Lane
Barry Manilow
Manilow
Palm Springs
Carol Marshall
Atlantic City
Marshall
Celebrity birthdays list includes McCain Gould Friedkin DeMornay
Singer Michael Jackson turns 48 while Sen. John McCain is 70 and Elliott Gould reaches 68. William Friedkin is 67, Rebecca DeMornay 44, and Kyle Cook of Matchbox Twenty celebrates 31.
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Michael Jackson
John McCain
R-Ariz
Elliott Gould
William Friedkin
Rebecca DeMornay
Kyle Cook
Matchbox Twenty
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BOO
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Jworld
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Mshields
Ann Gardner
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Ijworld.com
Keith Richards
Scotland
Hampden Park
Glasgow
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Moscow State University
Tushino Airfield
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