Today in History highlights, dates of major events
On August 29, 1944 about 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees as Paris celebrated liberation from Nazi occupation. Other notes mark Brigham Youngs death in 1877, Thurmond ending a 24 hour Civil Rights Act filibuster in 1957, Michaels Jacksons birth in 1958, the Beatles final US tour in 1966, and Katrina devastating New Orleans in 2005 with over 1,800 regional deaths.
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Paris
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Utah
Senate
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Michael Jackson
Gary
Ind
Candlestick Park
San Francisco
Gulf Coast
Burns
New Orleans
Dutch judges pause Laura Dekker solo world voyage
In Utrecht, three judges ordered temporary guardianship for 13 year old Laura Dekker delaying her solo voyage on the 26 foot Guppy to sail around the world. A child psychologist will assess her capacity to handle two years of isolation while rival 17 year old Mike Perham has already claimed the crown. Later, Florida Governor Crist named George LeMieux as his U.S. Senate replacement, triggering cronyism charges from Democrats and some Republicans.
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Laura Dekker
Guppy
Laura
NOS
Mike Perham
Britain
Charlie Crist
U.S. Senate
Fort Lauderdale
George LeMieux
Crist
Broward County
Fla
LeMieux
Florida
Till casket to travel to Smithsonian in civil rights era history
Emmett Till’s glass topped casket, central to the nation’s civil rights struggle, will be moved to the Smithsonian Institution. Simeon Wright notes the display could inspire youth to confront racism, recalling Mamie Till-Mobley’s decision to open the casket in 1955.
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Emmett Till
Smithsonian Institution
Till
Smithsonian
Simeon Wright
South Side
Mamie Till-Mabley
Wright
Tallahatchie River
Longest-serving Pennsylvania bartender retires after 70 years
Angelo Cammarata, 95, the long serving bartender at Cammarata's Cafe in a Pittsburgh suburb, retires after a career starting in Prohibition days. Immigrant family, a 30 month WWII break, and Guinness world record honors mark his 70 year tenure tending bar with sons John and Frank. He and wife Marietta, 92, lived above the two room bar.
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Angelo Cammarata
Fort Pitt
Guinness World Records
Jim Beam
Cammarata's
John
Frank
Pittsburgh
Marietta
Kennedy Honor Draws Rival Senators to Boston Tribute
A star-studded Boston tribute at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library honored Edward Kennedy who died at 77 from a brain tumor. Speakers including John McCain Orrin Hatch Christopher Dodd and Joe Biden celebrated his humor and bipartisanship while reaffirming the broader fight for universal health care. A public viewing drew about 50 000 as the Kennedy family reflected on his political legacy and personal impact. Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy at a Mass in Boston before Kennedy is buried at Arlington.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Edward Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
John McCain
Arizona
Orrin Hatch
GOP
Hatch
Senate
Christopher Dodd
Connecticut
McCain
Teddy
Dodd
Cape Cod
Presidential Library
Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg
Washington Monument
Valley Forge
Brooklyn Bridge
Bunker Hill
Joseph Biden
Odd
Capitol Hill
Joe Kennedy
Caroline
John
Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Mission Church
Yo-Yo Ma
Placido Domingo
Barack Obama
Arlington National Cemetery
Editor and staff contacts and subscription details
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