Today in History Highlights Major 1803 1860 1879 events
On December 20 1803 the Louisiana Purchase was completed with transfer of control from France to the United States in New Orleans. In 1860 South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union. In 1879 Thomas A Edison privately demonstrated his incandescent light at Menlo Park New Jersey. In 1989 the United States launched Operation Just Cause sending troops into Panama to topple General Manuel Noriega.
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Cruise groomed to highest level of Scientology
Los Angeles Times reports Tom Cruise pursued intensive study and private counseling at a secret desert compound east of Los Angeles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He also trained at Hollywood and Clearwater facilities while spending long periods at the Hemet site under a personal supervisor.
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Bruce Hines
NBC eyes pace for West Wing tribute after Spencer death
NBC has no plan yet on how to address John Spencer's death on The West Wing. Production pauses until after holidays with five finished episodes, and no decision on the show's future has been announced. Spencer, 58, played Leo McGarry, and the last completed episode will air March 19 due to Olympics.
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New York
West Wing
John Spencer
Spencer
White House
Leo McGarry
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Lawrence O’donnell
Alan Alda
Jimmy Smits
Warner Bros
Smits
Character McGarry
McGarry
Birthdays for Rock Figures and Uri Gellar
Rock singer Chris Robinson is 39 actor John Hillerman turns 73 rock musician Peter Criss ages 60 psychic Uri Gellar is 59 rock singer Mike Watt reaches 48.
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John Hillerman
Peter Criss
Psychic Uri Gellar
Mike Watt
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City editors listed in Journal World staff contacts
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