Today in History Highlights from Dec 24 anniversaries
Notable events span 1905 birth of Howard Hughes in Texas and 1814 Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812 from Belgium. Also 1851 Library of Congress fire in Washington and 1865 Ku Klux Klan formation in Pulaski Tennessee. In 2002 Laci Peterson reported missing in Modesto California.
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Howard Hughes
Texas
United States
Britain
Ghent
Belgium
Library of Congress
Ton, D.C
Pulaski
Tenn
Ku Klux Klan
Laci Peterson
Modesto
Calif
Scott
Pope Benedict XVI Fashion Icon In Papal Attire
The pope blends traditional and vintage styles in Rome and Vatican events. He wears a fur trimmed stocking cap, a mozzetta velvet cape, red shoes, and Gucci sunglasses, sparking talk of a fashion-leaning papacy and practical warmth in winter venues.
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Vatican City
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict
St. Peter's Square
Spanish Steps
Rome
Vatican
Alberto Melloni
John Paul II
John Paul
Julius II
Raphael
John XXIII
Papal
St. Peter’s Basilica
Sistine Chapel
Opticians
Gladio
Walter Colantoni
Ratzinger
Journal World contact and staff directory note
A partial contact list and staff directory for the Journal World is provided. It includes main desk numbers for Local News City Government and County Government plus editors and departments. Also lists NEWS PARTNERS 6News World Online and other contacts for circulation advertising and subscriptions.
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World.com
Lawrence
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
World Online
Dave Toplikar
Celebrities Face Legal Woes Across Cities
Brad Renfro, 23, was arrested in a sting near Skid Row for allegedly attempting to possess heroin in Los Angeles. Howie Day, 24, was charged with interfering with a flight crew after a Boston-bound flight incident. Cyndi Lauper, Alan Cumming, and others set for Broadway's The Threepenny Opera, opening April 20. Foxy Brown, 25, cuffed and admonished in New York court for past gum-chewing altercations and a nail salon incident.
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Los Angeles
Brad Renfro
Skid Row
Ron Hodges
Hodges
Renfro
Boston
Howie Day
Logan International Airport
East Boston District Court
New York
Broadway
Cyndi Lauper
Alan Cumming
Jim Dale
Ana Gasteyer
Nellie McKay
Roundabout Theatre Company
Studio 54
Foxy Brown
Melissa Jackson
Brown
Jackson
Joseph Fleming
Bin Laden’s Niece Seeks Acceptance in United States
New York born Wafah Dufour, Bin Laden’s niece and daughter of Yeslam Binladin, tells GQ she has nothing to do with her uncle and seeks acceptance in America. She appears scantily clad in provocative photos and says she would like to perform and raise awareness through music, despite potential backlash in conservative regions.
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New York
Osama bin Laden
al- Qaida
Wafah Dufour
bin Laden
Yeslam Binladin
al-Qaida
Dufour
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Carmen Dufour
Yeslam
Osama
Mohammed bin Laden
Birthdays for Seacrest Bartholomew Lemmy Spade Martin
Birthday notes list Ryan Seacrest turning 31 songwriter Dave Bartholomew at 85 Lemmy of Motorhead at 60 designer Kate Spade at 43 and singer Ricky Martin at 34.
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Ryan Seacrest
Dave Bartholomew
Lemmy
Motorhead
Kate Spade
Ricky Martin
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Kansas
Italy
Associated Press
Paul VI
Joseph Ratzinger
Marjorie Weeke
Social Communications
St. Peter’s Square
Jasper Juvien
Worldcom
Ljworld.com
We Journal-World
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworldcom
Bill Snead
Lsnead
Ljworld
Mike Shields
Mshields
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
L Jworld
Mindie Paget
Mpaget
Jon Niccum
Niccum
World
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Chris Bell
Cbell
al Banner
Abanner
Sting
Day
Brewer
Maine
Dallas
Paul Kelley
Kelley
Theater Company
Jenny
Cumming
Macheath
Mack the Knife
Dale
Gasteyer
Mrs. Peachum
Mckay
Polly
Scott Elliott
Wallace Shawn
Isaac Mizrahi
Rapper
Judge
Lauper
U.S
Iweather
Jennifer Schack and
Matt Sayers
Seacrest
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