Historic Christmas Milestones From 336 to 1931
Key moments on December 25 include Rome’s 336 celebration of Christmas, Washington crossing the Delaware in 1776, and Metropolitan Opera broadcasting Hansel and Gretel in 1931. The 1818 premiere of Silent Night in Oberndorff, Austria, is noted among festive observances.
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Ington
Delaware River
Trenton
N.J
New York
Metropolitan Opera
Hansel and Gretel
Engelbert Humperdinck
Lottery picks from Saturday Kansas draws
Saturday results show Super Kansas Cash numbers 15 20 23 24 with 8, Kansas 2by2 red 27 white 15 20, Powerball 4 10 33 34 50 with 14, Kansas Pick 3 4 1 2.
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Kansas
County buys original Uncle Tom’s cabin in Rockville Mo
In a brisk Washington real estate market the historic Uncle Tom’s cabin on a 3,700 acre Rockville farm sells after competition from doctors’ groups. Montgomery County plans to preserve the 18th century site linked to Josiah Henson, the model for Uncle Tom, and keep it open to the public.
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Rockville
Washington
McMansions
Josiah Henson
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom
Montgomery County
Peggy Erickson
Heritage Montgomery
Greg Mallet-Prevost
Mallet-Prevosts
Henson
Riley
Kentucky
Ohio
Canada
Stowe
Dresden
Ontario
Steven Cook
Mallet-Prevost
Greg Mallet
Prevost
Hamiet Beecher Stowe
Actor Brad Renfro faces heroin charge in Skid Row sting
Los Angeles actor Brad Renfro, who began on screen at 12, was charged with attempting to possess heroin after a Thursday sting in Skid Row that netted 14 others. Bail set at 10000, arraignment on Friday. authorities describe a pattern of prior legal issues and a drug problem. The report notes proximity to Heroin Alley and quotes police on the undercover operation.
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Los Angeles
Brad Renfro
Renfro
Jane Robison
Susan ‘Sarandon
Tommy Lee Jones
Tom and Huck
the Jacket
Vernon
Frank Matellan
Argentina
Brunetti
Mr. Martini
Rome
Ben Ohmart
Boalsburg
Bear Manor Media
Dean Martin
Martin
Desi Arnaz
Havana
Frank Capra
James Stewart
Contact and feedback lines for World newspaper
Directory style contact page lists phone lines for local news city government county government Kansas University Lawrence schools business sports arts letters obituaries and photo reprints with outside Lawrence number for story ideas and feedback.
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World
Lawrence
Contact details for editors and staff at the Journal World
The document lists editors and departments including Dennis Anderson Bill Snead Mike Shields Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Mindle Paget Jon Niccum Mark Fagan and others with phone numbers and emails. It also lists NEWS PARTNERS 6News GNews World Online and service contacts for circulation advertising classifieds and subscriptions with hours and redelivery guarantees.
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Dennis
Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Bill Snead
Lsnead
Ljworld
Mike Shields
Mshields
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Teegan
Lworld
Mindle Paget
Mpaget
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Birthday ages for entertainment figures
Singer Jimmy Buffett is 59. Actor Dick Miller is 77. Actress Sissy Spacek is 56. Singer Annie Lennox is 51. Actress Elea Scott is 37. Singer Dido is 34. Rock musician Noel Hogan of The Cranberries is 34.
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Jimmy Buffett
Dick Miller
Sissy Spacek
Annie Lennox
Elea Scott
Dido
Noel Hagan
the Cranberries
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George Wash
Isaac Riley
Matt Houston
Worldcom
Ljworld.com
Prince Charles
George
London
Charles
the Times
Charles Philip Arthur George
George VII
Clarence House
Victoria
Alexandrina
George VI
Eliza
Beth II
Prince Albert
Times
Charles I
Charles II
George II
Oklahoma City
Carrie Underwood
Oklahoma Today Magazine
Fox
Checotah
Underwood
Billboard
Garth Brooks
Fern Holland
Iraq
Big & Rich
Bristol
Conn
ESPN
Pasadena
Calif
Argentina Brunetti
Big Kenny
John Rich
Journal-World
Nix
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflower
Dave Toplikar
Chris Bell
Cbell
al Bonner
Tjworlh. Com
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