Today in History Highlights From February Dates
Key events include Mark Twain publishing Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1885 Michelangelo's death in 1564 Jefferson Davis swearing in as Confederate president in 1861 Pluto discovery photographic evidence in 1930 and the 1977 maiden shuttle Enterprise flight atop a Boeing 747 over the Mojave Desert.
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Mark Twain
United States
Michelangelo
Rome
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
Montgomery
Ala
Mojave Desert
Hollywood prescription culture links stars to drug abuse
California authorities probe a doctor who allegedly prescribed methadone to Anna Nicole Smith under a fake name. The piece traces how celebrities from Marilyn Monroe to Elvis, Winona Ryder, and Courtney Love accessed drugs through aliases, with notables like Don Simpson and George Nichopoulos cited for related abuses.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Winona Ryder
Elvis Presley
Courtney Love
California
Anna Nicole Smith
Playboy
Florida
Michael Levine
Anna Nicole
Elvis
John Belushi
Monroe
Presley
George Nichopoulos
Jerry Lee Lewis
Nichopoulos
Top Gun
Don Simpson
Bel- Air
Simpson
Ryder
Mark Geragos
Geragos
Jules Lusman
Medical Board
Sandeep Kapoor
Smith
Tmz.com
Michelle Chase
Embalmers finish work on Anna Nicole Smith body
Embalmers completed the process Saturday under a court order. Two technicians kept details private as Broward County medical examiner Joshua Perper announced the body would be ready for viewing. A courthouse case over burial plans continues with Virgie Arthur seeking Texas and Howard Stern proposing a Bahamas plot.
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Dania Beach
Fla
Anna Nicole Smith
Joshua Perper
Broward County
Perper
Larry Birkhead
Smith
Fort Lauderdale
Virgie Arthur
Howard K. Stern
Arthur
Texas
Stern
Bahamas
Spears Shaves Head Then Gets Small Lip Tattoo
Britney Spears visits a Sherman Oaks tattoo parlor with her head shaved after shaving at a San Fernando Valley salon. She sits for a tiny wrist tattoo while about 60 onlookers gather. the event follows a dramatic hair change and multiple TV reports.
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Los Angeles
Britney Spears
San Fernando Valley
Kabc-Tv
Spears
Max Gott
Body and Soul
Sherman Oaks
Derrik Snell
Snell
CNN
Esther Tognozzi
Gere and father star in Meals on Wheels promo
SYRACUSE New York Richard Gere and his father Homer Gere longtime Meals on Wheels volunteer appear in the association s latest public service ads They teamed up for a print advertisement and a TV spot after learning Homer Gere has continued charitable service with the organization.
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Richard Gere
Homer Gere
Post-Standard
Syracuse
Prevention
Sports Illustrated
Meals On Wheels
N.Y
Meals On Wheels Association of America
Birthday ages for stars include White Morrison Ono and Travolta
Game show host Vanna White turns 50, Toni Morrison reaches 76, Yoko Ono 74, Cybill Shepherd 57, John Travolta 53, Dr Dre 42, Molly Ringwald 39. The list reflects prominent celebrity birthdays with varied ages.
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Vanna White
Toni Morrison
Yoko Ono
Cybill Shepherd
John Travolta
Dr. Dre
Molly Ringwald
World Journal staff and contact list for newsroom
Dennis Anderson and colleagues listed as editors and editors by department with phone numbers and email addresses. Subscription line gives phone hours for delivery issues and redelivery guarantee. notices reach the paper at 832-7199.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Bill Snead
Lsnead
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
L Jworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Iworld
Tom Keegan
Teegan
Mindie Paget
Mpaget
Jon Niccum
Miccom
World
Mark Fagan
Mingan
Noen
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Pluto
Clyde W. Tombaugh
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Ariz
Super Kansas
Kansas
Associated Press
Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse
Santa Ana
Calif
J. Howard Marshal N. Smith
Kapoor
Boston University School of Medicine
Worldcom
Ijworld.com
Clint Eastwood
Paris
Jacques Chirac
France
Chirac
Presidential Elysee Palace
America
Two Jima
Atlantic
Eastwood
Sylvester Stallone
Sydney
Australia
Stallone
Rocky Balboa
Australian Customs
Service National
Richard Janeczko
Janeczko
Ten Network
Ten
Whitaker
Uganda
Kampala
Forest Whitaker
Idi Amin
Scotland
East Africa
Kampala Cineplex
Amin
Gere
Dad
Journal-World
Lawrence
Kansas University
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
World Online
Joel Mathis
Convergence
Jmathis
Ljworld.com
Chris Bell
Bell
al Bonner
Abonner
Ea Tun
LiWorld.com
Rob Chestnut
Carey Maynard
Moody
James Bush
Boog Highberger
Mike
Dever
Liworld
David Schaurjer
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