Today in History Highlights Major World Events
On February 23 1945 Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi and raised the flag. Other noted events include the Alamo siege beginning in 1836 in San Antonio, John Quincy Adams dying in 1848 in Washington at 80, Lincoln arriving secretly in Washington in 1861, Coolidge signing the Federal Radio Commission bill in 1927, polio vaccine mass inoculation starting in 1954, and Dolly the sheep cloned in Scotland in 1997 with later health notes.
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Iwo Jima
Mount Suribachi
Alamo
San Antonio
United States
John Quincy Adams
Washington, D.C
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Baltimore
Coolidge
Federal Radio Commission
Federal Communications Commission
World Briefs: Sri Lanka fighting and U.S. cases
In Sri Lanka, clashes killed 21 fighters and a soldier as government and Tamil Tigers clash over rebel-held terrain. Also: a Marine case judge rejects unaired footage. a bank fraud verdict against Steve Warshak. Genentech’s Avastin gains FDA approval for breast cancer. East Timor extends emergency. Canada urged to extend Afghanistan mission amid Taliban pressure.
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Wartorn
Sri Lanka
Tamil Tigers
Weloya
CBS
Jeffrey Meeks
Frank D. Wuterich
Genentech
Food and Drug Administration
Avastin
Canada
Afghanistan
Rick Hillier
Hillier
Kandahar
B-2 Stealth Bomber Crashes at Guam Base
A B-2 stealth bomber crashed at Andersen Air Force Base Guam with both pilots ejecting safely. Thick smoke rose from the wreckage as a board of officers investigates. The bomber costs about 1.2 billion dollars and all 21 aircraft are stationed at Whiteman AFB Missouri with rotations through Guam since 2004 to bolster Asia-Pacific security.
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Guam
Air Force
Andersen Air Force Base
Geanne Ward
Vigo
Ward
Whiteman Air Force Base
Missouri
U.S
Asia-Pacific
Middle East
American Airlines MD-80 lands safely after nose gear scare
An American Airlines flight from West Palm Beach to Chicago diverted to Miami International Airport with nose gear trouble. Flight 862 landed about 3 45 p m after pilots burned off fuel as a precaution. about 130 people were aboard according to airport officials.
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American Airlines
Chicago
Miami
Miami International Airport
West Palm Beach
Greg Chin
Superdelegates Narrow Obama Clinton Gap
AP survey shows Obama gaining support from more than two dozen superdelegates in two weeks while Clinton loses ground. Clinton leads 241 to 181, but Obama has risen 25 in total, with several Clinton backers switching to undecided or Obama. About 720 of 795 superdelegates named. remaining chosen at spring conventions.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Associated Press
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Obama
John Perez
John Edwards
Clinton
David Scott
Georgia
Scott
Billi Gosh
Vermont
Gosh
Utah
New York
Karen Hale
Helen Langan
Belinda Biafore
West Virginia
Denver
Austin
Texas
Democratic Party
Journal World contact and staff directory
The Lawrence Journal World provides newsroom and staff contact numbers, emails, and office locations for local news, city and county government, KU, schools, business, sports, arts, letters, obituaries, and outside inquiries. It includes subscription lines and redelivery guidance.
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Ljworld
Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Staten Island vineyard to grow New York wine in botanical garden
Staten Island plans a 2 acre educational vineyard with cabernet sauvignon merlot and sangiovese in the botanical garden. The project, supported by a $2 million borough grant, seeks to attract tourists and teach grape growing and winemaking to adults and children.
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Staten Island
New York City
Piergiorgio Castellani Jr
Crespina
Italy
Castellani
Cornell University
University of Pisa
Staten Island Botanical Garden
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Israel
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Syria
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Trombeck
News Partners
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Clare Trapasso
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