Today in History February milestones and disasters
Key events from February include the 1849 California gold rush expansion by steamship routes to San Francisco. A 1844 USS Princeton gun explosion killed Abel Upshur and Thomas Gilmer. DNA double helix discovery was announced in 1953 by Watson and Crick. The 1975 London Underground crash killed over 40. Palme assassination in 1986. The Waco siege began in 1993 after ATF warrants, with fatalities on both sides.
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California
San Francisco
Princeton
Abel P Upshur
Navy
Thomas W. Gilmer
James D. Wat
Ter Olof Palme
Stockholm
Waco
Texas
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Davidians
Mutiny at Bangladesh border guards leaves dozens dead
Firefighters uncover mass graves as BD border guards mutiny ends. By Friday 44 bodies found, incl Maj Gen Shakir Ahmed, raising toll to 75 with many missing. PM Hasina ends revolt after two days via amnesty promises and military pressure.
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Bangladesh
Shakir Ahmed
Mizanur Rahman
Sheikh Hasina
Focus on the Family chairman James Dobson resigns
James Dobson resigns as chairman of Focus on the Family. He will remain active with the Colorado Springs based ministry founded more than 30 years ago. The board was notified Wednesday and staff informed Friday by president and CEO Jim Daly.
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Dobson
Focus On the Family
Colorado Springs
Jim Daly
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Obama
Eisenhower
Korea
Nixon
Vietnam
Iraq
Defense
Robert Gates
Mike Mullen
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bush
Vatican says Williamson must repudiate Holocaust denial
The Vatican called Bishop Richard Williamson's Holocaust denial unacceptable and said he must repudiate his views to remain a Roman Catholic clergyman. Vatican spokesman Rev Federico Lombardi noted Williamson's statements do not meet the church’s conditions. Williamson previously claimed 6 million Jews were not killed and lowered the death toll to 200,000 to 300,000 with no gassing.
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Vatican
Richard Williamson
Federico Lombardi
Williamson
Virginia Court Affirms Ownership of 1776 Declaration Copy
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled thatRichard Adams Jr of Fairfax County owns a rare 1776 Declaration of Independence copy, not the state of Maine. Maine had claimed it belonged to Wiscasset, but the court found no proof it was an official town record and upheld Adams title from a 2001 purchase for $475,000.
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Maine
Virginia Supreme Court
Richard Adams Jr
Fairfax County
Wiscasset
Adams
Obama sets date to end Iraq war by Aug 31 2010
President Obama announces a plan to end combat operations in Iraq by August 31 2010 while keeping 35 000 to 50 000 troops for 18 more months to counterterrorism and support budding Iraqi security efforts. Defense leaders pledge alignment as troops prepare to redeploy.
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N.C
Barack Obama
Middle East
Iraq
Obama
Afghanistan
Sion
America
Lawmakers flirt with skin taxes amid First Amendment fears
Washington legislators back a large sales tax on explicit films and magazines as part of budget fixes while facing constitutional challenges. Similar moves target porn online and adult venues in New York and Texas, with economists noting potential steady demand in a multibillion dollar industry amid fiscal strain.
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Olympia
Wash
Washington State
New York
David Paterson
Texas
Tennessee
Kansas
California
U.S
Washington
Phyllis Heppenstall
Peekay Inc
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Daniel Hamermesh
Journal World contact info and staff list
The notice lists departments and phone lines for News Local government Kansas University Lawrence schools and more. It provides staff emails for editors Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Terry Rombeck Jonathan Kealing Cody Howard and Mediaphormedia contact Dan Cox plus subscription and delivery lines.
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Jworld
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Drowbridge
Ljworld
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Tkeegan
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Jworld.com
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