Today in History Highlights Notable Events
On January 4 dates across two centuries are noted. Bruno Braille born in Couperay France in 1809. Elizabeth Ann Seton died in Emmitsburg Maryland in 1821. Utah admitted as the 45th state in 1896. Burma gained independence in 1948. Seoul retaken in 1951 during the Korean War. Lyndon Johnson outlined the Great Society in 1965. Poet T.S. Eliot died in London at 76. Nixon refused to release tapes in 1974.
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Louis Braille
Couperay
France
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Emmitsburg
Utah
Burma
Myanmar
Seoul
Lyndon B
Johnson
Great Society
TS. Eliot
London
Richard M. Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Family loses husband as widow cashes $10 million lottery ticket
Danbury resident Donald Peters died of a heart attack after buying two Connecticut Lottery tickets on Nov. 1 as a 20 year ritual with his wife Charlotte. He left a $10 million prize to his widow who kept the winning ticket and later claimed the money. The tale shows a long marriage, tragedy, and a life-changing windfall.
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Donald Peters
Peters
Charlotte
Danbury
Charlotte Peters
Connecticut Lottery
Rocky Hill
U S Blames Hamas for Gaza Violence Amid Ground Invasion
The Bush administration blamed Hamas militants for the Gaza onslaught, while Israel pressed a ground assault to halt rocket attacks. A U S State Department official urged a sustainable cease fire without Hamas involvement, as the UN Security Council讨论 called for halt and Obama transition officials faced questions on stance. US officials noted potential two brigades of Israeli troops this week in Gaza.
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Bernat Armanque
Israel
Gaza Strip
Ashkelon
Hamas
Gaza
Washington
Bush
State Department
U.S
Sean McCormack
McCormack
U.N. Security Council
Ban Ki-moon
Security Council
United States
George W. Bush
White House
Gordon Johndroe
Europe
Johndroe
Rainbow Room to close Rainbow Grill restaurant January 12
The Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center plans to shutter its Italian Rainbow Grill due to economic pressures and a lease dispute. About 30 to 40 of its 120 workers will lose their jobs while the bar and weekend dancing events continue on the 65th floor. The Cipriani empire has run the venue since 1998 and aims to protect the storied site.
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Mexico
United States
Iraq
Antonio Vazquez
Vazquez
Cuba
Fidestro
Ittley Spears Walid
Spears
New York
Rainbow Room
Midtown Manhattan
Rockefeller Center
Rainbow Grill
New York City
Ben Branham
Cipriani
Branham
NBC
Frank Sinatra
Bob Dylan
Rolling Stones
Keith Richards
Marianne Faithfull
Venice
Sugahine
Rainbow
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