Today in History: Notable events from 1793 to 1968
Key historical moments include Jean Pierre Blanchard’s hot air balloon flight in 1793 between Philadelphia and Woodbury, Mississippi secession in 1861, rioting in the Panama Canal Zone in 1964 with 24 deaths, and Surveyor 7’s 1968 soft lunar landing marking the end of unmanned U.S. lunar missions. Nixon was born in 1913 in Yorba Linda California.
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Richard Milhous Nixon
United States
Yorba Linda
Calif
Jean Pierre Blanchard
Philadelphia
Woodbury
N.J
Mississippi
Union
Panama Canal Zone
U.S
Moon
Lunar
North Lawrence flood fix to cost 41 million
A new HNTB report outlines phased flood control work for North Lawrence totaling 41 million dollars with 16.2 million for existing neighborhoods and 24.8 million for undeveloped areas. Key projects include a 9 million pump system upgrade and a 3.9 million expansion near Fifth and Maple Streets.
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HNTB
Chuck Soules
North
North Lawrence
North Second Street
Lawrence Visitors Center
Fifth and
Maple Streets
Soules
Lyons Park
Teepee
Boyle
Housing affordability rises as mortgage rates drop in city
The city sees housing more affordable despite rate shifts with 30 year mortgages near 6 percent versus 13 percent in 1985. Real estate professionals note lower rates and broader loan access boost mobility while Census data shows 11 000 workers live outside the city, guiding officials to balance affordability with community residency.
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Rob Hulse
Lawrence Board of Realtors
Don Schmidt
Schmidt
Lawrence
Hack
Legislature opens as Kansas lawmakers begin 2006 session
Kansas lawmakers convene the 2006 session with Gov Sebelius focusing on prosperity and safety. House Speaker Doug Mays outlines a live statewide broadcast of the speech and a Republican response. The day includes bill filing and a welcome home for Iraq veteran Rep Lee Tafanelli with a 3 p.m. reception. Public coverage sites and a hotline are listed for tracking bills and contacting lawmakers.
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House
Lee Tafanelli
Rozawkie
Iraq
Tafanelli
891St Engineer Battalion
Mays
Dillon
Capitol
Kslegislature.org
Kslib
Kansas State Library
Lawrence Journal-World
Ljworld.com
Journal-World
Topeka
News Partners Contact and Redelivery Policy
News Partners list Cody Howard 6News director and Dave Toplikar online editor with phone numbers and email. It also provides a redelivery guarantee for in town subscribers if the paper is not received, with a call-in deadline before 11 a.m. on weekdays and noon on weekends.
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Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
World Online
Dave Toplikar
Dtoplikar
Ljworld
Birthday ages listed for Joan Baez Jimmy Page Joely Richardson
Folk singer Joan Baez turns 65 and guitarist Jimmy Page reaches 62. Actress Joely Richardson is 41 and singer Mana Viall wave Matthews is 39. Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean is 28.
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Joan Baez
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin
Joely Richardson
Mana
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Lawrence-Douglas County
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David Schauner
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Chad Lawhorn
Joel Mathis
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Moody's Economy.com
Karl Gehring Journal-World Graphic
Scott Rothschild
Charles Yockey
American Cancer Society
Contact US
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Kansas University
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Bill Snead
Lsnead
Jworld
Mike Shields
Mshields
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Mindle Paget
Mpaget
Jon Niccum
Jniccom
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Chris Bell
Cbell
al Bonner
Abonner
Lworldcom
Ijworld.com
Baez
Call ConnectCare
Kusports.com
6Gnews
Kevin Romary
Journal-World Sports
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