Today in History Highlights from 1945 to 1948 events
A quick look back notes the 1945 Soviet eastern invasion began a major WWII offensive against Germany as the war neared its end. It recalls 1915 when Congress rejected woman suffrage, 1932 Hattie Caraway became the first woman elected to the Senate, 1942 Roosevelt reestablished the War Labor Board, and 1948 the Supreme Court barred race discrimination in law school admissions.
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Cory In The House Heads To The White House
Disney Channel expands Thats So Raven into a White House setting with Kyle Massey as Cory along with Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter now the White House chef. The show follows Cory navigating power, school, and humorous misadventures at the presidential residence.
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Rondell Sheridan
Victor Baxter
Sophie
Madison Pettis
Cary
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the Fresh Prince
Will Smith
Bravo
Jada Pinkett Smith
Jaden
Jamie Foxx
Stockard Channing
Cedric the Entertainer
Terrence Howard
Mos Def
Adopting a Gargoyle to Save Shakespeare’s Holy Trinity
Stratford upon Avon church seeks 6.3 million to repair a cracked spire, broken windows, brick erosion, and dry rot at Holy Trinity where Shakespeare was baptized and buried. The Friends of Shakespeare’s Church urges donors to sponsor gargoyles as tourism and storm damage pressures rise.
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Josephine Walker
Friends of Shakespeare's Church
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London
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Filius Johannes Shakspeare
William
John Shakespeare
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Gent
Bill Hicks
Martin Gorick
Jesus
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Carter Center advisory board resigns over Carter book protest
Fourteen members of the Carter Center advisory board in Atlanta stepped down in protest of former President Carter's book Palestine Peace Carter Not Apartheid. They criticized his stance on Israeli policy and said they felt pressure from Jewish groups and fellow Democrats.
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Carter
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Palestinian Territories
Carter Center
Palestine
Kenneth Stein
Center
Steve Berman
City Newspaper Editorial Contacts and Subscriptions
A listing of newsroom editors and departments with contact numbers and emails for the Lawrence Journal-World. Includes editors Dennis Anderson Bill Snead Karrey Britt Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Mindle Paget Jon Niccum Mark Fagan as well as News Partners 6News World Online and circulation and advertising contacts. Subscriptions details specify call times and redelivery guarantee.
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Birthday ages for Rush Limbaugh Kirstie Alley and others
Radio commentator Rush Limbaugh turns 56 and actress Kirstie Alley reaches 56 while radio personality Howard Stern is 53 and broadcast journalist Christiane Amanpour is 49. Singer Melanie Chisholm of the Spice Girls is 33.
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Kirstie Alley
Howard Stern
Christiane Amanpour
Melanie Chisholm
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