Today in History Jeopardy for Jan Eighteen
On January 18 1912 Robert F Scott reached the South Pole only to learn Roald Amundsen had beat him there In 1778 Captain James Cook sighted the Hawaiian Islands tagging them as the Sandwich Islands In 1788 English settlers landed at Botany Bay to found a penal colony and in 1943 a wartime ban on presliced bread began in the United States to curb bakery demand for metal parts
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Roald Amundsen
James Cook
Hawaiian Islands
Sandwich Islands
Australia
Botany Bay
U.S
Skating with Celebrities Fails to Spark Sizzle on Fox
Critic debunks Skating with Celebrities noting lack of Dancing with the Stars energy. Bruce Jenner and Nancy Kerrigan star as competitors in a cast mixing former Olympians and pop culture names. Other TV highlights include E-Ring, American Idol auditions, Walking the Bible, Criminal Minds, Lost, CSI NY, Law & Order, Invasion.
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Fox
Bruce Jenner
Nancy Kerrigan
Balkans
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PBS
CBS
ABC
Charlie
Law & Order
Oprah Pick Tests Night Label as Fact or Fiction
The Oprah Book Club pick Elie Wiesel Night prompts label changes at Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Booksellers reclassify the memoir as nonfiction or biography, while editors refine descriptions to reflect its nonfiction nature. The debate centers on Night being read as autobiography despite its narrative feel.
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Oprah Book Club
Barnes & * Noble.com
Amazon.com
Elie Wiesel
Barnes & Noble.com
Jani Strand
Wiesel
Winfrey
Auschwitz Death Camp
James Frey
Frey
the Smoking Gun
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
New York Times
Hill & Wang
Farrar, Straus
Marion Wiesel
Strand
Amazon
Bantam
Ruth Wisse
Harvard University
Haraz Ghanbari
Oprah Winfrey
Michael Jackson eyes Bahrain role with AAS Holdings in entertainment push
Jackson, acquitted last year on child molestation charges, negotiating as a consultant with Bahrain based AAS Holdings Ltd to advise on theme parks and music academies in the Middle East. The 47 year old pop icon has shopped for real estate, been seen in glitzy malls, and now seeks a formal engagement amid regional entertainment plans.
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United Arab Emirates
Michael Jackson
Persian Gulf
Jackson
California
Middle East
AAS Holdings Ltd
Ahmed Abu Bakr Janahi
Birthdays spotlight Kevin Costner and peers
Actor-director Kevin Costner turns 51 and is joined by actor Jesse L. Martin 37, comedian Dave Attell 41, rapper DJ Quik 36, rock singer Jonathan Davis 35, and actress Samantha Mumba 23 in today’s birthday notes.
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Kevin Costner
Dave Attell
Jesse L. Martin
Law & Order
DJ Quik
Jonathan Davis
Korn
Samantha Mumba
Newspaper staff and contact lines for Lawrence Journal-World
Lists editors and department heads with phone numbers and emails for the Lawrence Journal-World and World Online. Includes general contact options for subscriptions, advertising, classifieds, and redelivery guarantees.
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Us Weekly
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Agardner
Ijworld
Tom Keegan
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Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Jworld
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News Partners
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Chris Bell
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