Today in History January milestones include gold discovery and space debris
On January 24 1848 James W Marshall found a gold nugget at Sutter s Mill starting the California gold rush of 49. In 1924 Petrograd was renamed Leningrad later returned to Saint Petersburg and in 1978 Cosmos 954 a Soviet nuclear satellite disintegrated over northern Canada scattering radioactive debris.
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Oprah Roots special probes Gates family history
Oprah Winfrey's roots are traced in Oprah's Roots: An African American Lives Special. Henry Louis Gates Jr guides the journey through Winfrey's paternal grandfather, Mississippi voter registration in 1966, and descendants connected by education while presenting archival deeds and census data.
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Oscar nominations highlight diversity across languages and ages
Diversity marks the 2006 nominations led by Dreamgirls with eight bids and Babel with seven. The list spotlights global cinema from Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi as first-time nominees and features directors Inarritu, Del Toro, and Cuaron among contenders.
Academy Award Nominations Highlight Big Winners
Nominations deliver Babel and The Departed across Best Picture and categories such as Actor Actress and Supporting roles. Leonardo DiCaprio Ryan Gosling Peter O'Toole Will Smith Forest Whitaker Penelope Cruz Judi Dench Helen Mirren Meryl Streep Kate Winslet Alan Arkin Jackie Earle Haley Djimon Hounsou Eddie Murphy Mark Wahlberg Adriana Barraza Cate Blanchett Abigail Breslin Jennifer Hudson Rinko Kikuchi Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Martin Scorsese Clint Eastwood Stephen Frears Paul Greengrass.
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Journal Worth Contact Details and Staff Contacts
Contact information for JourNal-Worth includes story tips and feedback channels plus a long list of editor and department contacts. Local and outside Lawrence phone lines, emails, and staff titles are provided for news, government, education, business, sports, arts, letters, obituaries, and subscriptions.
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JWorld Com Offers Platform For Reader Engagement
An online note invites readers to visit ijworld com for more content and to share thoughts. The prompt signals a discussion space and suggests user participation on the site.
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Cuomo Unharmed as Iraq convoy hits roadside bomb
New York ABC anchor Chris Cuomo escaped injury when a four-vehicle military police convoy in northwest Baghdad was struck by a roadside bomb during a report of a burning vehicle. Shrapnel shattered glass but armor protected occupants. Woodruff previously injured in Jan 2006. Nugent says Perry supported his Confederate flag shirt at last week’s inaugural ball. Perry’s office denies wearing such a shirt but defends free expression.
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Vargas says ABC did not force her from World News Tonight
Elizabeth Vargas told Oprah Winfrey she chose to step down from co anchoring World News Tonight after learning of her pregnancy with her second child. She said balancing the demanding anchor role with motherhood became impractical and that ABC later named Charles Gibson as anchor.
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Birthday milestones for notable celebrities announced
Singer songwriter Neil Diamond turns 66 as does singer Aaron Neville. Actor Jerry Maren reaches 88 and Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton turns 39. Actress Mischa Barton is 21.
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