Today in History January historical milestones
On January 26 events include the 1788 landing of the first European settlers in Australia led by Captain Arthur Phillip in Sydney. Britain occupied Hong Kong in 1841, Louisiana seceded in 1861, the Tillman Act passed in 1907 banning corporate campaign contributions, and 1942 saw the first American expeditionary force land in Northern Ireland during World War II.
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Wednesday's Hot Lotto Numbers Report
Wednesday drawing yields numbers 6 10 28 30 33 with a 6 as the powerball. Players tally prizes across divisions and check against official results for potential wins and next draw details.
Reality TV Returns Dominate Friday Night Lineup
Marguerite Perrin returns on Trading Spouses Meet Your New Mommy as Fox screens at 8 p.m. Also CMT features Pageant School Becoming Miss America with 52 contestants and famed coaches. National Geographic, Animal Planet, TBS, Disney air dog centered specials and star appearances across networks.
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Seattle opens 85 million sculpture park on downtown waterfront
The Seattle Art Museum unveiled a 9 acre sculpture park along Elliott Bay featuring more than 20 works including Richard Serra Wake and Calder Eagle. Bill Gates attended with remarks praising donors Bagley Wright Paul Allen and Jon Shirley while Mimi Gates framed the project as an open ecologically minded civic space funded largely by private donors linked to Microsoft.
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Ijworld.com World News Briefs Today
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Kidman Hurt in Downtown Car Crash During Film Shoot
Actress Nicole Kidman was hospitalized briefly after the Jaguar she rode in crashed during a downtown shoot for The Invasion. Medics evaluated her at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center before she was released. no other actors were involved, Warner Bros. stated. Kidman, 39, was being examined for injuries, then released, according to police and studio notes.
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Sawyer presses U S poverty at home in Camden report
New York ABC News airs Waiting on the World to Change hosted by Diane Sawyer. The program contrasts Camden families living in poverty with a nearby suburban Moorestown, following Ivan Moochie and Billy Joe as they endure homelessness, instability, and utility shutoffs.
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Trumpeter Driscoll sentenced to a year in prison
Grammy winning trumpeter Phil Driscoll was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for tax evasion and conspiracy. U S District Judge Curtis L Collier gave 45 days to report and will rule on remaining free while appeals. Jury found him guilty of schemes from 1996 to 1999 with his wife and a bookkeeper.
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Keith Urban Opens U S Tour In June In Phoenix Return
Keith Urban will kick off the North American leg of his world tour June 8 in Phoenix marking his return to U S concert stages after undergoing treatment for alcohol abuse in a Nashville based report from Tennessee.
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Contact numbers for Journal-World staff and departments
The Journal World provides phone contacts for departments including Local news 832-7154, City government 832-6362, County government 832-6352, Kansas University 832-7145, Lawrence schools 832-7155, Business 832-7188, Sports 832-7147, Arts and entertainment 832-7178, Letters to the editor 832-7153, Obituaries 832-7154 and 832-6349, Photo reprints 832-6397, Outside Lawrence 800-578-8748. News ideas can be emailed to ljworld.com or via the site feedback form.
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Birthday milestones for Ellen DeGeneres and peers
Actress Ellen DeGeneres turns 49 and Paul Newman reaches 82 as other notable birthdays mark Eddie Van Halen at 52 Wayne Gretzky at 46 Kirk Franklin at 37 and Jennifer Crystal at 34 in a brief birthday roundup.
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