Today in History Milestones From Mozart to Apollo 1 Tragedy
Jan 27 marks Mozart's birth in 1756 in Salzburg and Edison's 1880 lamp patent. In 1945 Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz and Birkenau. In 1967 Apollo 1 astronauts Grissom White and Chaffee died in a Cape Kennedy test fire. A 1967 treaty banned orbiting nuclear weapons by 60 nations.
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Oprah accuses Frey of lying on live TV over memoir
Oprah Winfrey confronted James Frey on air saying she feels duped and that he betrayed millions of readers by altering facts in A Million Little Pieces while maintaining the book as a memoir. Nan Talese and Doubleday faced scrutiny as Winfrey pressed for accountability and a new author’s note.
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Emperor's New School Faces Critics In 2006 Picks
A sharp roast of Disney's The Emperor's New School notes it as an annoying 2006 entry. It contrasts with enduring artists like Cyndi Lauper and surveys TV highlights across networks, including CBS and NBC lineups with Celebrity interviews and genre specials.
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Kidman to champion women rights as UN goodwill ambassador
Nicole Kidman becomes a United Nations goodwill ambassador with UNIFEM to advance gender equality and end violence against women. She says her upbringing and experiences drive lifelong commitment, citing The Human Stain and her parents as influences while noting her divorce from Tom Cruise and links to Keith Urban.
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United Nations Development Fund For Women
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Birthdays for Bridget Fonda James Cromwell and more
Actress Bridget Fonda turns 42. Actor James Cromwell reaches 66. Ballet icon Mikhail Baryshnikov is 58. Country singer Cheryl White is 51. Actress Mimi Rogers turns 50. Country singer Tracy Lawrence is 38.
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James Cromwell
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Cheryl White
Mimi Rogers
Tracy Lawrence
Lawrence Journal-World contact numbers and staff list
Contact options and a full staff roster for the Lawrence Journal World are listed. Local news city and county government KU Lawrence schools and business sports arts entertainment letters obituaries photo reprints outside Lawrence. Also includes subscription billing delivery redelivery policies and hours.
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