Today in History July events span wars to treaties
On July 1 1946 the US tested a 20 kiloton atomic bomb near Bikini Atoll. The Civil War Battle of Gettysburg began in Pennsylvania in 1863 and ended with a Union victory. Canada became a self governing dominion in 1867 as the British North America Act took effect. In 1968 the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty was signed by the US Britain the Soviet Union and about 60 others. In 1980 O Canada was proclaimed Canada’s national anthem.
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Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Canada
Britain
U.S
Soviet Union
Potter Phenomenon Grows Into Global Cultural Force
The Harry Potter saga shifts from popular books to a worldwide cultural phenomenon as publisher bets rise with Deathly Hallows release. Rowling's journey from rejected manuscript to international bestseller, with Scholastic and Bloomsbury backing, illustrates a modern media phenomenon driven by fans.
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Potter
Potter the Wizard
Rowling
United States
Neal Gabler
Walt Disney
Life
NBC
Hollywood
20Th ‘Century Fox
Bloomsbury Press
Scholastic
Arthur A. Levine
U.S
Roald Dahl
Levine
John Harrell
Eric Lorentz
Indianapolis
Glendale Mall
Journal World Community Contact Numbers
Local news and city county KU Lawrence schools business arts and entertainment obituaries letters to the editor and photo reprints all listed with direct telephone lines for readers to submit ideas or reach departments. Outside Lawrence number provided for general inquiries.
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Ljworld
Lawrence
Newspaper Staff Contacts and Subscription Details
Editors and department heads list multiple LJ World staff including Dennis Anderson Bill Snead Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Mindle Paget Jon Niccum Mark Fagan 6News Cody Howard Mediaphormedia Joel Mathis Chris Bell Al Banner and more with phone numbers and emails. Subscriptions line outlines how to subscribe for billing vacations and delivery with in town redelivery guarantee.
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Danderson
Jworld
Bill Snead
Lsnead
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ljworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Birthdays mark years for Lewis Harry Aykroyd Tyler
Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis turns 46 while rock singer Deborah Harry ages to 62. Actor Dan Aykroyd reaches 55 and actress Liv Tyler hits 30 in a roundup of notable birthday milestones.
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Carl Lewis
Deborah Harry
Dan Aykroyd
Liv Tyler
Incident shocks family as teen targets Brooke and Chase
The girl's parents condemn the attack claiming the items were aimed at Brooke and her 12-year-old brother Chase who has Dawn's syndrome and autism, stressing family distress over the incident.
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Brooke
Chase
Dawn
Former lab worker pleads guilty to stalking singer
Devon Townsend 28 appeared before a U.S. magistrate and pleaded guilty to stalking and unlawful access to stored communications for using Sandia National Laboratories computers to obtain Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and his wife Talinda's private data. Sentencing pending.
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N.M
National Laboratory
Linkin Park
Chester Bennington
Devon Townsend
U.S
Robert Scott
Townsend
Ray Twohig
Sandia
National Laboratories’ Technology and Manufacturing Group
Bennington
Talinda
Benningtons
Warner Bros. Records
Kenny G property blamed for girl’s head injury
Investigators probe objects hurled from a bluff-top Kenny G compound striking 9 year old Brooke Porter on June 23 at the beach. Deputies say two teens on the musician’s property threw items, possibly Hershey’s Kisses and a PowerBar energy bar, hitting her head and requiring four stitches. The attorney says the bar hit accidentally and Kenny G’s wife covered medical costs.
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Brooke
Kenny G
Hershey
Lee Blackman
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