Today in History Highlights from July Fourth Milestones
July Fourth milestones include the Continental Congress adopting the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and West Point opening in 1802. Adams and Jefferson both died in 1826, Gehrig bade farewell at Yankee Stadium in 1939, and Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act in 1966, taking effect in 1967.
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Continental Congress
United States Military Academy
West Point
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Iron Horse
Lou Gehrig
New York
Yankee Stadium
Lyndon Johnson
Messiest Home in the Country on Clean House
The Loria family of Piscataway New Jersey wins the title of Messiest Home in the Country on Clean House after a thorough cleanup effort. The show arranges yard sales and helps address underlying clutter habits while turning trash into treasure.
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America
Loria
Piscataway
N.J
Nash
Team
Tony Danza
Capitol
PBS
West Lawn
U.S. Capitol
Bebe Neuwirth
Yolanda Adams
Elliott Yamin
Hayden Panettiere
National Symphony Orchestra
Erich Kunzel
Kunzel
Tchaikovsky
CBS
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Craig Ferguson
Keith Lockhart
Boston Pops
Charles River Esplanade
Boston
Lockhart
John Mellencamp
NBC
New York City
Martina McBride
Jordin Sparks
Blake Lewis
Melinda Doolittle
Natalie Morales
Tiki Barber
Windy City
Chicago
MY Network
Cutler Tapes TV Show During Spector Murder Trial
Bruce Cutler, lead defense attorney for Phil Spector, pauses in the ongoing murder trial to film a courtroom TV show Jury Duty. He will deliver closing arguments later, while watching transcripts and relying on his defense team, amid questions about ethics and impact on the case.
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Los Angeles
Phil Spector
Bruce Cutler
New York
Cutler
Loyola University Law School
Laurie Levenson
Levenson
Marcia Clark
Simpson
Johnnie Cochran Jr
Kellerman
Phillip
Spector
Lana Clarkson
Clarkson
Damie Rector
Los Angeles Superior Court
Sly Stone Breaks Silence Plans New Album and Tour
Los Angeles reports Sly Stone, 64, grants first interview since the 1980s to Vanity Fair. He discusses return to music, a planned fall album, and reasons for reappearing after years out of the spotlight. Meanwhile in London, J K Rowling greets fans at the Deathly Hallows premiere as Harry Potter final book arrives July 21. Spike Lee intends a World War I drama about black soldiers in Italy based on Miracle at St Anna, focusing on the Buffalo Soldier 92nd Division.
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Los Angeles
Sly Stone
Funkster
Vanity Fair
Sly and the Family Stone
Stone
London
J.K. Rowling
Rowling
Leicester Square
Harry
Ministry of Magic
U.S
Britain
Rome
Spike Lee
Italy
Europe
Filrmmaker
St. Anna
James McBride
92Nd
Buffalo Soldier
Tuscany
Boots Randolph dies at 80 famed Yakety Sax saxophonist
Boots Randolph, the saxophonist behind Benny Hill's Yakety Sax, dies at 80 in Nashville after a cerebral hemorrhage. He suffered the stroke June 25, lingered in a coma, and was taken off life support at Skyline Medical Center. Randolph co wrote Yakety Sax in 1963 with guitarist James Rich.
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Nashville
Tenn
Boots Randolph
Benny Hill
Randolph
Skyline Medical Center
Betty Hofer
James Rich
Newspaper Staff Contacts and Delivery Information
A list of newsroom editors and contacts for LJWorld and Mediaphormedia LLC, including Dennis Anderson and Bill Snead with phone numbers and emails. It also covers subscription, billing, and redelivery policies with delivery hours and the redelivery guarantee.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
L Jworld
Bill Snead
Lsnead
World
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ljworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Mindie Paget
Mpaget
Jon Niccum
Mniccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Poll results on Bush Libby sentence and city fireworks ban
Readers respond on current topics with two questions. The poll asks if President Bush commuting Scooter Libby’s sentence is right or wrong, while another question asks if the city fireworks ban is being obeyed in neighborhoods. The site directs readers to cast votes online.
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Ljworld.com
Lawrence
President Bush
Scooter Libby
Birthdays for Steinbrenner Phillips Simon Rivera
Baseball team owner George Steinbrenner is 77 and advice columnist Pauline Phillips the original Dear Abby is 89. Playwright Neil Simon is 80 and broadcast journalist Geraldo Rivera is 64.
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George Steinbrenner
Pauline Phillips
Dear Abby
Neil Simon
Geraldo Rivera
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