Today in History Highlights Across Years
On July 9 1776 the Declaration of Independence was read to Washingtons troops in New York. Zachary Taylor died in 1850 after 16 months as president. Saipan fell to U S forces in 1944 ending last Japanese defenses. Britain's Princess Elizabeth engagement to Philip Mountbatten announced in 1947. Truman asked Congress to end the war with Germany in 1951.
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Bronx Is Burning anchors ESPN premiere on 1977 Yankees
ESPN debuts The Bronx Is Burning a nine hour miniseries about the 1977 New York season. Oliver Platt stars as George Steinbrenner with John Turturro as Billy Martin and Daniel Sunjata as Reggie Jackson in a gritty mix of historic events and tabloid culture.
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Obama Girl video fuels YouTube political campaign surge
Amber Lee Ettinger, known as Obama Girl, stars in a racy video that drew over 2 million views in three weeks, highlighting how Web videos shape campaigns. Experts warn the medium erodes message control while enabling rapid, low-cost outreach through MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube.
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Prince thrills hometown with three shows in one night
Minneapolis native Prince dazzled fans with a three stop spree totaling 12 hours of music. He started at a department store for a 45 minute set promoting a new cologne, then performed at the Target Center before closing at First Avenue. Police halted the run at nearly 2:45 a.m. after a 24 song set.
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Newspaper staff contacts and reader redelivery line
Editorial and department editors listed with direct lines and emails. Reader redelivery service offered by phone before 10 am weekdays and noon on weekends for in town redelivery on the same day.
Polls open on swimming fees and school tax plan
Friday's poll asks readers to weigh in on raising kids swimming fees to four dollars and a proposed 3 mill property tax increase for Lawrence schools. Responses, including "It's too much money," are sought at ljworld.com for voting and discussion.
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Birthdates for actors and singer listed in brief note
A brief notes that actor Tom Hanks is 51, actor Jimmy Smits is 52, actress Kelly McGillis is 50, singer Courtney Love is 43, and actor Fred Savage is 31. The item compiles ages with no surrounding story or context.
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Jimmy Smits
Kelly McGillis
Courtney Love
Fred Savage
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