Today in History: Major events from 1789 to 1958
On July 14 1789 Paris citizens stormed the Bastille freeing seven prisoners. In 1798 Congress passed the Sedition Act. In 1853 Perry delivered a letter from Millard Fillmore to Japan seeking trade. In 1881 Billy the Kid was killed. In 1933 German parties except the Nazis were outlawed. In 1958 Iraq overthrew the monarchy.
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Bastille
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Matthew Perry
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Billy the Kid
Pat. Garrett
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Iraq
Dole undergoes skin graft after leg sores found
Former Senator Bob Dole remained hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after open sores on his left leg prompted immediate procedures and a 40 minute skin graft. He seeks discharge by his 86th birthday on July 22 as he recovers.
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Dole
Mike Marshall
Marshall
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Taylor to testify at The Hague on Sierra Leone peace aims
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is set to take the stand at the Special Court for Sierra Leone to argue he pursued peace during the brutal civil war. His attorney says his testimony will cover his efforts to bring peace and counter claims by prosecutors that he supported rebel groups to gain mineral wealth.
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Sierra Leone
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Taylor
Courtenay Griffiths
Special Court
Griffiths
Sotomayor Impartiality Questioned by Republicans in Hearings
Senate Republicans launch two day bid to portray Sonia Sotomayor as biased while acknowledging likely confirmation. Sotomayor frames her path from the Bronx housing project to Princeton and Yale with a commitment to fidelity to the rule of law.
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Hungry cat purrs can signal a demand for food
A study finds hungry cat purrs have a higher pitched cry like a begging sound. Ten cats were recorded and 50 human volunteers rated these purrs as more urgent and less pleasant than contented purrs. Researchers from University of Sussex suggest some cats learn to use this cue to elicit feeding.
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New York
Karen McComb
University of Sussex
England
Current Biology
Local news tips and contact numbers for Lawrence Journal-World readership
Readers are invited to submit story ideas via email or phone across departments including Local news, City and County government, KU, Lawrence Schools, Consumer affairs, Sports, Arts, and Obituaries. Staff contacts list reporters, editors, and subscription assistance with phone lines and emails for outside Lawrence.
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World
Kansas University
Lawrence
Poll on Sotomayor confirmation and high school grades
Reader poll questions ask if Judge Sonia Sotomayor should be confirmed to the U S Supreme Court with partial responses shown. A separate Monday poll queries whether high schools should be grades nine through twelve or ten through twelve, with percentages cited and a prompt to visit LJWorld.com to vote.
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R-Ariz
Sotomayor
Lindsey Graham
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Graham
Sonia Sotomayor
U.S. Supreme Court
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