July 16 1945 atomic test and other historic events
Today in history notes key events including the first atomic bomb detonation at Alamogordo New Mexico on July 16 1945 the District of Columbia becoming the capital in 1790 the execution of Czar Nicholas II and his family in 1918 parking meters debut in Oklahoma City in 1935 and the publication of The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger in 1951.
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United States
Alamogordo
N.M
District of Columbia
Nicholas
Oklahoma City
J.D. Salinger
Veracruz
San Andres Tuxtla
Gibson
Mexico
Vicente Fox
Stan
Central America
Queen's Garden Party Draws Thousands In London
The queen arrived at Buckingham Palace for a garden party with 8000 guests, band music, and an overcast of hats. Prince Philip stood by her side as Yeomen escorted the monarch into the crowd amid sunlit gardens and tea service.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth II
Welsh Guards
Prince Philip
Prince Charles
Empire
God Save
Kent
Morris
Palace
America
Kathleen Carter
Ann
Ben Hancock
Guinness
Elizabeth
Steve Parsons
Contact details for Lawrence Journal-World offices and desks
The Lawrence Journal World provides phone numbers for departments including Local News City Government County Government Kansas University Lawrence Schools Business Sports Arts and Entertainment Letters Obituaries Photo Reprints and an outside Lawrence toll free line. The address is 609 N H GE and News Center 645 NH Lawrence KS 66044 with main switchboard 785 843 1000 and emails via ljworld com.
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N.H
Lawrence
Ljworld
Kansas University
Editorial contact and subscriptions information list
Editors and department contacts are provided with phone numbers and emails for the Kansas newspaper. Additional sections include 6News and World Online staff, other contacts, advertising, and subscription help. Local redelivery guaranteed if a paper is missed.
Abrams Signs Multi Year Deals With Paramount And Warner Bros
J J Abrams, co creator of Lost and director of Mission: Impossible 3, signs a five year deal with Paramount and a six year contract with Warner Bros totaling over 55 million dollars, making him one of the industry’s highest paid directors. The agreements, reported by the Los Angeles Times, place his production label under new backing as Roth of Warner Bros. Television praises his talent. Abrams comments on the historic moment and a new HBO documentary about Katrina titled When the Levees Broke.
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Los Angeles
J.J. Abrams
Paramount Pictures
Warner Bros
Los Angeles Times
Abrams
Walt Disney Co
Touchstone Television
ABC
Peter Roth
Warner Bros. Television
J.J
Paramount
Roth
HBO
New Orleans
Wynton Marsalis
Terence Blanchard
Superdome
French Quarter
Spike Lee and Brad Pitt weigh Katrina impact and green design
Spike Lee at Venice Film Festival watched Hurricane Katrina’s damage in New Orleans. Brad Pitt reports shocking devastation a year after Katrina and leads a jury selecting five eco friendly rebuilding designs from over 100 entries with Global Green USA.
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Pasadena
Calif
Spike Lee
Italy
New Orleans
Brad Pitt
Pitt
Global Green USA
Birthday notices for Will Ferrell and peers
Actor Will Ferrell turns 39 while former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh becomes 74 and Stew Art Copeland sits at 54. Dancer Michael Flatley is 48 and actress Phoebe Cates reaches 43. Corey Feldman is 35.
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Will Ferrell
Atty
Dick Thornburgh
Stewart Copeland
Michael Flatley
Phoebe Cates
Corey Feldman
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Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Mindie Paget
Mpaget
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Jniccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
News Partners
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Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
World Online
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Convergence
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Chris Bell
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al Bonner
Abonner
Global
SRE
Alex Brandon
Lower Ninth Ward
Pam Dashiell
Jessica Biel
Denver
Molly Bloom
Rock Island Club
Denver Post
Rocky Mountain News
Esquire
Dmitri Lee Natali
Bloom
Biel
Molly
Boulder
Stanley D. Sample
Denver Children's Hospital
Mel Gibson
Rotary Club
Family Welfare Agency
Ferrell
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