Today in History Highlights Key 1789 1953 1960 1974 1980 1996
On July 27 milestones include Washington signing the Department of Foreign Affairs act in 1789, Panmunjom armistice in 1953, Nixon nomination at Chicago in 1960, Nixon impeachment article committee vote in 1974, Shah of Iran death in 1980, and a Centennial Olympic Park bombing in 1996. The items cover government, diplomacy, and major crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Foreign Affairs
Department of State
Panmunjom
Richard
M. Nixon
Chicago
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Tice
Iran
Cairo
Egypt
Centennial Olympic Park
World in Brief: Qantas 747 lands after midflight damage
Australian investigators study an oxygen cylinder blast as the Qantas Boeing 747-400 with 346 aboard makes a rapid emergency landing in Manila after a 9 foot hole appears in the fuselage. No injuries reported amid debris and oxygen masks prompting a tense descent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qantas
Philippines
London
Melbourne
Australia
Hong Kong
Manila
Ninoy Aquino International
Iran boasts 6000 centrifuges amid nuclear push
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Iran now operates about 6000 uranium enrichment machines, double the previously stated 3000. The claim, reported by Fars, comes as US talks shift and White House cautions the development does not advance a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
United States
Tehran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Fars
U.S
White House
Plumbers Rescue Kitty From Drainage Pipe
Roto-Rooter crews freed a black kitten trapped in an outdoor drainage pipe near Cleveland. A six hour operation used a brain snake with a remote camera after other agencies declined or failed to respond. Workers at an Ohio firm reported the sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roto-Rooter
Cleveland
Ohio
Bomb blasts kill 29 in Ahmadabad. Gujarat hit by attacks
At least 16 bombs exploded in Ahmadabad amid crowded markets and a hospital, killing 29 and injuring 88. The attacks, claimed by a group calling itself the Indian Mujahedeen, echo earlier violence in Jaipur and Bangalore. Gujarat Chief Minister Modi called it a crime against humanity as authorities probe possible communal motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahmadabad
India
Bangalore
Indian Mujahedeen
Cnn-Ibn
Jaipur
Banglaore
Narenda Modi
Gujarat
Prithviraj Chavan
Shivraj Patil
New Delhi
Young Scrabble prodigy shines at national championship
Eleven year old Bradley Robbins, the youngest competitor, leads early in the National Scrabble Championship at Universal Orlando's Royal Pacific Resort. The Orlando Sentinel notes his quick rise, admiration from peers, and the event featuring 28 games across six divisions with a $25,000 top prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando, Fla
Bradley Robbins
Universal Orlando
Royal Pacific Resort
Robbins
Phil Robbins
Bradley
Mike Baron
Tiger Woods
Michael Jordan
Baron
Corrales
N.M
Baron Love
Journal World Contacts And Editorial Staff
Contact information for the Lawrence Journal-World includes general newsroom emails, a web feedback form, and direct lines for Local News City Government County Government Kansas University Lawrence Schools Business Sports Arts and Entertainment Obituaries Photo Reprints with staff names Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Terry Rombeck and respective emails and extensions including an outside Lawrence number 800 578 8748.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ijworld
Lawrence
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Ljworld
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Ljworld.com
Jon Niccum
News Partners and Mediaphormedia Contact List
Cody Howard of 6News and Dan Cox of Mediaphormedia provide contact details. Howard, 6News director, 832-6321, howard sun flowerbroadband.com. Cox, president, 832-7275, dcox ljworld.com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Ljworld
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington, DC
Senate
GOP
Congress
Bush
John McCain
Sen
Bernie Sanders
Vermont
Kitty
Byhlana Simon
Orlando Sentinel
Nadine Jacobson
Jacobson
School For the
Minnesota
Edina
Minn
Journal- World
N.H
Chris Bell
Cbell
Tony Berg
Kansas
Kusports Com
Kusports.com
Jayhawk
Wakarusa Dr
W. 9Th St
Harper
Nieder Rd
Massachusetts
Walmart
Central Sonerie
Céntraina
Ional.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!