Today in History June events across centuries
On June 4 with ties to Dunkirk 1940 more than 338000 Allied troops evacuated from France. In 1783 Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrated hot air balloon over Annonay. In 1892 Sierra Club formed in San Francisco. Congress approved 19th Amendment in 1919. In 1939 St Louis refused entry to Florida. In 1942 Midway began. In 1989 Beijing crackdown killed hundreds to thousands.
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Dunkirk
France
Montgolfier Brothers
Annonay
Sierra Club
San Francisco
U.S
St. Louis
Germany
Florida
Beijing
Obama cancels trips as oil spill dominates agenda
President Obama scrapped a planned June trip to Indonesia, Australia, and Guam to focus on the oil spill and other pressing issues. Gibbs said the delay aims to allow leadership at home while rescheduling later. In other news, a South Carolina hate crime probe unfolds after a black man is found murdered and dragged behind a pickup.
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Barack Obama
Indonesia
Australia
White House
Robert Gibbs
Obama
Guam
Gibbs
Associated Press
South Carolina
Reggie Lloyd
FBI
Lloyd
Anthony Hill
S.C. National Guard
U.S. Highway 176
Newberry
U.S
Gulf Coast
CNN
Larry King
Amateur astronomer spots Jupiter strike again
An Australian amateur, Anthony Wesley, reported a bright flash from a object hitting Jupiter on Thursday. The fireball lasted about two seconds and was seen by other sky watchers, with NASA noting prior impacts near the south pole.
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Jupiter
Australia
Anthony Wesley
Wesley
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
NASA
Equator
BP tries to cap Gulf gusher with underwater cap
BP deployed remotely operated vehicles a mile underwater to place an inverted cap over the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well’s riser. The cap aimed to seal the leak with a rubber seal, but officials cautioned the effort is temporary and may not fully stop the spill.
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Metairie
Toby Odone
U.S
Coast Guard Adm
Thad Allen
Gulf
Allen
BPPLC
Coast Guard
Deepwater Horizon
Louisiana
Center For Public Integrity
Darrell Issa
Calif
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Oil cleanup workers report flu like symptoms in Louisiana
Emergency room doctors in New Orleans observe a pattern of symptoms among BP oil spill cleanup crews. Respiratory issues, headaches and nausea appear after exposure to burning oil and dispersants. Investigations by Louisiana health officials note limited risk from brief contact but warn of potential long term harms from dispersants.
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New Orleans
Damon Dietrich
West Jefferson Medical Center
Dietrich
Gulf
Gulf Coast
U.S. Coast Guard
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Journal-World Editorial Staff Contacts
Journal-World lists staff contacts for Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum and Jonathan Kealing with direct phone lines and email addresses for newsroom assignments and online editing tasks. The page details roles across managing editor assignment editor editorial page editor sports editor entertainment editor and online editor.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Jworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
Poll questions on city commissioner taxes and police tasers
Readers weigh in on city ethics and police tactics in two questions. The poll asks if a taxed city official should face consequences and whether taser use by police to subdue uncooperative subjects is acceptable. Partial response percentages are provided.
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Washington, D.C
Labor Department
Whirlpool Corp
Maytag
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Amana
Jean-Air
Admiral
Magic Chef
Performa
Crosley
Lawrence
Locust
N. Lawrence
Los Angeles
Tatianna
Feds
Tony Hayward
Charlie Riedel
East Grand Terre Island
Gulf of Mexico
Birkenstock
Massachusetts
Journal-World
NLH
N.H
Jworld.com
Kansas University
News Partners
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Chris Bell
Cbell
Ljworld.com
City Hall
Facebook.com
Twitter
Today’s Poll
Iworld.com
Kansas
Tly
Custom
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