Today in History June 8 highlights a dozen major events
On June 8 various years marked pivotal moments from Muhammad's death in Medina to Tennessee's secession in 1861 and Lincoln's 1864 nomination. Other milestones include Bryan's 1915 resignation, Texaco Star Theater debut in 1948, and the 1953 DC ruling banning restaurant segregation.
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Muhammad
Medina
Andrew Jackson
United States
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Union
Abraham Lincoln
National Union
Baltimore
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
U.S
World in Brief Israel and Palestine to start drafting peace accord sections
Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qureia said both sides agreed to begin writing sections of the proposed peace accord addressing final borders Jerusalem status and Palestinian refugees. He cautioned that no agreement on core issues has been reached and no issue set was disclosed. Israeli officials did not comment.
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Israel
Ahmed Qurein
Jerusalem
Qureia
Coast Guard searches for six missing in Gulf boat race
Six participants from the Regata de Amigos race remain missing after a sailboat capsized off the Gulf of Mexico. The vessel lost radio contact around midnight Friday and failed an 8 am check in as crews search from Galveston toward Veracruz.
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Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Veracruz
Mexico
Opposition rallies allowed after Zimbabwe court ruling
Zimbabwe's opposition will hold rallies in the capital today after a favorable court ruling, with weeks left before a runoff against President Robert Mugabe. Spokesman Naobizitha Milo said the ruling means the police ban on rallies cannot be enforced, though the party faced other setbacks such as the arrest of a prominent member.
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Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe
Naobizitha Milo
Movement For Democratic Change
Severe storms flood central Indiana with tornadoes
Severe storms dumped up to 10 inches of rain over central Indiana on Saturday and spawned tornadoes that damaged roofs and toppled trailers in neighboring Wisconsin and the Chicago suburbs. Flooding threatened dams and highways, prompting Coast Guard rescues as Chicago area residents sought cover and Wisconsin reported injuries. Indiana had no confirmed deaths or injuries from the floods.
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Indiana
Wisconsin
Chicago
Coast Guard
Actor Bob Anderson who played young George Bailey dies
Los Angeles actor Bob Anderson star of the Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life dies at 75 from cancer at his Palm Springs home. His wife Victoria says Anderson grew up in Hollywood with a family of film industry professionals including father Gene, uncles William Beaudine and James Flood, and many relatives in editing and production.
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Bob Anderson
George Bailey
Anderson
Palm Springs
Victoria
Robert J. Anderson
Hollywood
Gene
William Beaudine
James Flood
Water draining from huge Tangjiashan quake lake in China
Engineers and soldiers widened a spillway to ease flood risk from Tangjiashan lake formed by the May earthquake in Sichuan. The draining started after two weeks of work but flow remains slow, with officials warning relief must continue as 1.3 million live downstream and more than 69,000 dead nationwide. State media cite minister Chen Lei and experts noting ongoing danger and the need to prevent dam collapse.
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Mianyang
China
Xinhua
Chen Lei
Tangjiashan
Tongkou
Sichuan
Wang Jing
Sichuan Music School
Mianyang City
Liu Xulong
Liu
Jiuzhou Stadium
Beichuan
Dadu
Geomorphology
David Petley
Britain
Durham University
Petley
Huckabee helps choking Pittenger at North Carolina GOP event
At the North Carolina Republican Party convention in Greensboro Mike Huckabee performed the Heimlich maneuver on lieutenant governor candidate Robert Pittenger at a lunch. Pittenger said he began laughing as he choked on food and Huckabee dislodged it, then checked on him by phone after driving home.
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Greensboro
N.C
Mike Huckabee
North Carolina
Arkansas
Robert Pit
Tenger
Pittenger
Huckabee
Journal World's Editorial Staff Contacts List
Journal World lists editors and contact details including Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Mark Fagan Terry Rombeck 6News director Cody Howard and Mediaphormedia president Dan Cox with phone numbers and emails for each role.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Ijworld
Jon Niccum
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
L Jworld
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Berle
Supreme Court
District of Columbia v. Thompson Co
District of Columbia
Houston
Myanmar
U.N
South Africa
Uganda
Bangkok
Thailand
Yangon
U.N World Food Program
Paul Risley
WFP
Irrawaddy
Risley
Los Angeles
Irakehy Aed
Berstr
Lawn
Donna McWilliam
Robbie Knievel
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth
Texas
Journal-World
N.H
Lawrence
Ljworld.com
Kansas University
News Partners
Chris Bell
Cbell
Sara Wilhelm
Swilhelm
Ijworld.com
City Hall
Kansas
Eusports.com
Jayhawk Sports
Scott Soldier
M.D
Lakshmi K. Duvour
Nancy Nowlin
Charyie J. Sindler, M.D
Cotton-O’neil Clinic
Division of
Stormont-Vail HealthCare
Irving Berlin
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