Today in History June 18 highlights bold wartime moments
On June 18 1940 Winston Churchill urged British restraint to earn future praise as this their finest hour. The same day marked events linking US entry into the war in 1812 and Napoleon’s Waterloo in 1815 as Well as Amelia Earhart’s Atlantic flight in 1928 with Stultz and Gordon completing the Newfoundland to Wales leg in about 21 hours.
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Winston Churchill
United States
Britain
Napoleon Bona
Heartland versus The Closer returns on TNT
TV preview notes Heartland starring Treat Williams as Nathaniel Grant a transplant surgeon who sees dead donors while Kyra Sedgwick’s Brenda Johnson in The Closer returns for a new season. The column contrasts the two TNT offerings and lists other prime time highlights and guests.
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Treat Williams
Heartland
TNT
Kyra Sedgwick
Williams
Everwood
Nathaniel Grant
Grant
Kate
Kari Matchett
Matchett
Sedgwick
Brenda Johnson
Will Pope
J.K. Simmons
Jerry Bruckheimer
Brenda
NBC
Julius
Chris
Fox
ABC
Simon Schama
PBS
Vincent van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
England
MTV
Lincoln collection to go public at Illinois museum
A private 1500-item Lincoln collection built over 35 years by Louise Taper is sold to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield. The exhibit in July will feature personal items of Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln, including letters and a bloodstained stovepipe hat, with a potential value above 20 million dollars funded by bonds and private gifts.
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Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Presidential Library
Rick Beard
Beard
Hood
Daniel Weinberg
Chicago
Weinberg
Louise Taper
Mary
Taper
Foundation
She
Mary Todd Lincoln
Lincoln Presidential Library
Congress
Museum Foundation
Fantastic Four leads weekend box office in family friendly push
Hollywood banks on PG family fare as Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer tops US Canada with an estimated 57.4 million while Nancy Drew earns 7.1 million. Ocean's Thirteen Knocked Up Pirates of the Caribbean Shrek the Third follow in the top ten with Surf's Up and Ratatouille forthcoming.
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HolLywood
Calif
Twentieth Century Fox
U.S
Canada
Chris Aronson
Fox
Britain
Russia
Italy
Taiwan
Tim Story
Invisible Woman
Human Torch
Mr. Fantastic
the Thing
Warner Bros
Nancy Drew
Emma Roberts
Rory Bruer
Sony Pictures
Sony
DreamWorks Animation
Paramount Pictures
Universal Pictures
Evan Almighty
Steve Carell
Morgan Freeman
Bruce Almighty
Jim Carrey
Carell
Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar
Walt Disney Co
Nell Minow
Yahoo
Minow
Media By Numbers LLC
Kansas City Star Staff Directory and contact numbers
The notice lists newsroom staff with titles and direct lines including Dennis Anderson, Bill Snead, Caroline Trowbridge, Ann Gardner, Tom Keegan, Mindie Paget, Jon Niccum, Mark Fagan, plus NEWS PARTNERS 6News Cody Howard and Mediapharmedia Joel Mathis. It also provides subscription and delivery support numbers and newspaper redelivery guarantees.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ijworld
Bill Snead
Isnead
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
L Jworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Ljworld
Tom Keegan
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediapharmedia LLC
Joel Mathis
Convergence
Jmathis
Ljworld.com
Poll: abortion issue and mayor's sales tax in LJWorld poll
Reader poll asks how abortion policy affects voting and weighs Mayor Hack's sales tax plan. LJWorld invites participation at www ljworld com to view results and cast a vote.
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Ljworld.com
Sue Hack
Birthday notices for Roger Ebert Paul McCartney and more
Movie critic Roger Ebert turns 65 and rock icon Sir Paul McCartney adds another year. Actress Isabella Rossellini is 55 and singer Nathan Morris reaches 36 in the birthday brief.
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Roger Ebert
Sir Paul McCartney
Isabella Rossellini
Nathan Morris
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Kevin McDonough
Lincoln Museum
Ford's Theater
Journal-World
N.H
Lawrence
Jworld.com
Kansas University
E Lawrence
Chris Bell
Cbell
al Bonner
Abonner
Ebert
Wey
Nic
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