This History Day Highlights Major World Events
On March 1 1932 Lindbergh Jr. was kidnapped from the Hopewell New Jersey home. Washington signed the first United States Census act in 1790. Rebecca Crumpler made medical history in 1864 in Boston. Nebraska joined the union in 1867 as the 37th state. Grant created Yellowstone in 1872. Puerto Rican nationalists wounded five congressmen in 1954. JFK founded the Peace Corps in 1961. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was captured in 2003.
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Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
Charles and
Anne Lindbergh
Hopewell
Washington
U.S
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
New England Female Medical College
Boston
Nebraska
Grant
Yellowstone National Park
U.S. House of Representatives
Kennedy
Peace Corps
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
CIA
World in Brief Koreans, POWs, and US China ties evolve
China agreed to open sensitive Korean War military records to Chinese researchers first as US families of the 8100 missing service members await new access. Beijing and Washington also plan an emergency communications link to build trust. Also cited are rising female parliamentary representation and Neil Bush’s Paraguayan visit, plus a Moldova reporter stranded in Moscow amid a Putin crackdown.
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China
U.S
North Korea
John Zimmerlee
Russia
Moscow
Natalia Morar
the New Times
Moldova
Domodedovo
Morar
Associated Press
The
New Times
Vladimir Putin
Federal Security Service
Putin era ends, but influence lingers in Russia
The 2008 U S article notes that while Putin’s presidency may end, his influence remains dominant. Medvedev may become president, with Putin returning as prime minister. Russians express mixed views on democracy, economic gains, and the lasting power of Putinism amid oil wealth growth and growing billionaires.
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Cessor
Dmitry Medvedev
Putin
Russia
Ella Luschenko
Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Yeltsin
Soviet Union
International Monetary Fund
United States
Germany
Medvedev
Treasury chief backs ending the penny in principle
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the penny is worth less than any other currency and supported eliminating it in principle. He noted political feasibility and his lack of time to tackle this in the Bush era’s final year. The administration backs a bill to let Congress change metal content to save money, with Mint officials citing potential savings up to 100 million dollars if penny and nickel metals are altered.
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Inter-Parliamentary Union
Anders Johnsson
Association of National Legislatures
Johnsson
Washington
Treasury
Henry Paulson
Paulson
Spike O'Dell
Chicago
WGN Radio
Congress
Barney Frank
D-Mass
Luis Gutierrez
D-Ill
Ken Salazar
D-Colo
Wayne Allard
R-Colo
Mint
United States
Ed May
Journal-WorLD contact details and numbers
The notice lists contact options for story tips and feedback including email and a web form. It provides phone lines for local news city government county government Kansas University Lawrence schools business sports arts letters obituaries photo reprints and an outside Lawrence toll free line.
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Jworld.com
Lawrence
Newspaper staff and contact directory page details
A compiled list of editors and department heads with direct lines and email addresses for the Kansas newspaper. It includes Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Mark Fagan Terry Rombeck and others plus News Partners 6News Mediaphormedia and circulation and classified contacts with phone numbers and general subscription lines.
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Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Iworld
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
World
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Terry Rombeck
Trambeck
Jworld
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Siberia
Alaska
United Nations
Paraguay
Bush
Guest
Neil Bush
George W. Bush
Sun Myung Moon
Nicanor Duarte
Universal Peace Federation
Moon
Duarte
Antonio Betancourt
Federation
Miguel Abdon Saquier
Betanicourt
Middle East
South Asia
Irma Macleod
Los Angeles Zoo
Kremlin
Savik Shuster
Freedom of Speech
Journal-World Contact US
N.H
Dennis Anderson
Mar
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflower
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Chris Bell
Hell
Sara Wilhelm
Kansas
Luworl
eTase
Lawrence Ave
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Kfmchurch.org
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