TODAY IN HISTORY BRIEF OF MAJOR 19TH TO 20TH CENTURY EVENTS
Key dates include the 1857 Dred Scott decision denying citizenship, the 1834 incorporation of York as Toronto, the 1836 Alamo fall after a 13 day siege, the 1933 bank holiday, the 1944 Berlin raid by U S bombers, and the 1988 Gallaudet University presidential crisis ending with deaf president J King Jordan after student action.
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Dred Scott
Scott
York
Upper Canada
Toronto
Alamo
San Antonio
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
Berlin
Gallaudet University
Washington, D.C
Liberal Arts College For the
Elisabeth Zinser
J. King Jordan
Kucinich holds Cleveland district after primary challenge
Rep Dennis Kucinich of Ohio retained his Cleveland district Tuesday defeating several Democratic challengers helping incumbents in Ohio and Texas. He drew strong labor union support over anti trade and single payer health care positions after stepping back from a White House bid.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Texas
Kucinich
White House
FBI chief cites abuse of subpoenas in privacy case
Federal investigators acknowledged in Washington that the FBI improperly accessed Americans telephone records credit reports and Internet traffic as part of investigations aimed at tracking terrorists marking the fourth straight year of privacy abuses.
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Robert Mueller
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mueller
Justice Department
Inspector General
Congress
Washington, DC
Chavez moves troops as Venezuela borders Colombia
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez framed his action as a peace mission while deploying about 9,000 soldiers to the Colombia border after a weekend raid on rebels in Ecuador. Defense officials said troops are ready to defend sovereignty if needed. Ecuador also reinforced its border with Colombia with 3,200 soldiers. Chavez blamed the crisis on the U.S. empire and Colombia's conservative government.
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Colombia
Ecuadorean
Chavez
U.S
Ecuador
Clinton Obama adapt tactics for nomination fight
Clinton claims recent wins in Ohio Texas and Rhode Island shift momentum in the Democratic race while Obama counters with superdelegate support and a sharpened critique. Delegates remain tight with 2,025 needed. Wyoming and Mississippi votes loom as Pennsylvania nears.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Ohio
Texas
Rhode Island
Barack Obama
Obama
Arizona
John McCain
Egate
Clinton
Associated Press
Georgia
Vermont
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Harold Ickes
Michigan
Florida
Democratic National Committee of Delegates
Wyoming
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Bush endorses McCain after GOP clinch in Rose Garden
President Bush publicly backs John McCain in a smiling Rose Garden scene, pledging help for the campaign after McCain clinched the Republican nomination by securing delegates in four primaries. McCain thanks Bush and notes Bush’s busy schedule as rival Huckabee exits.
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Rose Garden
Bush
John McCain
Arizona
McCain
Mike Huckabee
Gov. Bush
Community contact numbers and editorial desks
The Lawrence Journal World provides newsroom and department phone lines for local news city and county government Kansas University Lawrence schools business sports arts letters obituaries photo reprints and outside Lawrence inquiries with specific extension numbers for each desk. Call or email the relevant department to share story ideas or feedback.
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Readers vote on reality TV and snow question
Today's poll on Ijworld asks if you would appear on a reality show and if you still taste freshly fallen snow. The poll results show "No" as the current winner and invite readers to visit the site to vote and view more responses.
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