Landmark historical events across centuries in brief
On March 10 1876 Bell achieved the first successful voice transmission in Boston with his assistant hearing his whispered words. In 1896 Columbus concluded his second Western Hemisphere visit before sailing to Spain. Jefferson became America's minister to France in 1785 succeeding Franklin. The Salvation Army arrived in the United States in 1880. In 1969 James Earl Ray pled guilty to King assassination in Memphis, later recanting. Konstantin Chernenko died in 1985 after leading the USSR for 13 months.
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Boston
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Watson
Christopher Columbus
Paniola
Spain
Thomas Jefferson
America
France
Benjamin Franklin
Salvation Army
United States
England
James Earl Ray
Memphis
Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Konstantin A. Chernenko
Soviet Union
Gunman in church attack marked a deadly day in planner
The man charged with killing a pastor at First Baptist Church and wounding two others marked the day as "death day" in a home planner and carried enough ammo to kill 30 people. Sedlacek, 27, faced first degree murder and aggravated battery charges after the 8 a.m. shooting in Troy Illinois. He faced questions over motive and mental state as authorities noted prior erratic behavior linked to Lyme disease. Meanwhile Warren Buffett warned of higher unemployment and inflation amid the economic crisis, urging support for Obama’s policy efforts and describing the economy as having fallen off a cliff.
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Madison County
William Mudge
Terry Sedlacek
Sedlacek
Troy
First Baptist Church
Fred Winters
Mudge
Illinois
Winters
Warren Buffett
America
Buffett
Barack Obama
Officials meet on Guantanamo plans in Obama push to close facility
Washington officials including Attorney General Holder, Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates held a Cabinet level meeting to discuss closing Guantanamo Bay. The task force outlined detainee review standards and prioritization as categories were formed for cross agency examination.
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Obama
Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility
Eric Holder
Barack Obama
Guantanamo
U.S
Tibet unrest fears spike on 50th Dalai Lama revolt anniversary
China tightens grip in Tibet and western regions on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising. Lhasa sees armed police patrols, monks and residents report heightened security around Jokhang temple and key transit hubs. Dalai Lama denounces Beijing’s crackdown as authorities warn against foreign reporters and tighten border controls in Sichuan and Ganzi.
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Kanding
China
Tibet
Dalai Lama
Lhasa
West Tour Go Tourism Agency
Beijing
Dharmsala
Sichuan
Ganzi Prefecture
Kangding
Communist Party
Xiang Luo
Ganzi
Public Security Ministry
Ng Han Guan
AP Phot
Chimp Demonstrates Planning Ahead In Attack At Swedish Zoo
Santino the 31 year old alpha chimp at Furuvik Zoo engineered a rock stash before opening time and launched a midday rain of stones at zoo visitors. Researchers led by Mathias Osvath from Lund University say the behavior shows future planning and conscious mental simulations in apes, based on 10 year observations and caretaker interviews.
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Stockholm
Santino
Furuvik Zoo
Current Biology
Lund University Ph
Mathias Osvath
Osvath
Furuvik
Oswath
Associated Press
Contact directory for Lawrence Journal-World staff and numbers
The Lawrence Journal World provides a staff contact list with phone numbers and emails for departments including Local News City and County government Kansas University Lawrence schools Consumer affairs Sports Arts and entertainment Obituaries Health Transportation Photo reprints plus external partners 6News Mediaphormedia and advertising contacts.
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Ijworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
Poll results show opposition to funding lift on stem cell research
A readers poll on ww.l world.com asks if President Obama should lift funding restrictions on embryonic stem cell research with a yes no or not sure option. The second item asks if Lawrence should update an anti-discrimination law for cross dressers and transgender people, with No indicated as the winner.
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Barack Obama
Lawrence
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