Today in History Highlights From May Dates
May 8 1945 Truman announced Nazi Germany had surrendered marking victory in Europe and the flags of freedom across Europe. Other dates include 1541 Hernando de Soto reaching the Mississippi River 1794 Lavoisier executed during the French Revolution 1958 Nixon mobbed in Lima Peru 1970 global antiwar protests 1973 Wounded Knee surrender 1984 Soviet boycott of Los Angeles Olympics.
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Hernando de Soto
Mississippi River
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France
Richard Nixon
Lima
Peru
United States
South Dakota
Wounded Knee
Soviet Union
Los Angeles
GM Nears Bankruptcy Amid 50 Percent Revenue Drop
General Motors warned of a deep revenue collapse as global car buyers shun showrooms amid fears the firm may not honor warranties. The automaker posted a $6 billion loss in Q1 and faces a June 1 government deadline to file a restructuring plan or enter Chapter 11. CFO Ray Young cautioned that reversing the downturn is difficult, noting a vicious revenue cycle. The company relies on $15.4 billion in federal loans and prefers out of court restructuring, though obstacles are strong.
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General Motors
Ray Young
Chrysler
Afghan official cites 147 dead in fighting
An Afghan official says 147 people were killed in a disputed incident tied to American forces and Taliban militants in two western villages, with bodies and demolished buildings shown to investigators. If confirmed, it would be Afghanistan’s deadliest civilian toll since 2001. Protests in Farah city turned violent as demonstrators chanted anti American slogans.
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U.S
Afghanistan
Ganjabad
Gerani
Farah
America
Pakistan war refugees flee as Taliban clashes surge
Thousands of civilians escape a northwest Pakistan firefight between Taliban militants and the army, overwhelming camps and hospitals. Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani urged international aid and pledged to defeat the militants, urging national unity during a dire humanitarian emergency. Maryland expands hate crime protections to homeless people, the first state to do so, citing past violence in Baltimore.
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Pakistan
Yusuf Raza Gilani
Maryland
Baltimore
U.S
National Coalition For the Homeless
Santa Barbara Wildfire Destroys 75 Homes In Early Blaze
A fast moving Santa Barbara wildfire damaged or destroyed 75 homes and forced about 12,000 residents to flee as the American Riviera area faced its latest blaze. By nightfall the fire grew from 1,300 acres to over 2,700 acres, connecting to a previous burn area that six months earlier destroyed about 200 homes in Santa Barbara and Montecito.
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Paradise
Santa Barbara
American Riviera
Oprah Winfrey
Montecito
New York Mom Admits Mistake After Stranding Kids
Madlyn Primoff, 45, a Manhattan law firm partner, says leaving her two daughters ages 10 and 12 in downtown White Plains was a mistake. A child endangerment charge is expected to be dismissed in six months if she stays out of trouble.
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Madlyn Primoff
Manhattan
Primoff
Richard
Scarsdale
White Plains
Obama proposes 121 budget cuts totaling 17 billion
President Obama outlines a 17 billion savings plan by trimming 121 programs for next year, a figure small relative to 3.4 trillion in spending but framed as meaningful. He defends the mix of cuts while acknowledging congressional hurdles and a still-widening deficit.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Congress
Obama
White House
George W. Bush
Bush
House
John Boehner
Ohio
Capitol Hill
Peter Orszag
Young Joshua Childers Survives 52 Hour Missouri Woods Trek
In Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest a 3-year-old boy walked away from a mobile home and endured 52 hours in wet cold woods. Rescuer Donnie Halpin found him muddy and soaked but alive, and his father called him a tough little bugger for making it out.
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Crystal City
Joshua Childers
Missouri Woods
Cody Lundin
Arizona
Lundin
Joshua
Missouri
Mark Twain National Forest
Adam Childers
Childers
Donnie Halpin
Bud
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Journal-World contact and delivery hours guide
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Vague budget cut poll and child-naming question
A Thursday poll asks if 17 billion dollars is a lot or not much to cut from the federal budget. It also asks what readers would name their child, with None of the above winning.
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