Today in History Highlights and Major Events
A concise remembrance of key dates: Minnesota statehood in 1858 as the 32nd state. Columbus’s 1502 voyage from Cadiz on his fourth trip. Stuyvesant’s 1647 arrival as governor of New Netherland. Glacier National Park creation in 1910. 1944 Italian campaign start by Allied forces. 1973 Pentagon Papers case prosecutor misconduct ruling. and the 1996 ValuJet DC-9 crash near Miami with 110 lives lost.
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Christopher Columbus
Cadiz
Spain
Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
New Nether
Glacier National Park
Montana
Italy
Daniel Elisberg
Mexican police chief shot in Ciudad Juarez amid violence surge
The No 2 police officer in Ciudad Juarez was gunned down outside his home in a wave of drug gang attacks. The shooting follows threats tied to a hit list and comes as Mexico faces broad security crackdowns and cartel violence across several northern cities.
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Texas
Juan Antonio Roman Garcia
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
Sinaloa Cartel
Joaquin Guzman
Edgar Millan Gomez
Mexico City
News Corp withdraws bid for Newsday
News Corp. has pulled its offer to buy Newsday, ending a bid that valued the Long Island daily at about $580 million. Rupert Murdoch had predicted a quick deal, but Cablevision Systems Corp and Mortimer Zuckerman remained rivals as News Corp. withdrew on Saturday.
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Rupert Murdoch
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Newsday
Murdoch
Cablevision Systems Corp
New York Daily News
Mortimer Zuckerman
Cablevision
Ceasefire reported in Sadr City amid Iraq Mosul offensive
Shiite envoys announce a government backed cease fire in Sadr City as Mahdi Army factions suspend fighting while Iraqi forces push toward Mosul to tackle al Qaeda. no immediate U.S. comment. Prime Minister Maliki supports the deal and a joint committee will monitor compliance.
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U.S
Sadr
Mosul
al- Qaida
Iraq
Sheik Salah al-Obeidi
Muqtada al-Sadr
al-Sadr
Ali al Dabbagh
al-Dabbagh
United Iraqi Alliance
Sadrist
Nouri al-Maliki
al-Obeidi
Najaf
Sadr City
al- Maliki
Basra
Riyadh Jalal Tawfiq
al-Qaida
Peggy Kageleiry
Newspaper staff and contact lines for Lawrence Journal-World
The message lists editors and contact numbers for the Lawrence Journal-World including Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Mark Fagan and Terry Rombeck with emails and direct lines plus News Partners 6News Mediapharmedia and subscription details with hours and redelivery guarantee in town.
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Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
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World
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Jworld
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
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Journal-World
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Ljworld.com
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