Today in History highlights key events across years
On May 17 oversaw Brown v. Board of Education ruling declaring segregated schools unequal. The New York Stock Exchange founded in 1792 and the first Kentucky Derby won by Aristides in 1875. Stark attack in 1987 killed 37 sailors. Megan's Law signed in 1996 requiring neighborhood sex offender notification.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Brown v. Board of Education
New York Stock Exchange
Kentucky
Aristides
U.S. Navy
Stark
Persian Gulf
Clinton
Nat King Cole profile and TV lineup highlights
PBS American Masters spot chronicles Nat King Cole rising from Alabama poverty to pop superstardom and his role in integrating American living rooms. It cites his hits like Mona Lisa, his overseas final years, and death in 1965 at age 45. Also lists TV evenings with Howie Mandel Idol Lost and more across NBC ABC FOX CBS and UPN.
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Nat King Cole
PBS
Alabama
Cole
B.B. King
Tony Bennett
Isaac Hayes
Quincy Jones
Stevie Wonder
Eartha Kitt
Carlos Santana
King
Capitol Records
Los Angeles
Howie Mandel
NBC
Sydney
Lark
Rimaldi
ABC
AJ Cook
CBS
UPN
Fox
Michael
Walt
Broadway Tony Nominations Split Among Drowsy Chaperone and Jersey Boys
The Drowsy Chaperone leads with 13 nominations, followed by Jersey Boys with eight, as The Color Purple earns 11 and The Wedding Singer and Awake and Sing! also figure prominently. Drama contenders include The History Boys, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Shining City, and Rabbit Hole, with acting nominations highlighting Richard Griffiths and actors from Faith Healer, Shining City, and The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.
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New York
Jersey Boys
Frankie Valli
Alice Walker
Clifford Odet
Alan Bennett
Oxford
Cambridge
Inishmore
Martin McDonagh
Conor McPherson
Dublin
David Lindsay- Abaire
Richard Griffiths
Griffiths
Ralph Fiennes
Brian Friel
Oliver Platt
David Wilmot
Zeljko Ivanek
Cynthia Nixon
Judy Kaye
Lisa Kron
W. Somerset Maugham
Kate Burton
Lynn Redgrave
Hollywood
Julia Roberts
Richard Greenberg
David Schwimmer
Neil Simon
Nathan Lane
Matthew Broderick
Tarzan
Lestat
Anne Rice
Elton John
Jed Bernstein
League of American Theatres and Producers
Radio City Music Hall
Kansas City Journal contact list and subscription line
Editorial staff and contact details for the Journal include Dennis Anderson Bill Snead Mike Shields Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Mindie Paget Jon Niccum Mark Fagan Cody Howard World Online Dave Toplikar and other contacts. Subscription guidance lists phone numbers and hours for delivery issues and redelivery guarantees in town.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Bill Snead
Lsnead
Mike Shields
Mshields
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
lIjworld
Mindie Paget
Mpaget
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Da Vinci Code stars use record-setting Eurostar to Cannes
Tom Hanks and fellow The Da Vinci Code stars arrived in Cannes aboard a train that set a nonstop international rail record. The 883 mile London to Cannes run completed in 7 hours 25 minutes with Guinness World Records officials aboard to certify the feat.
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Cannes
France
Tom Hanks
Eurostar
Guinness World Records
Birthday tributes for aging stars and musicians
The item lists celebrity birthdays including actor director Dennis Hopper turning 70, singer Taj Mahal at 64, actor Bill Paxton 51, Bob Saget 50, Craig Ferguson 44, and Trent Reznor 41 with brief role notes. It reads like a compact daily birthday roll call from entertainment pages.
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Dennis Hopper
Taj Mahal
Bill Paxton
Bob Saget
Craig Ferguson
Trent Reznor
Nine Inch Nails
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Tuneln
Kevin McDonough
Law & Order
Underlay
Russell
Bob Martin
Beth Leaves
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
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Dave Toplikar
Chris Bell
Cbell
al Bonner
Abonner
Ljworld.com
ADCOM
Ijworld.com
Britney Spears
California
California Highway Patrol
Tom Marshall
New York Post
New York Daily News
Sean Preston
Spears
Marshall
Sheryl Crow
Crow
My Networktv
Hanks
Hopper
JourNal-Worth
N.H
Lawrence
Kansas University
Howard Pine
North Lawrence
East Turnpike Exchange
Norid
Randy Wese Nan
Land
Alon Adkee
Wv Pine
East Turnpike
Erchar
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