Today in History Highlights from May 23 anniversaries
On May 23 events include Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker dying in a 1934 Louisiana ambush and Joan of Arc’s capture in 1430. Also Henry VIII’s marriage nullified in 1533, William Kidd hanged in 1701, South Carolina’s 1788 ratification, Himmler’s death in 1945, West Germany’s 1949 founding, and Koop’s 1984 report linking secondhand smoke to lung disease in nonsmokers.
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Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Bienville Parish
Louisiana
Joan of Arc
England
Henry Vill
Catherine
Aragon
William Kidd
London
South Carolina
U.S
Heinrich Himmler
Luneburg
Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
West Germany
C. Everett Koop
World in Brief Roh Moo-hyun dies by suicide in Korea mountains
Former South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun, 62, died after leaping from a rocks in Bongha village amid a wide corruption probe. He left a brief note for his family calling life difficult and apologizing for causing suffering. He died at Busan National University hospital from head injuries, with investigators not confirming the note's contents. A separate item notes Washington state's first assisted death under the Death with Dignity law, Linda Fleming dying at home with family present after pancreatic cancer diagnosis.
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Roh Moo-hyun
Roh
Bongha
Moon Jae-In
Busan
Busan National University Hospital
Washington State
Linda Fleming
Sequim
Compassion & Choices of
Washington
Fleming
Letourneau Hosts Hot for Teacher Night in Seattle Bar
Mary Kay Letourneau and her former student turned husband Vili Fualaau host a "Hot for Teacher" night at Fuel Sports Eats & Beats in Seattle. Bar owner Mike Morris says Letourneau has served her sentence and the couple can have some fun. The event marks their third such night with Letourneau greeting guests and Fualaau on the turntables.
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Seattle
Mike Morris
Mary Kay Letourneau
Letourneau
Vili Fualaau
Fualaau
Morris
Fuel Sports Eats & Beats
Wyoming Man Sucks Venom From Dog After Snakebite
A Hawk Springs man says he saved his dog Tank by sucking venom from a rat snake bite. A Torrington nurse advised against it. The man and dog were treated with antivenin. four vials for him at 3500 dollars each. Both recovered.
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Torrington
Bobby Jenkins
Jenkins
Tank
Obama vows not to send troops without cause at Naval Academy
President Obama told the Naval Academy graduates he will send them into harm's way only when absolutely necessary and with clear strategy and support. He pledged to invest in personnel, pay, child care, and benefits, while praising Navy SEALs and noting the Pentagon waste-curbing legislation sponsored by Sen. McCain. He welcomed John S. McCain IV and outlined ongoing military buildups.
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Annapolis
Barack Obama
U.S. Naval Academy
Obama
America
Navy- Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Marine Corps
Navy Seals
U.S
United States Naval Academy
John S. McCain IV
Sen
John McCain
Cindy
Roberta
Arizona
Jack” McCain
McCain
White House
Pentagon
Naval Academy
Rose Garden
Hanalei Bay Tops Dr Beach 2009 Beach list
Hanalei Bay in Hawaii was ranked No 1 on Dr. Beach Stephen Leatherman's 2009 top 10 beaches. The two mile crescent shore beat beaches from San Diego to Cape Cod with Siesta Beach, Coopers Beach and Coronado Beach among runners up. locals praise its beauty and unspoiled setting for swimming surfing and snorkeling.
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Hanalei
Hawaii
Hanalei Bay
Kauai
Islands
Annie Meredith
Leatherman’s
Siesta Beach
Sarasota
Fla
Coopers Beach
Southampton
N.Y
Long Island
Coronado Beach
San Diego
Hamoa Beach
Maui
Main Beach
East Hampton
Cape Hatteras
Outer Banks
N.C
Cape Florida State Park
Key Biscayne
Coast Guard
Cape Cod
Mass
Beachwalker Park
Kiawah Island
S.C
Dr. Beach
Stephen P. Leatherman
NZ couple sought in 6 million credit line mystery
From Rotorua gas station owners to missing persons suspected in an international case, a bank error gave a couple a 6.1 million NZ dollar credit line. Interpol and NZ police chase leads in Hong Kong as $2.3 million remains unpaid after a $1.7 million recovery.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Hong Kong
Westpac
TV3
Kara Yang
Lee Gao
Yang
Leena
Sue Hurring
Harring
David Harvey
Interpol
Beijing
New Zealand Herald
North Island
Rotorua
Journal-World Contact Information Page Details
Local news and city government desks list telephone lines for tips and story ideas. Contact numbers cover county government Kansas University Lawrence schools consumer affairs sports arts letters obituaries and extra departments with outside Lawrence support numbers.
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Jworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
Editors and contacts for J World multi department staff
A directory listing editors and contact numbers for Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Terry Rombeck Jonathan Kealing Cody Howard and Dan Cox with phone lines and email addresses for newsroom and Mediaphormedia.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Ljworld
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Ijworld
Jon Niccum
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
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South Korea
Georgia
Campbell Soup Co
William Cunningham
Kellie Perry
Clayton County Superior Court
Cunningham
Minneapolis
Minnesota
FBI
Colleen Hauser
Daniel
Colleen
Los Angeles
Sun Country Airlines
Wyoming
Rob Carr
Hawaiian Bay
Jaymes
AP Photi
Journal-World
Contact US
N.H
News Partners
Chris Bell
Cbell
Tony Berg
L Jworld
Ljworld.com
Kansas
Kusports.com
Kevin Romary
6News
Lawrence Journal-World
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