Today in History Highlights From November Dates
The entry recalls the 1979 Iran hostage crisis beginning with militants storming the U S Embassy in Tehran and 444 days of captivity for some hostages. It notes 1922 Egypts King Tutankhamens tomb opening and 1924 Nellie T Ross becoming Americas first female governor. It also marks 1952 Dwight D Eisenhowers victory over Adlai Stevenson.
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U.S
Tehran
King Tutankhamen
Egypt
Nellie T. Ross
Wyoming
William B. Ross
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
MIT maps campus wireless users and movements
MIT has upgraded its wireless network across the 94 million square foot campus to track how many users are online at any location and even reveal names if users opt in. Researchers say the maps, shown at the MIT Museum and online, show room-level activity and movement patterns across dorms, classrooms, cafes, and lounges, raising privacy questions.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Mit Museum
Carlo Ratti
Ratti
Philadelphia
Andrei Sevtsuk
Sevtsuk
Fed erline enters hip hop with warning his career could fade
New York reports Kevin Federline releasing a track with Disco D from the upcoming album The Truthset for next year. The song Y all Ain t Ready features him bragging about paparazzi and calling himself a future star while tabloids focus on Britney Spears. Wal-Mart launches holiday ads with celebrities like Garth Brooks and Destiny s Child in home settings. Spike Lee criticizes rap glamour and urges students to value education amid Katrina recovery. Stevie Wonder seeks more Grammys while promoting A Time to Love and expressing political concerns. Garrison Keillor s Prairie Home Companion searches for a new home after leaving the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul.
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New York
Kevin Federline
Federline
Disco D
Britney Spears
K-Fed
Daddy
Bentonville
Ark
Wal-Mart
Garth Brooks
Destiny's Child
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Martina McBride
Jesse McCartney
Queen Latifah
John Fleming
Fleming
Tokyo
Stevie Wonder
Wonder
Henry Mancini
Allah
Local contact lines for various Lawrence departments
The Journal World lists contact numbers for local news city and county government Kansas University Lawrence schools business sports arts and entertainment letters to the editor obituaries and photo reprints plus an outside Lawrence hotline.
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Ljworld
Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Newspaper contact and customer service hours listed
Editors and department contacts for LJWorld and Sunflower broadcast provide phone numbers and emails. Subscription, billing, delivery help available. Business lines include advertising manager and classifieds. Redelivery guaranteed if the paper is not received by 11 a.m. weekdays or noon on weekends.
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al Bonner
Abonner
Ljworld
Ljworld.com
Birthday ages for celebrities listed in brief note
Notable birthdays include actor Matthew McConaughey aged 36 former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite at 89 pianist Yanni 51 rapper and producer Sean Puffy Combs 36 R and B gospel singer George Huff 25.
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Matthew McConaughey
CBS News
Walter Cronkite
Yanni
Sean
Puffy" Combs
George Huff
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Associated Press
Steven Senne
Jose Espinosa
Mexico City
Worldjcom
Spike Lee
Murfreesboro
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Lee
Brooklyn
Middle Tennessee State University
Prairie Home Companion
St. Paul, Minn
Lake Wobegon
Garrison Keillor
Keillor
Minnesota Public Radio
St. Paul
Fitzgerald
The
Ted Mann
University of Minnesota
State and Orpheum
Minneapolis
Brooks
Journal-World
N.H
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Bill Snead
Bsnead
Mike Shields
Mshields
Ijworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflower
Broadband
Dave Toplikar
Kream Keegan
Kusports.com
Journal-World Sports
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