Today in History Highlights From 1860 to 1928
The record recalls key events: Lincoln’s 1860 presidential win over three rivals, Jefferson Davis’s 1861 Confederacy presidency, Harrison’s 1888 victory despite Cleveland’s popular lead, Tchaikovsky’s 1893 death in St Petersburg at 53, and Hoover's 1928 election results flashing on an electric sign outside the New York Times building.
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Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
St. Petersburg
Russia
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
New York Times
Negative political ads alter brain response and voting
A review of how negative political ads affect viewers shows the brain regions linked to empathy light up when attacked candidates are shown. Studies find negative ads polarize voters, increase turnout for attackers, depress supporters of victims, and drive quick emotional reactions.
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Washington
Ucla Psychiatry
Marco Iacoboni
Iacoboni
George Bizer
Union College
Schenectady
N.Y
Tacoboni
Stanford University Communications
Shanto Iyengar
Iyengar
U.S. Senate
Harold Ford
Tennessee
Ford
Williams College Political Science
George Marcus
Marcus
International Society of Political Psychology
Bizer
Borat nets $26.4 million debut at U.S. box office
Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat opens with 26.4 million, debutting at No. 1 ahead of Disney's Santa Clause 3 and Flushed Away. The film played in 837 theaters, earning a 31,511 per-theater average as Fox plans wider release.
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Los Angeles
Sacha Baron Cohen
Borat
Hollywood
Tim Allen
St. Nicholas
Cohen
Kazakhstan
United States
Hutch Parker
Fox
U.S
Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc
America
Milon
Birthday ages for celebrities announced
Actor Ethan Hawke is 36. Actress Sally Field is 60. Musician Glenn Frey is 58. Maria Shriver is 51. Thandie Newton is 34. Rebecca Romijn is 34.
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Ethan Hawke
Sally Field
Glenn Frey
the Eagles
California
Maria Shriver
Thandie Newton
Rebecca Romijn
Contact numbers for LA Journal World offices and departments
The LA Journal World provides contact lines for Local news 832 7154 City government 832 6362 County government 832 7165 Kansas University 832 7155 Lawrence schools 832 7151 Business 832 7188 Sports 832 7147 Arts and entertainment 832 7178 Letters to the editor 832 7153 Obituaries 832 7154 832 6349 Photo reprints 832 6397 Outside Lawrence 800 578 8748
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Ijworld
Lawrence
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
L Jworld
Bill Snead
Lsnead
Ljworld
Mike Shields
Mshields
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Mindie Paget
Mpaget
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Ljworld.com
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Newspaper staff and contact directory
Editors and editors in chief listed with phone numbers and emails. Additional contacts include circulation, advertising, classifieds, subscriptions, and service hours for redelivery. Provides newsroom, business, and partner organization lines and e mail formats.
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Chris Bell
Cbell
Ljworld
al Bonner
Abonner
Ljworld.com
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Indiana
Mike Sodrel
Worldcom
Ijworld.com
New York
Ridley Scott
Russell Crowe
Scott
Time Magazine
Russell
Crowe
Madonna
Malawi
Lion
David Banda
Guy Ritchie
High Court
Lourdes
Rocco
England
Oprah Winfrey
Michael F. Roizen
Mehmet C. Oz
Winfrey
Roizen
Amazon.com
Elie Wiesel
James Frey
Associated Press
Book Club
Scott, Crowe
Hawke
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