Today in History highlights key milestones across eras
On November tenth seventeen seventy five the U S Marines were organized by the Continental Congress. Henry M Stanley found David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika in eighteen seventy one. In nineteen seventeen forty one suffragists were arrested for White House picketing. Kate Smith first sang God Bless America in nineteen thirty eight. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk died in Istanbul aged fifty seven. In nineteen fifty four the Marine Corps Memorial at Arlington was dedicated by Eisenhower. Sesame Street debuted on NBC in nineteen sixty nine.
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U.S
Continental Congress
Henry M. Stanley
David Livingstone
Lake Tanganyika
Central Africa
White House
Kate Smith
Irving Berlin
America
CBS
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Istanbul
U.S. Marine Corps
World in Brief and Market Rally Amid Stimulus Bets
President Obama weighs a major Afghanistan troop addition with a January deployment likely to bolster 10 key cities as Pentagon planners prepare bases and gear. The Dow hits 13 month high as global rate cuts lift stocks while abortion restrictions threaten Obama health care push. Netanyahu urges immediate resumption of Palestinian talks with no preconditions and future settlement constraints remain undecided.
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Barack Obama
Afghanistan
Pentagon
White House
U.S
Associated Press
Senate
Ben Nelson
D-Neb
Nelson
House
Nancy Pelosi
D-Calif
Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu
Ble
West Bank
Israel
Tropical storm Ida nears U.S. Gulf Coast with warnings issued
Squalls and heavy rain hit as a late season hurricane like storm Ida crawls toward the Gulf Coast. Winds near 60 mph and a path toward Mobile raise flooding fears. warnings extend across Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and Florida with governors declaring emergencies.
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Gulf Coast
Ida
Mobile
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Two Koreas clash at sea near western border
North and South Korean naval units exchanged fire at the disputed western sea boundary. One North Korean patrol boat took heavy damage and withdrew. no South Korean casualties were reported. The North boat fired first after warning shots, and both sides exchanged fire before the North vessel returned to its waters.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Fort Hood shooter acted alone say investigators
Investigators maintain Maj. Nidal Hasan acted alone in the Fort Hood massacre despite links to Anwar al Awlaki. The FBI reviews handling of information, while Hasan recovers under guard and faces military charges. No evidence of outside orders found. communications with the imam described as questions to a spiritual adviser, not violent plotting. Hasan’s legal team and doctors discuss next steps as proceedings approach.
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Washington
Fort Hood
U.S
FBI
Maj
Nidal Malik Hasan
Anwar al-Awlaki
Hasan
Pete Hoekstra
Michigan
House Intelligence Committee
Ptasan
Texas
Robert Mueller
Al-Awlaki
Falls Church
Iraq
Afghanistan
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio
John P. Galligan
Galligan
Associated Press
Newspaper editors and contacts list from Sunflower area paper
Editors and department heads listed with phone extensions and email addresses for the Sunflower area publication. Names include Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Terry Rombeck Jonathan Keating and News Partners 6News Cody Howard and Mediaphormedia Dan Cox with official contacts.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
World
Caroline Trowbridge
Drawbridge
Ljworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
L Jworld
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
Jonathan Keating
Jworld
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Jworld.com
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Paton D. Eisenhower
Arlington
National Educational Television
PBS
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South Korea
Army National Guard
Guard
Army National
Tou Lan
Nationalguard.com
Petros Giannakouris
Baghdad
Police College
Ministry of Interior
Midway College Online Tell
Highland Community College
Iight and Community College
Midway College
Midway CollegeOnline
Inigwayedu
Oway.edu
Journal-World
N.H
Lawrence
Kansas University
Chris Bell
Tony Berg
Iljworldcom
Ljworld.com
Noott
City Hall
Nth St
Seve
Schvndyworth.com
Truman Capote
Kansas
Sybyo
Mortonbuildings.com
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