Today in History Milestones from 1800 to 1979
The record highlights key events: Congress opened its first session in the partially completed Capitol in 1800, Elizabeth I ascended the throne in 1558, the Suez Canal opened in 1869, Nixon stated I am not a crook in 1973, and Khomeini ordered the release of 13 female and black American hostages in Tehran in 1979.
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Congress
Washington
Capitol Building
Elizabeth
Mary
Suez Canal
Egypt
Nixon
Associated Press
Orlando
Fla
Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini
U.S
Tehran
Magical Thinking wins national book prize with Didion honor
National Book Foundation honors Joan Didion for The Year of Magical Thinking, a memoir of sudden loss and grief. Other winners include William T Vollmann for Europe Central, WS Merwin for Migration, and a lifetime award for Norman Mailer.
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National Book Prize
New York
Joan Didion
John Gregory Dunne
Didion
Quintana Roe Dunne
Alfred A. Knopf
Miami
Salvador
William T. Vollman
Europe Central
Soviet Union
Germany
E.L. Doctorow
William Tecumseh Sherman
South
Veronica
Mary Gaitskill
Vollman
WS. Merwin
Norman Mailer
Toni Morrison
United States
Jeanne Birdsall
William T. Vollmann
Birdsall
McConaughey Named Sexiest Man Alive by People
Matthew McConaughey is named People magazine's sexiest man alive for 2024 on the cover of the annual issue. The 36 year old actor discusses his career upturn and urges readers to expect new, bolder roles while dating Penelope Cruz and joking about his evolving physique.
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New York
Matthew McConaughey
People Magazine
People
McConaughey
Penelope Cruz
Mel Gibson
Texas
Federal Communications Commission
NBC
United States
Little Hot Springs
N.M
Edwards
Bob Barker
Barker
Birthday Milestones for Entertainers and Musicians
Singer Gordon Lightfoot turns 67, movie director Martin Scorsese 63, actress Lauren Hutton 62, Danny DeVito 61, Rachel McAdams 27, and Hanson member Isaac Hanson 25. Notable ages mark long careers across music and film.
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Gordon Lightfoot
Martin Scorsese
Lauren Hutton
Danny DeVito
Rachel McAdams
Isaac Hanson
Hanson
Journal-World contact list and editorial staff
Directory of newsroom contacts for The Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas including local and external numbers for news, city and county government Kansas University Lawrence schools business sports arts and entertainment letters obituaries and photo reprints with staff emails and roles such as managing editor Bill Snead city editor Mike Shields editor Mindle Paget Jon Niccum entertainment editor Mark Fagan and others plus advertising and classifieds lines.
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Ijworld
Lawrence
Wwe Piett Danderson
Ljworld
Bill Snead
Lsnead
Jworld
Mike Shields
Mshields
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Mindle Paget
Jworld.com
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Subscriptions and delivery hours for the paper
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City Lights Books
Allen Ginsberg
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Penderwicks
National Book Foundation
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Jackson
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United Arab Emirates
Michael Jackson
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Sheik Abdullah bin Hamad al Khalifa
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London
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Camden
Prince Charles
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Northampton
England
Duchess of York
James Dean
Los Angeles
Ralph Edwards
Justin Seremet
People's Court
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Atlantic City
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Nashville
Country Music Television
Art McMaster
ABC
McMaster
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Lightfoot
Journal-World
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Dennis Anderson
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
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Dave Toplikar
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Harry Potter
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