Today in History Compendium of Milestones and Events
Key historical milestones span 1765 Frederick County repudiating the Stamp Act, 1889 first jukebox in San Francisco, 1903 Caruso American debut at the Met in Rigoletto, 1936 Life magazine debut, 1943 Tarawa and Makin captured, 1963 national mourning for Kennedy, 2008 Citi rescue plan with $20 billion infusion and asset guarantees.
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Frederick County
Mad
San Francisco
Palais Royale
Enrico Caruso
Metropolitan Opera House
New
John F. Kennedy
Citigroup
Iran launches five day air defense drill near nuclear sites
Iran begins a nationwide five day air defense exercise described by state TV as protecting nuclear facilities. Gen Ahmad Mighani said the drill covers a region one third of Iran, involving Revolutionary Guard units Basij and regular army. Washington and European powers question Iran's nuclear aims while Tehran calls the program peaceful. Israel has not ruled out action to halt nuclear development.
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Israel
Iran
Ahmad Mighani
Revolutionary Guard
Basij
United States
Iraq PM escalates attacks as national vote nears
Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki and a Sunni-Shiite rift deepen ahead of elections as the government broadcasts confessions blaming Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party for planned bombings. The move raises sectarian tensions and questions stability after U.S. troop withdrawal.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Nouri al- Maliki
Baghdad
Saddam
Baath
Al-Maliki
United States
U.S
NRC finds radiation at Three Mile Island not significant
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the detected radiation at the Three Mile Island plant is not significant. specialist John White told ABC News there is no indication radiation levels exceeded regulatory limits. Investigators were sent to assess a small radiation release at the central Pennsylvania facility.
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Exelon Nuclear
Beth Archer
Three Mile Island
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
John White
ABC News
Commission
Pennsylvania
Rare Darwin book found in bathroom bookshelf
Christie's auction house announced a rare first edition of Charles Darwins On the Origin of Species from 1859 found on a toilet bookshelf in a southern England home in Oxford. The 150th anniversary sale is set for Tuesday with an estimated price around $100,000.
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Charles Darwin
England
Christie's
Darwin
Senate Democrats clash over health care reform stay or compromise
Senate moderates warned they may scuttle the health care bill if their demands are unmet while liberal members push against watering it down. The dispute signals a likely fierce floor fight next month over a plan to extend coverage to about 31 million Americans. The bill would require insurance for most and subsidies for the needy, with a federal public option disputed by moderates and some independents. Budget analysts estimate a $979 billion ten year cost and reductions in deficits, extending coverage to 94 percent of the population.
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New York City
Big Apple
U.S
Washington
Senate
Ben Nelson
Nebraska
Nelson
Mary Landrieu
Louisiana
Blanche Lin
Coln
Arkansas
Connecticut
Joe Lieberman
Lieberman
Sherrod Brown
Dohio
Brown
Congressional
Journal World Contact Details and Editorial Team
The Lawrence Journal-World provides newsroom contacts for local, city and county government, KU, schools, sports, arts, letters, obituaries, health, transportation and photo reprints. Staff includes Dennis Anderson managing editor Caroline Trowbridge assignment editor Ann Gardner editorial page Tom Keegan sports editor Jon Niccum entertainment editor Jonathan Kealing online editor with listed emails.
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Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Dennis Anderson
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
Ljworld
Local News Contacts and Subscription Da ta
The message lists News Partners 6News and Mediaphormedia contacts, plus other staff at 6News including Cody Howard and Dan Cox with phone numbers and emails. It also provides classifieds, subscriptions, and redelivery guidance with several numbers for missed deliveries and in town redelivery guarantees.
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News Partners 6News
Cody Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Lworld.com
Astronaut Bresnik Welcomes Daughter Aboard Space Shuttle
Randolph Bresnik, 42, aboard the space shuttle Atlantis in orbit 220 miles above Earth, announced the birth of his daughter Abigail Mae Bresnik. Abigail weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces and measured 20 inches, born during Bresnik's first space mission and shortly after his spacewalk.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Randolph Bresnik
Abigail Mae Bresnik
Earth
NASA
Bresnik
Atlantis
International Space
Tion
Mama
Baby
Randolph
Rebecca Bresnik
Ukraine
Wyatt
Marines
Mission Control
Houston
Space Station
Abigail Mae
Poll question on United Way contributions and botax request
Friday voters are asked about United Way giving with options for more, same, or less this year. A separate query asks if a “Botax” should be imposed on vanity procedures with percentages shown and an invitation to vote on LJWorld.com.
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Engian
NBC
Abe Vedran Gre Poy
Lebanon
Hussein
Beirut
France
Malla/AP Photo
Democrats
Journal-World
N.H
Chris Bell
Cbell
Tony Berg
Jworld
Liworld.com
Marcia Dunn
Associated Press
Jworld.com
The
United Way
Super Kansas
Kansas
Schroederchiropractic.com
Lory Et Une Ee
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