Today in History Highlights Major 1871 and 20th Century Events
The record lists key dates: 1871 Great Chicago Fire and fires in Peshtigo Harland Manistee and Port Huron. 1892 Rachmaninoff publicly performed Prelude in C sharp minor Opus 3 No 2. 1918 Sgt York impactful action in Argonne. 1934 Hauptmann indicted in Lindbergh case. 1956 Don Larsen perfect World Series game. 1970 Solzhenitsyn named Nobel laureate in literature.
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Peshtigo
Wisconsin
Michigan
Harland, Manistee
Port Huron
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Moscow
Don Larsen
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Aleksander Salzhenitsyn
Drugmakers Update Advice Against Cold Remedies for Young Children
The World in Brief reports drug companies tell parents not to give over the counter cold medicines to children under four. Doctors say fluids and care are best, with warnings against antihistamines for sleep. The new labeling takes effect as shelves stock updated instructions this week.
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Dimetapp
Pediacare
Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Three Scientists
Two Japanese researchers Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa and American Yoichiro Narabu share the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics for uncovering how spontaneous broken symmetry explains particle behavior and the origin of multiple quark families. Narabu, 87, from the University of Chicago, receives half of the prize. Kobayashi and Maskawa split the other half. The prize highlights symmetry concepts and antiparticle behavior at the subatomic level.
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Yoichiro Narabu
University of Chicago
Makoto Kobayashi
Toshihide Maskawa
Japan
Naked foreigner swims in Tokyo Imperial Palace moat
A naked foreign man swam in the moat of Tokyo's Imperial Palace on Tuesday drawing about 300 onlookers. Nearly 50 police and firefighters chased him by boat and shore, as he hurled stones and fled. He was captured after about 90 minutes while trying to climb a stone wall.
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Imperial Palace
Tokyo
Marunouchi
Fed to Buy Debt as Economy Seeks Rescue
The Federal Reserve moves to buy massive short term debt amid a global financial crisis. Bernanke warns growth outlook worsened and hints at possible rate cuts before the next meeting. Bush pledges recovery and seeks international coordination as markets slide and banks report weak profits.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Wall Street
Fed
Ben Bernanke
National Association For Business Economics
Bush
U.S
Google Mail Goggles add math tests to curb late night sends
Gmail's Mail Goggles feature, in a test phase, prompts users to solve simple math problems before sending emails late at night on weekends. The idea is to ensure users are sober enough to consider consequences. To enable Goggles, open Settings then Labs in Gmail.
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Google
Labs
Newspaper staff and contact details list update
Editorial and staff contacts for the Kansas area include editors Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Terry Rombeck Jonathan Kealing and partners 6News Mediapharmedia. Subscriptions line provides phone hours and redelivery guarantee.
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Danderson
World
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Jworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Ljworld
Tom Keegan
Theegan
Jon Niccum
Niccum
Terry Rombeck
Trambeck
Jonathan Kealing
Sheating
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Ricardo Moraes
Rio de Janeiro
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White House
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Bank of America Corp
Seattle
Journal-Worwd
Lawrence
Jing
Dennis Anderson
RAIA
News Partners
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Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediapharmedia
Dan Cox
L Jworld.com
Chris Bell
Tony Berg
Ljworld.com
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