Today in History Briefs October Highlights
On October 10 1845 the U S Naval Academy opened in Annapolis Maryland. Jean Pierre Chouteau born in New Orleans in 1758 is called father of Oklahoma. In 1908 the Chicago Cubs won World Series Game 1 10 to 6 at Bennett Park over the Detroit Tigers. In 1911 Sun Yat-sen led revolutionaries to overthrow the Manchu dynasty. In 1938 Germany completed annexation of Czechoslovakia s Sudetenland. In 1967 the Outer Space Treaty entered into force. In 1973 Vice President Agnew resigned after pleading no contest to one count of tax evasion.
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New Orleans
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China
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Dalai Lama to undergo gallstone surgery today
The Dalai Lama, 73, was hospitalized in New Delhi after a medical checkup cleared him to resume foreign travel. His spokesman said laparoscopic surgery would remove a gallstone this morning.
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New Delhi
Chhime R. Chhoekyapa
Mumbai
Europe
Dolphin leaps onto boat injures Ohio couple in Florida
Barbara Howard of Mansfield and her husband were aboard an 18 foot boat on the Intracoastal Waterway when a dolphin leaped about six feet high onto the bow and slid into their laps. The creature’s thrashing tail knocked them to the deck before the dolphin was returned to the water. Both were treated and released from a hospital.
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Coast Guard
Barbara Howard
Mansfield
Ohio
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Dow dives as Wall Street endures historic 679 point drop
The Dow Jones industrials tumbled 679 points amid a weeklong sell-off, sinking to 8579 as fears of a deepening financial crisis persisted. Bank stress, credit freezes, and a looming government stake in banks framed a fragile market near Yom Kippur.
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Sung -Won Sohn
California State University
Channel Islands
Shell
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Wall
Virgin birth in blacktip shark confirmed in Virginia aquarium
Scientists report the second case of asexual reproduction in sharks. DNA tests show a blacktip shark pup carried by a female in Virginia lacked male genetic material. The case follows a 2007 hammerhead virgin birth in Omaha.
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Rich Mono
Journal of Fish Biology
Virginia
Omaha
Neb
Demian Chapman
Chapman
Tidbit
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
Virginia Beach
Contact details for Journal-World newsroom and staff
A directory lists contact numbers and emails for Lawrence Journal-World departments and staff including Local News, City and County Government, Kansas University, Lawrence Schools, Business, Sports, Arts, Letters to the Editor, Obituaries, and online editors. It provides submission methods and subscription support contacts.
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Today's Poll on Scalpers and Kansas Fans Chant
Readers weigh in on buying tickets from scalpers and whether Kansas University football fans should stop an obscene chant after kickoffs. The poll shows a Yes response. visit the site to view more results and vote.
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