On This Day In History Highlights
Key events recalled include Eleanor Roosevelt born on October 11 1884 in New York City Meriwether Lewis death in a Tennessee inn 1809 at age 35 the founding of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1890 Kathryn Sullivan first American woman to walk in space 1984 Anita Hill testimony 1991 and Pope John Paul II declaring Edith Stein a saint 1998 All events are listed with dates and places reflecting the historic record.
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First Lady
Eleanor Roosevelt
New York City
Meriwether Lewis
Tennessee
Daughters of the
American Revolution
Washington, D.C
Kathryn Sullivan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Anita Hill
Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas
Thomas
John Paul I
Edith Stein
Auschwitz
Iran mass trial sentences three to death
Three defendants in Iran’s post election mass trial were sentenced to death for links to a monarchist group and to an armed opposition faction. ISNA quoted judiciary official Zahed Bashiri Rad on the verdicts, marking the first death sentences since the trial began in August.
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Iran
Islamic Republic
ISNA
Zahed Bashiri Rad
People’s Mujahedeen
Rad
Crowded river ferry sinks killing 17 in Cambodia
An overloaded river ferry capsized in Kratie province while heading to a Buddhist temple ceremony on Saturday night. Police said 17 died and 13 were rescued as the boat, carrying 30 passengers, sank in calm conditions.
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Cambodia
Mekong
Kratie
Leng Sarum
Foreign fighters bolster Taliban as US weighs troops
Afghanistan’s defense minister says thousands of foreign fighters have joined the Taliban to bolster the insurgency and urges greater international troops. The remarks accompany U S debates on expanding or narrowing operations beyond al Qaida targets in Pakistan. Recent NATO reports include an American and two Polish troops killed by bombings.
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Afghanistan
U.S
al-Qaida
Pakistan
United States
NATO
Obama pledges to end 'don’t ask don’t tell' without timeline
President Obama reaffirmed his pledge to repeal the military ban on openly gay service but offered no schedule. He urged patience, urged Congress and the Pentagon to act, and pressed to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act while backing broader gay rights aims. He called for unity amid wars and the economic crisis.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Obama
Human Rights Campaign
Congress
Bill Clinton
Pentagon
Congressional
Cleve Jones
Jones
National Mall
Pew Research Center
Richard Socarides
Clinton
Journal-World staff contacts and redelivery hotline
The Kansas City Journal-World lists staff editors including Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Terry Rombeck and Jonathan Kealing with direct lines and emails. A 6News contact Cody Howard and Mediaphormedia Dan Cox are provided. In-town redelivery is guaranteed if the paper is not received, with a hotline number and delivery window.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Ijworld
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
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Arizona Sweat Lodge
New York
Arizona
Kirby Brown
Westtown
James Shore
Milwaukee
Brown
Shore
Philippines
31St Marine Expeditionary Unit
Okinawa
Japan
Manila
Ketsana
Parma
Philippine
Luzon
Kabul
Taliban
W. Éth Street
Hite Ei Sma
Canter
Hite
WWW
Hitecollision.com
Italy
Ciro Fusco
Sicily
Messina
Journal-World
N.H
Lawrence
Ijworld.com
Kansas University
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Chris Bell
Cbells
Tony Berg
Ljworld.com
Quality Electric Inc
Massachusetts
Marc Kissinger
Advanced Health Center
Eas Niss Tce
Sesso
W. 6Th Street
Kansas
Dee
Sanita
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