Today in History Highlights from 1892 to 2000
Key events include Columbus reaching the Bahamas in 1892 era, Robert E Lee’s death in 1870 in Lexington, Eugenie Anderson becoming first American woman ambassador in 1949, Khrushchev shoe incident in 1960, Thatcher’s Brighton bombing in 1984, Wilt Chamberlain’s death in 1999, and the 2000 USS Cole bombing that killed 17 sailors.
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Christopher Columbus
Bahamas
Robert E. Lee
Lexington
Eugenie Anderson
Truman
U.S
Denmark
Nikita Khrushchev
U.N. General Assembly
Margaret Thatcher
Republican Army
Brighton
England
Wilt Chamberlain
Los Angeles
Cole
Yemen
Saints and peace in world brief note Pope elevates five to sainthood
The Vatican elevates five 19th century figures to sainthood including Father Damien praised for leprosy work in Hawaii. Audrey Toguchi, an 80-year-old Hawaii resident, credited with a Vatican miracle for lung cancer recovery. Also, the INLA signals a move to peaceful disarmament in Ireland. UN Afghanistan chief acknowledges fraud in presidential vote and faces questions over voter irregularities ahead of a possible runoff.
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Hawaii
Benedict XVI
St. Peter's Basilica
Audrey Toguchi
Vatican
Toguchi
Jozef de Veuster
Father Damien
Molokai Island
Benedict
Jeanne Jugan
Ia Zygmunt Szcczesny Felingki
Francisco Call Y Guitart
Rafael Armaz Baron
Czech president remains EU treaty hurdle amid doubts
Ireland and Poland backed the reform treaty while Vaclav Klaus, the Czech Republic’s ceremonial president, could block the accord. Despite parliamentary approval, his signature is required, and timing may pivot on next year’s British elections and Conservative odds.
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Vaclav Klaus
Europe
Klaus
England
Clinton downplays nuclear risk amid Pakistan siege
Clinton said the Taliban siege of Pakistan's army headquarters shows extremists are a growing threat in the nuclear nation but they do not pose a risk to Pakistan's atomic arsenal. She urged Iran to prove peaceful aims and reaffirmed U.S. support for the Northern Irish peace process during her Europe trip. The article notes airstrikes in South Waziristan and a hostage incident at the army HQ that ended with fatalities and freed captives.
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Irish National Liberation Army
IRA
Northern Ireland
INLA
John de Chastelain
Ireland
Irish Republican Socialist Party
Dublin
Seamus Costello
Irish Republican Army
Islamabad
Pakistan
Taliban
Pentagon
Rawalpindi
Sundaq
al-Qaida
U.S
NATO
Afghanistan
Swat
South
Waziris
Belfast
Hillary Rodham
Clinton
London
Europe
Russia
Secre
Tary David Miliband
Iran
Islamic Republic
Iaw
Waziristan
Qamar Zaman Kaira
Gareth Price
Chatham House
Army
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Polls diverge on Obama Nobel Prize merits
Readers weigh in with mixed views on President Obama earning the Nobel Peace Prize. A Friday poll shows 55 percent preferring rock and 32 percent country, with 12 percent choosing neither. Readers are urged to visit LJWorld.com for more responses and voting.
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