Highlights From History on October Twenty Eight
On Oct 28 1886 the Statue of Liberty a gift from France was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. In 1636 the Massachusetts General Court passed an act establishing Harvard College. In 1776 the Battle of White Plains occurred ending in a limited British victory. In 1858 Rowland Macy opened his first New York store. In 1936 F D Roosevelt rededicated the statue on its 150th anniversary. In 1962 Khrushchev told the U S he had ordered dismantling of Cuban missile bases. In 1980 Carter and Reagan debated in Cleveland in a nationally broadcast 90 minute debate.
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France
New York Harbor
Grover Cleveland
General Court of
Massachusetts
Harvard College
White Plains
Rowland Hussey Macy
New York
Sixth Avenue
14Th Street
Manhattan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Cuba
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Cleveland
FAA revokes Northwest pilots licenses for overfly incident
The FAA revoked licenses of Northwest Airlines captain Timothy Cheney and first officer Richard Cole after they flew 150 miles past Minneapolis, went 91 minutes without ATC contact, and violated safety rules while reportedly using personal laptops. The agency cited failing to follow air traffic control instructions and operating carelessly, threatening passengers and crew.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Northwest Airlines
Minneapolis
Timothy Cheney
Gig Harbor
Wash
Richard Cole
Salem
Ore
FAA
Eddie Thomas
Cheney
Northwest Flight 188
Cole
Taliban assault hits Kabul guest house and Serena hotel
Gunmen with automatic weapons and suicide vests stormed a guest house used by U.N. staff in Kabul killing 10 people including six U.N. workers. A rocket hit the Serena Hotel but did not explode. Taliban claimed responsibility saying the attack targeted the upcoming runoff election amid ongoing violence and U.S. casualties rising in Afghanistan.
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Kasul
U.N
Serena
Adrian Edwards
Shar-e- Naw
Abdul Ghafar Sayedzada
Gul Mohammad
Edwards
Noor Allah
Kabul
Taliban
Zabiullah Mujahid
Associated Press
Hamid Karzai
Abdullah Abdullah
Barack Obama
U.S
Afghanistan
Ice House Detroit encases vacant home in ice artwork
Detroit artists Gregory Holm and Matthew Radine plan Ice House Detroit to freeze a vacant home, spraying water to form ice as foreclosures loom. They aim to raise funds, salvage materials after demolition, and donate the lot likely to a community garden, highlighting the city's decline and resilience.
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Detroit
Ice
Gregory Holm
Matthew Radine
Ice House
Holm
Hamtramck
New
New York City
Radune
Brooklyn
John Beardsley
Harvard
Graduate School of Design
Journal-World Staff Contacts and News Partners
A list of staff editors and contacts for the Lawrence Journal-World including Dennis Anderson, Caroline Trowbridge, Ann Gardner, Tom Keegan, Jon Niccum, Terry Rombeck, Jonathan Kealing, Cody Howard, and Dan Cox with their phone numbers and email addresses. Names, titles, and organizations are provided. The notice also includes News Partners 6News and Mediaphormedia contact details.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
lIjworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ljworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Ijworld
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Ijworld.com
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Tuesday's poll on falling asleep at work
A poll asks if respondents have ever fallen asleep on the job. Results show 58 percent yes and 4 percent no, reflecting a notable share admitting sleep lapses during work.
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Chicago
Conference Board
Alaska
Palin
GOP
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HarperCollins
Virginia
D.C
John Allen Muhammad
Virginia Department of Corrections
Larry Traylor
Muhammad
Dean Harold Meyers
Manassas
Maryland
District of Columbia
Lee Boyd Malvo
Louisiana
Alabama
Malvo
Somalia
U.K
Pirate
International
Seychelles
Cmdr
John Harbour
European Union Naval Force
Haradher
Sky News
EU Force
London
Paul
Rachel Chandler
Tanzania
Lynn
Puerto Rico
U.S. Caribbean
Javier Rivera
Florida
Rivera
Ted S. Warren
Fort Lewis
Rahim Faiez
Amir Shah
Journal-World
N.H
Lawrence
Kansas University
Chris Bell
Cbell
Tony Berg
Ljworld.com
A Atlee
Today’s Poll
Lworld.com
Kansas
Sunflower
Janet Reid
Allied Contracting
AlliedFixlt.com
James Hardie Anderse
Gaul
Isso
6Th Street
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