On This Day in History Highlights Key World Events
Highlights of notable events across years include the 1939 start of World War II with the German invasion of Poland, the 1894 Hinckley fire fatalities and destruction, and the 1969 Libyan coup bringing Gaddafi to power. Also noted are the 1923 Tokyo Yokohama earthquake deaths, the 1972 Fischer win in Reykjavik, and the 1983 Korean Air Lines disaster.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Libya
Muammar Gaddafi
Bobby Fischer
Reykjavik
Iceland
Boris Spassky
Soviet Union
Korean Air Lines
Disney to buy Marvel for four billion dollars
The Walt Disney Co plans a four billion dollar cash and stock deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment, bringing Iron Man Spider-Man and 5,000 characters into the Disney universe, with stock dipping on the surprise announcement and short term profit hit expected. Meanwhile Hurricane Jimena neared Baja California prompting evacuations and rescue efforts as authorities urged thousands to flee shantytowns. In Georgia a 12 minute 911 call reveals a grisly double murder at a mobile home park, eight dead and a ninth in critical condition, with no suspects named.
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Jimena
Mexico
Baja California
Los Cabos
Navy
Walt Disney Co
Marvel Entertainment Inc
Iron Man
Spider- Man
Spidey
Marvel
Disney
Robert Iger
Guy Heinze Jr
Heinze
Michael
Georgia
Michael Toler
Talks toward Turkey ties mark step but avoid WWI massacres
Armenia and Turkey announced final talks to establish diplomatic ties within six weeks. They will not discuss Armenian genocide claims. The pact follows U.S. and European pressure amid long hostility and a closed border.
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Armenia
Turkey
U.S
Flight 93 Memorial work to start in November
The federal government will pay about 9.5 million to acquire land for the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville Pennsylvania. Construction is slated to begin in November as the site is prepared to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
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Interior
Ken Salazar
National Park Service
Salazar
Shanksville
Pennsylvania
United Flight 93
Newark
N.J
San Francisco
White House
Capitol
Afghan war assessment calls situation serious but salvageable
Gen Stan McChrystal says Afghanistan faces a serious but salvageable challenge prompting a push for more troops and funding for Afghan forces. The 20 page assessment argues for faster training of Afghan soldiers and police, greater civilian push, and a less risk averse approach to counterinsurgency while noting rising Taliban strength and ongoing civilian risks.
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Washington
U.S
Afghanistan
White House
Pentagon
Stanley McChrystal
Barack Obama
McChrystal
Souther
Obama
al-Qaida
Hamid Karzai
NATO
Adm
Michael Mullen
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Taliban
Journal World Contact Page and Staff Directory
The Lawrence Journal-World provides contact numbers for local news city and county government Kansas University Lawrence schools consumer affairs sports arts letters obituaries health transportation photo reprints and outside Lawrence. It lists editors and editors emails plus NEWS PARTNERS 6News Cody Howard and Mediaplatform contacts with subscription details and redelivery guarantee.
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World.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
BOO
Oldest dog Chanel dies at 21 in New York suburb
Chanel the wirehaired dachshund died at age 21 in Port Jefferson Station Long Island natural causes. Owners Denice and Karl Shaughnessy recall her long life with goggles and sweaters, nine years in Germany, and a famous birthday bash in Manhattan. A contender for oldest dog Max of New Iberia, La., is claimed to be 26, with Guinness World Records reviewing age documents.
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New York
Chanel
Port Jefferson Station
Long Island
Denice
Karl Shaughnessy
Denice Shaughnessy
U.S. Army
Virginia
Germany
Shaughnessy
Guinness World Records
Manhattan
God's Angels
New Iberia
Max
Janelle Derouen
London
Associated Press
Derouen
Will Kansas colors beer poll boost purchases
A reader poll asks if a special beer can in Kansas University colors would influence buying. Monday results show most give nothing or small yearly gifts to United Way with minor shares giving higher amounts. more responses at LJWorld.com.
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United Way
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Minn
Boston
Los Angeles
Gaza Strip
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U.N
Gaza
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Younis al-Astal
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al-Astal
Pittsburgh
Flight 93
Robert Nickelsberg
The
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Andrew Oquendo
Paterson
Khan Neshin
Helmand Province
Ann Scott Tyson
Washington Post
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Ljworld
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Lworld
Tom Keegan
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Jniccum
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
Ljworld.com
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
Jworld
News Partners 6News
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Mediaphaormedia
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Dcox
Chris Bell
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