Today in History highlights US and world events
On Sept 9 1776 the Continental Congress made United States official replacing United Colonies. In 1830 Charles Durant flew a balloon NYC to Perth Amboy NJ. In 1850 California became the 31st state. Frances Cleveland gave birth in the White House in 1893. In 1948 North Korea declared. In 1957 Eisenhower signed the first civil rights bill since Reconstruction. In 1976 Mao Zedong died in Beijing at 82.
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Grover Cleveland
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People's Democratic Republic of Korea
North Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mao Zedong
Beijing
World in Brief: U S deaths in Iraq and other global notes
Four U S soldiers were killed by roadside bombs in Iraq as forces scale back ahead of a 2011 withdrawal. Attacks in Baghdad and the north raised concerns over Iraqi police protection and the looming parliamentary elections. Also Sotomayor sits on the Supreme Court, Germany clears Nazi treason verdicts, Annie Leibovitz loan deadline passes, and Art Capital seeks repayment on a $24 million loan.
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Nazi Germany
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Art Capital Group
Art Capital
Manhattan
New York
Couple wed at son's funeral in upstate New York
Akhar Hill and Rahna Ghir matizian married during their 7-year-old son Asa Hill's funeral in Buffalo after his death in a chain reaction highway crash. Hundreds attended as Amilcar Hill noted Asa's wish and organ donation plans to save other lives.
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Akhar Hill
Rahna Ghirmatizian
Buffalo
Asa Hill
Asa
Amilcar Hill
Afghan election commission orders audit and recount
Afghan Electoral Complaints Commission cites clear and convincing evidence of fraud and orders an audit and recount of votes at numerous polling sites amid the Aug. 20 presidential race. Karzai appears to top 54 percent but final results hinge on the investigation and possible vote adjustments.
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Electoral Complaints Commission
United Nations
Obama
Afghanistan
United States
Washington
Peo
Ple
State Department
Ian Kelly
NATO
Taliban
Karzai
Moen Marastyal
Commandos Free NY Times Reporter from Taliban Captivity
The New York Times reports reporter Stephen Farrell and interpreter Sultan Munadi were freed in Kunduz after a British special forces raid. Munadi was killed during the operation while Farrell said he was extracted by a commando team in a firefight.
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Afghanistan
Stephen Farrell
Sultan Munadi
Kunduz
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Times
Farrell
Mohammad Sami Yawar
Contact directory for Lawrence Journal-World staff and offices
The Lawrence Journal World lists newsroom and department contacts including Local News City Government and County Government lines. It provides editor and sports editors emails, News Partners 6News and Mediaphormedia contacts, and delivery support numbers with hours for subscriptions and redelivery.
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Kansas households urged to stock three to five days of supplies
The state recommends families keep a three to five day kit of food water and supplies for a possible swine flu epidemic. A Tuesday poll on LJWorld.com asks if you will collect such a kit. Respondents also weighed Barack Obama speech to students with 47 percent saying it was better 33 percent saying yes 12 percent saying it was worse and 6 percent saying no.
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Barack Obama
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