Today in History snapshot of pivotal dates and figures
A historical sequence notes the 1789 renaming of the Foreign Affairs department to State, 1776 British NYC occupation, 1807 Burr acquittal, 1821 Central American independence, 1857 Taft birth, 1935 Nuremberg Laws, and 1963 Birmingham church bombing with later Klan convictions.
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U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs
Department of State
New York City
Aaron Burr
Spain
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
el Salvador
William Howard Taft
United States
U.S
Cincinnati
Ohio
China restricts death penalty use amid reform push
Beijing ordered judges to impose death at a far lower rate, favoring two year reprieves for cooperation or financial recoveries. In other items, Chrysler recalls nearly 300,000 SUVs for braking problems and 72,333 2008 Dodge Avenger and Chrysler Sebring models over door latch issues. A 70 foot blue whale beached near Ventura drawing crowds as scientists investigate its death. Burj Dubai reaches 1,822 feet becoming the tallest free standing structure, surpassing the CN Tower and signaling Dubai’s rapid development.
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China
Beijing
Supreme Court
Chrysler LLC
Chrysler
Chrysler Sebring
Ventura
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
California
Hobson Beach
Pacific Coast Highway
Dubai
Persian Gulf
Middle East
Canada
Sale planned for meteorite stirs Native group protests
The Clackamas Indians call the Willamette Meteorite Tomanowas and hold an annual ceremony at the American Museum of Natural History. A 30-pound fragment from its crown is up for auction next month, despite tribe objections. The piece is expected to fetch over $1 million, while most of the 15.5-ton rock remains intact.
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Willamette
Tomanowas
American Museum of Natural History
Zhao Yan a New York Times researcher freed in Beijing
Zhao Yan, 45, released in Beijing about 8:15 a m after a three year sentence for taking money from a source. He denied the charge and vowed to clear his name as supporters welcomed him. More than 30 journalists are imprisoned in China per CPJ.
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New York Times
Beijing
Zhao Yan
China
Committee To Protect Journalists
Zhao
Times
Jiang Zemin
Central Military Commission
Audits Fail at Defense and Homeland Security Agencies
An Associated Press review reveals that the Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security have not met basic outside-audit standards for years. Both agencies show disorganized financial records with repeated disclaimer opinions, lacking central manuals and unified systems, risking waste and fraud.
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Congress
Defense Department
Department of Homeland Security
Associated Press
NASA
Coast Guard
FEMA
Homeland
Secu
Rity Department
U.S. Treasury
Tina Jonas
Department of Defense
David Norquist
Homeland Security Department
Jonas
Pentagon
Norquist
Homeland Security
DHS
BearingPoint
Transportation Security Administration of Customs and Border Protection
Journal World Contact Details and Staff Contacts
The notice lists contact numbers and email addresses for local news, city and county government, KU, Lawrence schools, business, sports, arts, letters, obituaries, and photo reprints. It also names editors and department heads with direct lines and emails, plus subscription and delivery assistance and redelivery guarantees.
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Ljworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
Rare Baghdad boil detected in nine North Texas residents
Nine North Texas residents have developed Leishmaniasis known as a Baghdad boil in a rare uptick without travel history to endemic regions. Dermatologists note sand flies may have introduced the parasite locally, possibly via environmental changes or warming. Treatment ranges from medications to drainage. some cases resolve without treatment in a year or two.
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Arlington
Texas
Baghdad
Iroq
North Texas
North
Aftergut
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Lworld
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News Partners
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6News
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Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia LLC
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Convergence
Jmathis
Ljworld.com
Chris Beil
Cbell
al Bonner
Arid
World
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Kansas
Worldcom
Jworld.com
N. Texas
Jan Jarvis
McClatchy Newspapers
Central America
India
Erin Welch
UT Southpee Medical Center
Dalas
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Kent Aftergut
UT Southwestern
Nemaha County
Sabetha
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