Today in History Highlights from September events
Key events mark September dates across history. Nathan Hale was hanged in 1776 in New York as a spy for the Continental forces. George III and Charlotte crowned in 1761 at Westminster Abbey. Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in 1862. Gene Tunney defeated Jack Dempsey in 1927’s long count fight in Chicago. Khrushchev visited Iowa in 1959 and ate a hot dog. Fiddler on the Roof opened on Broadway in 1964, starting a long run.
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Nathan Hale
New York
Britain
George liI
Charlotte
Westminster Abbey
Abraham Lincoln
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Chicago
Nikita
Khrushchev
Iowa
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Obama administration warns insurers over Medicare misleadings
The Obama administration warned insurers they may face legal action for allegedly scaring seniors with misleading information about lost benefits under health care legislation. CMS ordered immediate stop to such mailings and removal of related materials. An HHS probe into Humana followed a complaint from Sen. Max Baucus amid ongoing Senate tests on reform in a wary public climate.
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Congress
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Medicaid
Health and Human Services Department
CMS
Humana
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Barack Obama
Senate
Ousted Zelaya returns as Honduras backs him at embassy
Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya reentered the capital and sought negotiations from Brazil's embassy while a curfew and a 26 hour shutdown failed to quell thousands of supporters. Electricity cutoffs and emergency measures accompanied the dramatic act as protesters cheered outside the embassy. In a separate note, Walter Breuning of Great Falls celebrated his 113th birthday at Rainbow Retirement Community with Governor Schweitzer in attendance.
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Manuel Zelaya
Honduras
Brazil
Zelaya
Tegucigalpa
Montana
Rainbow
Great Falls
Walter Breuning
Brian Schweitzer
Breuning
Southeast floods claim six lives amid rising waters
Surging floodwaters devastate west Georgia and Atlanta areas as a 2-year-old drowns after being swept from his father. Motorists climb car tops on a busy highway while crews shore up a levee to protect an isolated town. Rivers swell turning creeks into torrents with multiple missing persons and submerged communities across six killed nationwide. The White House weighs expanding counterterror strikes in Pakistan to target al Qaida more narrowly.
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West Georgia
Atlanta
Tennessee
Georgia
Chattooga River
China poised to lead in global climate push says UN
United Nations climate chief Yvo de Boer says China could become the front runner in the fight against climate change as it unveils ambitious plans ahead of a Copenhagen summit. India also signals active participation. The United States faces renewed pressure as Congress delays progress on emissions cuts. China and the U.S. together account for about 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Pakistan
U.S
Barack Obama
Obama
Joe Biden
United Nations
China
United States
U.N
India
Yvo de Boer
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Mer
George W. Bush
Copenhagen
Denmark
Bush
Su Wei
Climate Change Department
Jairam Ramesh
Ramesh
Todd Stern
Congress
Roof repairs needed at Stratford church for Shakespeare grave
In Stratford upon Avon Holy Trinity Church seeks 80,000 for roof beam repairs over Shakespeare’s grave after a seven year restoration push that has raised nearly 1.6 million. The beam supports the chancel roof where the bard is interred with his wife Anne Hathaway.
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Stratford Upon Avon
William Shakespeare
Martin Gorick
Holy Trinity Church
Stratford-upon-Avon
Shakespeare
Holy Trinity
Gulielimus
Filius Johannes Shakspeare
William
John Shakespeare
London
Stratford
Anne Hathaway
Contact details and staff directory for Journal-World
The Journal-World publishes a comprehensive contact and staff directory listing departments such as Local news City government County government Kansas University Lawrence schools Consumer affairs Sports Arts and entertainment and Obituaries with direct phone lines and email addresses for editors and sections. It includes lines for subscriptions delivery redelivery and weekend service and notes outside Lawrence contact number.
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Jworld
Kansas University
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Lawrence
Thermostat tips for winter use and poll on swine flu concern
Question asks thermostat setting when home in winter with options 175 or higher 170 to 174 65 to 69 64 or lower. Monday’s poll asks concern about getting swine flu with responses Not concerned 50 percent Somewhat concerned 36 percent Very concerned 12 percent. Visit LJWorld.com to vote.
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