Today in History Highlights From 1790 to Recent Times
A digest of notable dates includes Congress moving to Philadelphia in 1790, the Washington Monument capped in 1884, Jefferson Davis death in New Orleans in 1889, the Monongah WV mining disaster in 1907, a Halifax explosion in 1917, Everglades National Park dedication in 1947, Vanguard TV3 failure in 1957, Alaska Arctic National Wildlife Range in 1960, Auto-Train operation start in 1971, Montreal engineering school shooting in 1989, and political milestones from 2006 to recent years involving Bush, Gates, and Obama.
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Philadelphia
New York
Army Engineers
Washington Monument
Jefferson Davis
New Orleans
U.S
Monongah
W. Va
Alaska
Arctic National Wildlife Range
Interior
Fred A. Seaton
Lorton
Sanford
Fla
Amtrak
Beervices
Senate
Robert Gates
Barack Obama
Kennedy Center honors salute Streep Diamond Cook Ma Rollins
Meryl Streep, Neil Diamond, Barbara Cook, Yo Yo Ma, and Sonny Rollins received Kennedy Center Honors in Washington. Remarks noted Streep as likely to portray Hillary Clinton in a future film per Nora Ephron. Clinton attended briefly, with tributes highlighting Ma as a global musical ambassador and Colbert plus Elmo delivering the finale.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
A Streep
Kennedy Center
Nora Ephron
Streep
Clinton
Neil Diamond
Barbara Cook
Yo-Yo Ma
Sonny Rollins
Caroline Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Richie
Stephen Colbert
Elmo
Colbert
Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Silk Road
Sheen lends spotlight to man’s wrongful conviction bid
Martin Sheen met Jon Adrian Velazquez at a suburban prison to press for a reinvestigation of Velazquez’s 1999 murder conviction. Lawyers cite eyewitness misidentification as key. DA review continues as Velazquez, serving 25 years to life, seeks exoneration and a Dateline NBC piece airs January 8.
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New York
Martin Sheen
Jon-Adrian Velazquez
U.S. Supreme Court
Albert Ward
Velazquez
Robert C. Gottlieb
Celia A. Gordon
Manhattan
Cyrus R. Vance Jr
Vance
Erin Duggan
Gottlieb
Ward
Harlem
Darry Daniels
Ol . Daniels
Daniels
Maria
Lottery draws and big jackpots across states
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Illinois
Missouri
Giuliana Rancic to have double mastectomy after breast cancer
NBC’s Today announced E! News host Giuliana Rancic will undergo a double mastectomy next week six weeks after revealing a breast cancer diagnosis. She aims to recover by New Year’s Eve to be in Times Square with husband Bill Rancic.
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Los Angeles
E! News
Giuliana Rancic
NBC
Bill Rancic
Times Square
Rancic
Carbondale Council to Vote on Downtown Special Levy
The Carbondale City Council will vote on a tax levy for the Downtown Special Services Area No. The vote will not extend the levy by five years as previously reported. A misspelling in West Frankfort sports coverage misnamed Zach Fort who scored 11 points in a 59 to 34 loss to Lesser-Walier. Call lines provided for inaccuracies.
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Carborndale
Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort
Zach Fort
Fort
Lesser-Walier
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