Today in History Key January Events Through the Years
The entry marks January 24 with notable historical events including the 1942 Roberts Commission report blaming military leaders for Pearl Harbor preparedness failures, James W. Marshall’s 1848 California gold discovery, Edith Wharton’s 1862 birth, the 1908 Boy Scouts founding, the Eskimo Pie patent in 1922, the 1961 Goldsboro B 52 crash, Churchill’s 1965 death, and Cosmos 954’s 1978 atmospheric disintegration with radioactive fallout.
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Roberts Commission
Imperial Japan
Pearl Harbor
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Navy
James W. Marshall
Sutter’s Mill
California
Edith Wharton
New York
Boy Scouts Movement
England
Robert Baden-Powell
Christian K. Nelson
Onawa
Iowa
U.S
Goldsboro
N.C
Winston Churchill
London
Notable 1987 Leba non kidnappings to 1990s events recap
A summary of varied incidents from 1987 debri over northern Canada to later trials and executions. It mentions gunmen kidnapping educators in Leba non and their release, Theodore Bundy’s 1989 execution, Enron and Arthur Andersen accounting disputes, a 2000s Senate stance on Iraq, a 2001 Moscow bombing, and Jared Loughner’s 2011 court plea in the Giffords case.
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Pat
Canada
Lebanon
Alain Steen
Jesse Turner
Robert Polhill
Mitheleshwar Singh
Theodore Bundy
Florida
House
Enron Corp
Enron
Arthur Andersen
David Duncan
Duncan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George W. Bush
Iraq
U. S
Moscow
Jared Lee Loughner
Phoenix
U.S
Gabrielle Giffords
Tucson
The
Associated Press
STOCKYARDS PEORIA Hog and Cattle Prices Compact
Hog prices show moderate activity with barrows and gilts steady. 1 2 230 260 lb at 57.50 58.00 and 2 3 260 280 lb at 56.00 57.50. Sow prices steady across weights. boars over 300 lb at 21.00 and under 300 lb at 27.00. Cattle trade ranged 109.50 126.00. slaughter steers 122.50 126.5 for 1000 1300 lb, 113.00 122.50 for 1000 1250 lb, and 109.50 113.00 for 1000 1150 lb. Cows 40.00 60.00, high yield up to 65.00, thin cows 23.00 28.00. Bulls 62.00 70.00, thin bulls 55.00 60.00.
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The
Associated Press
PulteGrp
RangeRs
Ritedid
SpdrGold
Sgpsooetf
Spdrs&prb
Safeway
SandRdge
SprintNex
Spmads
Spengy
Sporfnd
Sptech
Sputil
Successf
Suntrst
Synovus
TalwSemi
AttraPtg
Usbancp
Uschifd
Ussteel
YitdhithGp
Valesa
Valeroe
Vangémg
VerizonCm
Weathfint
Wells Fargo
Weyerh
WinsCos
Xerox
Aretha Franklin Calls Off Wedding Plans
Aretha Franklin has called off her engagement to Willie Wilkerson. A representative released a statement saying they were moving too fast and not everything had been thought through. Franklin, 69, had earlier spoken of a summer wedding in Miami or the Hamptons and gowns from Vera Wang and Donna Karan.
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Aretha Franklin
New York
Franklin
Willie Wilkerson
Will
Vera Wang
Donna Karan
Miami
Hamptons
Long Island
N.Y
Wilkerson
Grain futures rise on CBOT as futures climb across grains
Chicago grains rally with March wheat up 9.25 cents to 6.1975 a bushel and March corn 8.50 cents higher at 6.20. Oats gain 1 cent to 2.9550 while March soybeans jump 30.50 cents to 12.1750. Beef and pork futures mix on CME with live cattle up 0.05 cent to 1.2460 per pound and lean hogs at 0.8647.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Inaccurate listing in Southern paper on cinema program
Monday article on the Community Cinema program allegedly omits Vickie Devenport of WSIU contact 618 453 6148. Readers are asked to report inaccuracies to multiple numbers 618 351 5033 618 351 5807 or 618 351 5078.
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Vickie Devenport
WSIU
Lotteries numbers and huge jackpots listed
A lottery results list shows Pick Three and Pick Four draws for midday and evening sessions across multiple states, plus Lotto Little and Mega Millions jackpots. It includes Kentucky Missouri and Show MeCash data with numbers drawn and Powerball jackpot at 120 million.
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Missouri
Charla Krupp dies at 58 fashion author and TV figure
Charla Krupp a prominent fashion and beauty author known for How Not to Look Old and How to Never Look Fat Again died at 58 from breast cancer at her Manhattan home. Her husband said she had appeared on NBC Today over 100 times and on Oprah Good Morning America The View. She grew up in Wilmette and studied journalism at the University of Illinois where a memorial fund for women in media was established in her name.
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New York
Charla Krupp
Krupp
Manhattan
NBC
Oprah Winfrey
ABC
New York Stock Market Most Active Stocks Monday
NYSE listed movers include StavUnibl at 20.59 close, Johnin at 65.00, AKSteel 38.66, AMD 6.60, ExxonMobil near 87.03, Caterpillar 106.37, General Motors 24.92, Ford 26.66, Apple not shown, and various funds and indices with mixed gains and losses across sectors.
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Alcoa Inc
Lee Ent
All State
Lowes Altria
McDonalds
Ameren
Metlife
Apple
Microsoft
App. Mat
Mips Tech
Archer
Nucor
B. Hughes
Occi
P. Bemis
O'charley’s
Bob Evans
Old Nat
Super Valu Dillard's
Unova
Us Banc
USG Verizon
Fifth Third
VF Corp
Walgreens
Na Wal-Mart
Gen. Dyn. Halli
Watson
Harris
Whirlpool
Intel
Exelon Corp
J.C. Penny
Wells Jones Soda
Fargo Advisors, LLC
K. Morgan
Kroger
NYSE
SIPC
New York
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Regina
Hoover
Singer
Eureka
Royal
Kirby
Dirt Devil
Bisses
Panasonic
Rainbow
Electrolux
Creck
Simplicity
Riccar
Crossroads Coffee
Vivory Arcana Lars
Brent
Aaron
Barbers
W. Cherry
Herrin
Eeseley
Miele
Brentsbarbershop.com
Nau
Paul Newton
the Southern
Jessie Richardson
City of
Hurst
Bush Avenue
Williamson County
Nekesa Mumbi Moody
the Associated Press
Dow Jones
Sparta Chamber of Commerce
Ith
Angual
Sparta Community Hospital
Sparta
Illinois
Rizely
Kentucky
StavUnibl
Spmorgch
Johnin
Johnsncti
Aescorp
Alcatellac
Lsicorp
Alcoa
Lvsands
AlphanRs
Lennard
Altria
LillyEli
AmExp
Lowes
Annaly
MGIC
ArchCoal
Mgmrsts
MarathnOs
BakrHu
Mktvgold
BcoBrades
Masco
Bkoshm
Merck
Bknymel
Barclay
BostonSci
Novartis
SXI
Patriot Coal
Caterpillar
Rinne Ookvieith Waa Wli
Cemex
ChesEng
Chevron
Csvellvsts
Horton
Deltadir
Denburyr
Drscbrrs
Dirxscbull
Disney
DowChm
Fmccp
EnCanag
ExcoRes
Exelon
ExxonMbl
Fordm
Genelec
Gendwén
Gerau
iShBraz
iShsilver
IntiGame
Lee Enterprises
Bob Williams
Bob.williams
Thesouthern
Gary Metro
Gary
Metro
Jason Woodside
Jason
Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Illinois Ave
Southern Illinoisan
Davenport
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