On This Day September 15 History Highlights
This date in history marks events from 1961 nuclear tests in Nevada to 2011 reflections. Notable items include New York occupation in 1776, the 1789 State Department rename, Guatemala independence in 1821, and Truman era to modern times with figures like Taft and Fallaci.
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United States
Nevada
Soviet Union
New York City
U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs
Department of State
Guatemala
Spain
William Howard Taft
U.S
Cincinnati
Ohio
Britain
Royal Air Force
United Nations
Incheon
Seoul
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Readers are urged to report potential inaccuracies in The Southern by calling three local numbers 618-351-5033 618-351-5807 and 618-351-5078 for tips and corrections.
Kennedy tapes draw 5.4 million viewers on ABC special
The two hour Kennedy tapes program drew 8.4 million viewers with 2 million aged 18 to 49, while older audiences boosted overall ratings. ABC noted the broadcast outpaced Parenthood season premiere and rival shows, and a Schlesinger book release topped Amazon’s lists. Actors and historians joined the program with clips and audio tapes.
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Camelot
ABC
Jacqueline Kennedy
Nielsen
Los Angeles
CBS
Bill Gorman
Kennedy
NBC
Parenthood
Amazon.com
Hyperion Books
Walt Disney Co
Associated Press
Diane Sawyer
Jaycee Dugard
Sawyer
Combat Hospital
Gorman
Caroline Kennedy
Disney
Washington
Court tosses suit over Bruno scene free speech ruling
An appellate court ruled that Sacha Baron Cohen cannot be sued by Richelle Olson over an incident during filming of Bruno. The 2nd District Court of Appeal said the comedian’s actions were protected as free speech tied to commentary on gay stereotypes and homophobia. Olson’s injuries stemmed from a confrontation at a Lancaster charity bingo game.
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Los Angeles
Sacha Baron Cohen
Bruno
2Nd District Court of Appeal
Baron Cohen
Richelle Olson
Olson
Marjorie Marenus
Hollywood faces hiring gap for women and minorities
A Directors Guild survey of 2,600 TV episodes across 170 scripted series for 2010 11 shows 77 percent directed by white men, 11 percent by white women, 11 percent by minority men, and 1 percent by minority women. Nine shows hired no women or minority directors. 16 more had under 15 percent.
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Hollywood
Directors Guild of America
Directors Guild
Guild
HBO
Showtime
Fox
NBC
Lifetime
ABC
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Center For the Study of
San Diego State University
Writers Guild of America
West
Illinois and Missouri Lottery Draw Summary
Illinois midday Pick Three numbers 2 7 7 and evening 7 9 8. Midday Pick Four 4 2 4 9 and evening 8 3 6 4. Little Lotto 7 13 17 24 28. Lotto 8 16 33 37 41 45 with jackpots 2.5 million. Mega Millions 65 million. Missouri Pick Three 2 7 2 midday and 3 1 5 evening. Pick Four 5 5 9 3 midday and 9 7 6 3 evening. Show MeCash 7 18 20 21 32 and Lotto 10 17 23 28 36 44 with jackpots 2.3 million. Powerball 16 41 42 50 59 and Powerball 5 with 25 million. Kentucky Pick 326 midday and 5 evening.
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Nashville songwriter Don Wayne dies at 78 in Tennessee
Don Wayne, real name Donald William Choate, longtime Nashville songwriter of hits such as Country Bumpkin and Saginaw Michigan, died at his Nashville home aged 78. His obituary notes CMA award winning single and multiple artists who recorded his songs. he was a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Tenn
Don Wayne
Saginaw
Michigan
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The
Tennessean
Cal Smith
Country Music Association
Lefty Frizzell
Bill Anderson
Eddy Arnold
Ernest Tubb
Jean Shepard
Donald William Choate
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Man pleads guilty in NBC exec shooting case
David Andrew Armstrong, 32, pleaded guilty in San Fernando Superior Court to involuntary manslaughter for the shooting death of NBCUniversal studio finance executive Brian Kaplan during a St. Patrick’s Day party at Armstrong’s Porter Ranch home. Kaplan, father of three, was fatally shot at 12:45 a.m. on March 18.
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Nbcuniversal
David Andrew Armstrong
San Fernando Superior Court
Armstrong
Brian Kaplan
Porter Ranch
James Blatt
Blatt
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