Today in History highlights several historic events
On September 30 events span 1777 to 2011 with moves of the Continental Congress, Mozart's premiere, Harrison treaty land sales, Morton ether anesthesia, Chamberlain peace line, Nautilus launch, Meredith enrollment, Gorbachev shake up, Taliban denial of bin Laden, and Clinton apology to Guatemalan leaders. The Associated Press.
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James Dean
Cholame
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Continental Congress
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Mozart
Vienna
Austria
Indiana Territory
William Henry Harrison
U.S
Boston
William Morton
Eben Frost
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Neville Chamberlain
Navy
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Andrei A. Gromyko
Politburo
Kremlin
Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Guatemala
Associated Press
Southern accuracy line prompts reader tips
An instruction line asks readers to report inaccuracies in The Southern by calling three listed phone numbers. It lacks context about the newspaper content or a specific news item, and serves as a generic contact note within the page.
Love and Warner Bros Launch Social Series in New York
Courtney Love signs a book deal with William Morrow to publish an untitled memoir about Cobain, addiction, and Hollywood, slated for next fall. Warner Bros begins a Facebook based series Aim High, a social action comedy debuting Oct 18 starring Jackson Rathbone, Aimee Teegarden, and Greg Germann.
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New York
Courtney Love
Hole
Kurt Cobain
William Morrow
Morrow
HarperCollins Publishers
Love
Cobain
Warner Bros
Aim High
Hollywood
Facebook
Cambio.com
Jackson Rathbone
Aimee Teegarden
Greg Germann
Executive who revived Chaplin interest dies at 92
Mo Rothman, a United Artists executive who helped revive Charlie Chaplin’s U.S. presence decades ago, has died in Los Angeles at 92. He died September 15, confirmed by his wife Lyn, with Rothman having led postwar efforts to secure Chaplin’s film rights and organize a landmark 1972 return after decades in exile.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
U.S
Mo Rothman
Los Angeles Times
Rothman
New York Times
Lyn
United Artists
Chaplin
Switzerland
United States
TI Released From Atlanta Halfway House After Prison
Rapper Clifford Harris Jr. known as T I, released from an Atlanta halfway house after about ten months in federal prison for probation violation. He plans a private birthday brunch and will attend the BET Hip Hop Awards as he begins one year of federal probation.
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Atlanta
T.I
Clifford Harris Jr
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Chris Burke
Jason
Geter
Grand Hustle Records
Family and Friends
T.L
Los Angeles
Arkansas
Ducer
Steve Sadow
Sadow
Lottery Draws and Big Jackpots Snapshot
Lottery results list multiple state games including Hinds Pick Three and Four, Kentucky and Missouri draws by time, Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots. Notable totals include Lotto at $2.75 million, Mega Millions at $113 million, and Powerball at $47 million.
Hip hop pioneer Sylvia Robinson dies at 76
Sylvia Robinson, called a mother of hip hop, died at 76 from congestive heart failure in Seacaucus New Jersey. Known for Sugar Hill Records and the 1979 rap hit Rapper's Delight by the Sugar Hill Gang, she helped launch rap into the mainstream.
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New York
Sylvia Robinson
Greg Walker
Robinson
Sylvia Vanterpool
New Jersey Institute of Neuroscience
Seacaucus
N.J
Joe
Sugar Hill Records
Sugar Hill Gang
New York City
Joey
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Gregg Allman
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