Notable birthdays and facts for July 20
On this date in 2013 the day marks various birthdays from Petrarch to Julianne Hough. It notes Neil Armstrong winning a Best Foreign Television Award in July 1969 and the 1968 Special Olympics closing at Soldier Field. Also cites Everest’s official height and Hillary’s quote about mountains.
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Petrarch
Francesco Petrarca
Edmund Hillary
Cormac McCarthy
Natalie Wood
Carlos Santana
Chris Cornell
Dean Winters
Josh Holloway
Sandra Oh
Omar Epps
Ray Allen
Julianne Hough
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Neil Armstrong and Associates
Soldier Field
Chicago
China
Nepal
Obama and the racial dialogue after Trayvon Martin
Eugene Robinson argues that public talk about race in the United States is shaped by beliefs and experiences. He notes Obama struggles to lead such discussions and cites the Cambridge incident and Gates as turning points, suggesting genuine progress may come from symbolic acts rather than speeches.
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Washington
Trayvon Martin
Barack Obama
George Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Martin
Obama
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Henry Louis Gates Jr
White House
Trayvon
Double standards in politics and sex culture examined
Kathleen Parker argues that a double standard governs reactions to male and female public figures. She cites Spitzer Davis and other cases to show power, forgiveness, and gender shape scrutiny, consequences, and the push for more women in office.
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Washington
Sistine Chapel
Attila the Hun
Anthony Weiner
Malala Yousafzai speech inspires UN youth gathering
In Belfast and New York a 16 year old Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai delivered a landmark UN address from Birmingham written as a call to education for all. She cited terrorists fear denial of books and pens and urged global action against illiteracy poverty and extremism.
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Northern Ireland
George Zimmerman
BBC
Sky News
Malala Yousafzai
Malala
United Nations
New York
Benazir Bhutto
Birmingham
England
Rev
Martin Luther King Jr
Mahatma Gandhi
Jesus
Buddha
Mother Teresa
Nelson Mandela
Taliban
Talib
London
Lee Rigby
NY insurers cut 2014 rates under health law
New York regulators say 2014 individual market rates are at least 50 percent lower on average than current levels. City residents paying over 1000 dollars monthly could shop for plans as low as 308 dollars in October, with federal subsidies lowering costs further. About 2.6 million remain uninsured. The piece notes New York’s price drop may not reflect nationwide patterns and contrasts with states moving to exchanges.
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New York City
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Times
White House
California
Oregon
Washington
Maryland
Vermont
U.S
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Congress
South Carolina
Argentina
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Weiner
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Mohammed
Egypt
Mohammed Morsi
Middle East Media Research Institute
Damascus
Middle East
Tribune Media Services
Kenmore Ave
Buffalo
Tribune.com
N.Y
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Barbara Shelly
Kansas City Star
Grand Blvd
Kansas City
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