Notable Birthdays and Midway Islands Population Fact
Almanac lists notable birthdays including Gauguin Braddock Tandy Brooks Martin Jones Neeson Pamuk Prince Urban Grylls Iverson Hader Kournikova Cera. Today's fact notes about 40 residents live on the Midway Islands, most employed by the U S Fish and Wildlife Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gauguin
James Braddock
Jessica Tandy
Gwendolyn Brooks
Dean Martin
Tom Jones
Liam Neeson
Orhan Pamuk
Prince
Karl Urban
Bear Grylls
Allen Iverson
Bill Hader
Anna Kournikova
Michael Cera
Midway Islands
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Actor Liam Neeson Celebrates 62nd Birthday
The article notes Liam Neeson turns 62 on June 7 2014. It references other Today items including the 1978 Washington Bullets NBA title and Vatican City population estimate for 2014. The quote by Gwendolyn Brooks and moon phase timing are listed as Today’s features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwendolyn Brooks
Vatican City
Liam Neeson
Letters to the editor guidelines for The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram explains letters must be 250 words or fewer and may be edited for brevity. Include signature full home address and telephone for verification. Mailing address fax number and email for submission are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Chroniclet.com
Bergdahl homecoming sparks six policy questions
Washington columnist Eugene Robinson reviews the Bergdahl exchange, arguing the homecoming was right but raises six issues. He weighs military justice, the search deaths, the prisoner swap price, Obama’s handling, optics of the announcement, and Susan Rice’s remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bone Bergdahl
Barack Obama
Bergdahl
Crazytown
U.S
Afghanistan
Paktika
Pakistan
Washington Post
Obama
Congress
White House
Robert
Susan Rice
Benghazi
Ignorance on D-Day prompts call for better history teaching
Cal Thomas critiques a 70th anniversary survey showing many Americans misstate D-Day facts. He notes only 54 percent knew Eisenhower led Allied forces and 15 percent misidentified Pearl Harbor as the landing site. He argues colleges fail to teach American history and laments a broader decline in civic knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Council of Trustees and Alumni
ACTA
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Utah
Omaha
Michael Poliakoff
Military Academies
Farewell to Two Friends and a Lesson on Time
Kathleen Parker recalls the passing of John Vasconcellos and Richard Jaeggs at 82 and 60 respectively. She reflects on their careers, shared days in Tallahassee and Sil ver Spring, and the enduring value of friendships chased by time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Vasconcellos
California
Garry Trudeau
Doonesbury
Vasconcellos
John
San Jose Mercury News
Count of Monte Cristo
Richard Jaeggs
Richard the
Richard
Tallahassee
Fla
David
Nepal
Peace Corps
Florida State
Annabel Lee
Silver Spring
Gandhi
Also Mentioned on This Page
Almanac
Washington Bullets
Wizards
NBA
Eugene Robinson
Taliban
Defense
Chuck Hagel
Guantanamo
Eugenerobinson
Washpost.com
Len
Mitch McConnell
Cal Thomas
Allan Bloom
Steve Allen
Jesse Watters
Fox News
Bill O’reilly
Normandy
America
Teaeditors
Tribune.com
Kathleen Parker
Kathleenparker
Washpost
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!