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Jefferson Thomas dies at 67; one of the Little Rock Nine who integrated Central High School
Jefferson Thomas, one of nine students who in 1957 integrated a Little Rock, Ark., high school, a turning point for the civil rights movement, has died. He was 67.
Thomas, who lived much of his adult life in Los Angeles, died Sunday of pancreatic...Tags: Cancer, Bill Clinton, Colleges and Universities, Columbus, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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National World War II Museum in New Orleans salutes the Greatest Generation
Special to the Los Angeles TimesWhy, of all places, is the National World War II Museum in this sultry Gulf Coast port, better known for its jazz, party beads and occasional Category 3 hurricane? Because famed World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose wanted it that way. Ambrose,...Tags: Andrew Jackson, Wars and Interventions, Entertainment, Steven Spielberg, Music
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Full President Obama speech text on Afghanistan
Top of the TicketText of President Obama's speech on Afghanistan, Dec. 1, 2009, as provided by the White House Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our armed services, and to my fellow Americans: I...... -
Groundbreaking for Dodger Stadium
The Daily MirrorPhotograph by Harry Chase / Los Angeles Times Ground-breaking for Dodger Stadium at Chavez Ravine. President Eisenhower quietly told the world today he is just as confident of the verdict of history as Soviet Chairman Khrushchev. "He is always saying ...... -
Khrushchev in U.S.!; Dodgers Beat Braves
The Daily MirrorSept. 16, 1959: Khrushchev leaves for the U.S., accompanied by a menacing Mr. Atomic Bomb. He's carrying a briefcase marked "Threats" just in case you don't get it that atomic weapons are dangerous. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev is greeted by "a... -
Iran Welcomes President Eisenhower
The Daily MirrorElizabeth Taylor is out of the hospital ... And The Times prepares to announce its Women of the Year. Teresa "Terry" Kincheloe, 6, is learning "the domestic arts." She likes to dry the dishes, helps her mother in the kitchen, makes the beds, gardens and... -
Presidential decorating, for better or worse, in 'Dream House: The White House as an American Home'
L.A. at HomeFrom the moment in 1800 when John and Abigail Adams moved into a still-unfinished Georgian residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to the day in March when Michelle Obama began tilling a vegetable garden on the South Lawn, the White House has been many... -
President Predicts Budget Surplus!
The Daily MirrorIn his State of the Union Address, President Eisenhower predicts a $4-billion budget surplus ($28.7 billion USD 2008) Eisenhowerâs State of the Union Address runs over three pages and I doubt many people will read the entire speech, but Iâm posting it... -
Eisenhower Demurs on Endorsing Nixon
The Daily MirrorOn the frontiers of medicine ⦠Above, a news analysis of President Eisenhowerâs refusal to make a formal endorsement of Vice President Richard Nixon in the presidential race. Below, Eisenhowerâs comments from the Jan. 14, 1960, Times. The Times... -
CIA 'a Farce,' Khrushchev Says
The Daily MirrorOct. 4, 1959, Republic Corp. President Victor M. Carter describes comments made by Nikita Khrushchev during a tour of housing developments in the San Fernando Valley. Khrushchev told ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge that the Soviets had intercepted and read... -
TV Writers Go on Strike Over Residuals
The Daily MirrorâI Wish He'd Finish His Cartoon Before He Takes His Coffee Break.âView this photo Akron has slipper sox! President Eisenhower, the man of the decade, according to a Gallup poll, goes bird hunting. A radioactive waste disposal company in Long Beach has... -
Khrushchev -- A Look Back
The Daily MirrorPhotograph by Art Rogers / Los Angeles Times Sept 19, 1959: Nikita Khrushchev, Los Angeles International Airport. What did Khrushchev make of his trip to Los Angeles? Fortunately, he deals with it at some length in his autobiography, published by Penn...
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