17110 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/01/today-in-history-january-17-2019.htmlToday’s Highlights in History: On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address in which he warned against "the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." On this date: In 1806, Thomas Jefferson's daughter,....Thu, 17 Jan 2019 12:12:00 +0100cleveland-ac81695a182c4ecba2a42d1137c1b05520190117121200https://www.wacotrib.com/news/trending/today-in-history-jan-california-earthquake/collection_a611c32d-3689-51e2-9d98-30841e669955.html?block_id=1367108In 1945, Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw during World War II; Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews, disappeared in Hungary while in Soviet custody. AP. On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address in which he....Thu, 17 Jan 2019 07:08:00 +0100wacotrib-ae18d6bb896b318e9463f6b38ed5c37420190117070800https://japantoday.com/category/national/24th-anniversary-of-great-hanshin-earthquake-observedEvents were held on Thursday morning to mark the 24th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake in Hyogo Prefecture. The earthquake, which struck at 5:46 a.m. on Jan 17, 1995, killed 6,434 people in Hyogo Prefecture and neighboring areas. A ceremony was held in the rain Higashi Yuenchi Park in....Thu, 17 Jan 2019 06:23:00 +0100japantoday-7e9f0978f7c44f34c16837395d0b95d720190117062300https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2019/01/16/emperor-reflects-on-quake-linked-sunflowers-in-final-poem-reading.htmlEmperor Akihito on Wednesday reflected on sunflowers linked to a major earthquake in the final annual New Year Poetry Reading Ceremony before his abdication, indicating his ongoing commitment to the people affected. The 85-year-old emperor is scheduled to retire on April 30 as the first living....Wed, 16 Jan 2019 14:51:00 +0100JakartaPost-e079fa0999ca5c0dd600e5defb22c41c20190116145100