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Stephen Tsai: Save yourself some tears and throw in the towel
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoJan. 30—On Nov. 5, 1896, William Jennings Bryan sent a telegram to president elect William McKinley. The 33-word note concluded with "... we have submitted the issue to the American people and ...
The Scopes Trial put state in crosshairs of America's culture wars
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRam Uppuluri, a good friend, noted in conversation with me that Tennessee had been given national...
On This Day, July 21: Apollo 11 astronauts lift off after historic moon landing
United Press International via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr....
News Journal archives: Scopes evolution trial, Ferraro nominated as VP, Live Aid
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"Pages of history" features excerpts from The News Journal archives including The Morning News and...
Lunchbox History Series presents 'The day William Jennings Bryan came to Austin'
Austin Daily Herald, Minn. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 21—The Mower County Historical Society will host its next Lunchbox History Series event at noon on Thursday, July 27, in the Pioneer Building featuring historian, educator, and author, ...
The Scopes Trial Is Still With Us
Time via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAn Anti-Evolution League holds a books sales at the opening of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial in which biology teacher John T. Scopes is being prosecuted for...
Henderson history: Henderson got its feelings hurt in 1998
The Gleaner via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhat’s the matter with Henderson? That’s the question a miffed citizenry was asking itself a...
On This Day, May 3: 1999 tornado outbreak kills dozens in Plains states
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMark Chase (R) and Jeff Morrison watch as a backhoe takes down the remains of Morrison's father's...
Visiting Our Past: Hi, Tom Wolfe — continuing our 1916 stroll through Asheville
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWell, I can't tell you how much I appreciate you letting me jabber as we walk through Asheville on...
When did Democrats and Republicans switch platforms?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAbraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. President and a Republican (left), and Franklin Roosevelt, the 32nd U.S. President and a Democrat. The Republican and...