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Yudichak to speak at 146th annual observance of the Battle of Wyoming
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoJun. 7—WYOMING — John T. Yudichak, incoming President of Luzerne County Community College, will serve as the principal speaker at the 146th annual observance of the Battle and Massacre of Wyoming ...
144th annual Wyoming Monument ceremony set for Monday, July 4
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 1—WYOMING — The Wyoming Commemorative Association will hold its 144th annual observance at the Wyoming Monument National Historic Site, Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, on Monday, July 4, at 10 ...
Which Native American tribes inhabited in Pennsylvania?
WHTM via Yahoo News· 4 months ago(WHTM) – Long before the arrival of the first European settlers, the area that is now Pennsylvania...
Look Back: Civil War veteran's address removed from 1878 Battle of Wyoming ceremony
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 2—The Wyoming Valley was in an uproar for U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes' visit to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Wyoming on July 3 and July 4, 1878. Large crowds ...
Look Back: Last shot fired during the 1778 Battle of Wyoming
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 19—Many militia and armed farmers who escaped the Wyoming Massacre 244 years ago took refuge on Monocanock Island in the Susquehanna River. One such survivor was George Cooper, who is believed ...
Look Back: Remembering the Wyoming Valley of the 1760s
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 27—Imagine living in the Wyoming Valley in the late 1760s through the 1780s. Most likely, you'll be living in frontier forts or block houses built by competing Connecticut Yankees or the ...
Dozens of Republicans try to block same-sex marriage law weeks after Club Q massacre
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThirty-six Senate Republicans voted against codifying same-sex and interracial marriages just weeks...
Look Back: Kidnapping of Frances Slocum occurred this week 244 years ago
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 31—Jonathan Slocum relocated from Warwick, Rhode Island to the Wyoming Valley in 1777 establishing a small farm in what was then frequently called Wilkesbarre. His family consisted of his ...
As Halloween looms, here are the most Googled horror movies, state by state
Gold Derby via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWith Halloween now just days away, America’s thoughts turn increasingly to witches, demons, the...
Senate Passes Gun Safety Bill, Breaking Decades-Long Partisan Gridlock
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGun safety advocates participate in a 'March For Our Lives' rally in Orlando, Florida, on June 11,...
