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On This Day, Oct. 30: Chicago commuter train crash kills 45
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOn October 30, 1972, two commuter trains crashed in Chicago, killing 45 people and injuring more...
'His name is mostly forgotten': Honoring James Rhea, Journal's first Black reporter
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn an article dated Oct. 22, 1961, James Rhea wondered whether Rhode Island was any better than the...
Wilhelm: Real human stories found in Civil War publications
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn February of 1865, Charles Aldrich, who enlisted in the 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Union Army at Fremont four years earlier, was captured by the Rebels near Petersburg. According to the story ...
J.T. Wilder scholar to speak at library
Greensburg Daily News, Ind. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 21—GREENSBURG — As part of the continuing Cleo Duncan Bicentennial Lecture series, noted local J.T. Wilder Scholar Phillip Jackson will be giving a presentation on Wilder and his Civil ...
Column: Heed the warnings of this palm tree, a 200-year-old drought survivor
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA man runs along Figueroa Street near one of Los Angeles' oldest known palm trees, which stands at...
Place of suffering now symbol of survival
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 24—Editor's note: Part 1 of this two-part series was published in Sunday's paper. It's also published online: http://www.easternnewmexiconews.com The letter Navajo students wrote in 1990 ...
