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G&W celebrates namesake short line’s 125th anniversary with pair of heritage locomotives - Trains
Trains.com· 18 hours agoShort line holding company Genesee & Wyoming Industries today celebrated the 125th anniversary of...
NMU established 125 years ago
The Mining Journal· 13 hours agoNorthern Michigan University was founded on April 28, 1899, under the name Northern State Normal School. In the late 19th century, the Upper Peninsula’s...
Utica chooses new library over housing plan: This week in Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day ago1899, 125 years ago New library The city of Utica wants to build houses on the site, but the Proctor...
York: Monet's Water Lily Pond painting goes on display
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoSenior curator Dr Beatrice Bertram said Monet had "enduring appeal". Speaking to Radio York, she...
County commission displaying a piece of history
The Marietta Times· 13 hours agoPhoto by Michelle Dillon During a Washington County Commission meeting Thursday morning, Commissioner Kevin Ritter, right, talks about an 1899 diary of...
St. Louis author Kate Chopin released first novel to mixed reviews in 1899
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 4 days agoST. LOUIS • “There is much beauty in the development of this graceful, fascinating subtle character,...
Preakness 2024: What you need to know
WBAL-TV Baltimore· 3 days agoHere's your guide to the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes on May 18 at Pimlico Race Course in northwest Baltimore.
Hemingway connection to Pigeon River Country forest focus of May 15 program
Gannett via AOL· 12 hours agoGAYLORD — Famous author Ernest Hemingway was born in 1899 and grew up in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park. Before he embarked on a newspaper and writing career, Hemingway spent ...
On This Day in History - May 10th - Almanac - UPI.com
UPI· 13 hours agoOn May 10, 2013, the IRS apologized for giving special scrutiny to applications for tax-exempt...
Famous birthdays for May 10: Kenan Thompson, Helio Castroneves
United Press International via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoFile Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI -- Nazi Gen. Alfred Jodl, who signed WWII surrender, in 1890 --...