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Air Force Museum history at 99 years: From McCook Field hangar to massive Dayton attraction
Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 16—The museum that would become The National Museum of the United States Air Force was founded in 1923 and has grown into one of the Dayton area's biggest attractions. The museum's first ...
Tiger skull and space pancakes: A behind-the-scenes look at USAF museum rarities not on display
Dayton Daily News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 18—There's far more to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force than the four big hangars visible to motorists on Harshman Avenue. In fact, visitors never see most of what is in the museum's ...
This Week in Dayton History: Orville Wright's will, Thomas Cloud dies and more stories to remember
Dayton Daily News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 8—Dayton has a fascinating history, which the Dayton Daily News has been there to chronicle since 1898. Each week, we're going into the archives for stories both important and interesting ...
A trip back in time: Lodi vet, 97, visits origins of his decorated military career
Lodi News-Sentinel, Calif. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 3—Lodi resident Frank Wright took a trip back in time last month when he returned to southern California to revisit the birth of his military career. Wright, 97, enlisted with the United ...
Pop Quiz: Do you know Black History in NJ? Twenty more questions to test your knowledge
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDuring the 29 days of February this year, it's time in New Jersey - and across the country - to...
Local history: Famed architect James Polshek (1930-2022) altered Akron skyline
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe first building that James Polshek ever designed was a treehouse. He constructed it at his childhood home on Rose Boulevard near West Exchange Street in Akron. We can assume it was built ...
In memory 2023: A look back at individuals who left their mark on the Rockford area
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAs 2023 comes to a close, here's look back at some of the special people this community lost in the...
Top holiday toys from the year you were born
WAVY via Yahoo News· 5 months ago(STACKER) — Growing up, kids who celebrated Christmas always had that one toy they were hoping to see under the tree on Dec. 25 — the one that they whispered about in Santa’s ear, wondering ...
Aliens Or Not, Secret Crash Retrieval Programs Are A Very Real Thing
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 11 months agoUS crash retrieval programs are real. News first broke just over a week ago that a former career...
Wilberforce University: What to know about its history as the school turns 166
Dayton Daily News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 30—Wilberforce University is the country's oldest private historically black university, with origins dating back to before the Civil War and its founding on Aug. 30, 1856. The original ...