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Haynes column: Billy Sunday preached to millions, 'made three-base hit' in debut
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of my most embarrassing moments as a Texas Tech University student – probably even more so than...
The fire-breathing preacher who captivated Detroit’s rich and poor in 1916
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoToday’s Free Press Flashback recounts an extended visit to Detroit by the entertaining Billy Sunday,...
Bughouse storytelling event to honor novelist Toya Wolfe’s ‘Last Summer on State Street’
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoToya Wolfe writes in her spectacular novel “Last Summer on State Street” that “The memories won’t go away; they’re proof that once upon a time, I lived in a brick skyscraper on State Street ...
New book 'Night Train to Nashville' discusses Nashville's unfulfilled Black, R&B potential
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAs Memphis' soul studios were on the decline in 1975, Nashville -- with its thriving R&B-driven,...
Bronzeville District street in Milwaukee renamed for Black pioneer Dr. William Finlayson
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Milwaukee road between West Capitol Drive and West Walnut Street — formerly North 5th Street —...
The 50 Most Beautiful Restaurants in America
People via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoFrom romantic beachside bungalows to stunning city skyscrapers, these are the most beautiful restaurants in every state Lost Palm America’s restaurants...
Visiting Our Past: Even in 1900, walking along Patton Avenue in Asheville was difficult
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIn 1900, state leaders formed the N.C. Literary and Historical Association to have local say over...
Immigration activist Alejandra Oliva on the art (and pain) of filling out an application for asylum
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoCHICAGO — The first 75 or so arrivals stepped out of buses at Union Station clutching clear plastic...
Steve VanderVeen: Holland's very own 7-Up franchise
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoPhillips Brooks was a free-spirited preacher’s child with a dream to start his own family business. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1893, his parents,...
Automobile Club of Utica formed, local gifts Truman a fishing rod: Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 7 months ago1901, 122 years ago Motor car club Dozens of gasoline-powered horseless carriages are sputtering and...
