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History
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Smoke over the midwest is not a new phenomenon
Wildfire smoke caused hundreds of shipping disasters on Great Lakes, particularly in 1871 Smoke from Canadian wildfires has been an issue in the Midwest and Great Lakes region in each of the last two summers. However, it’s not a new phenomenon. In past generations, smoke from forest fires choked entire regions and actually proved hazardous…
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D-Day still touches a nerve with Americans
Friday, June 6, is anniversary Sitting in the choppy waters of the English Channel the day before D-Day, 20-year-old Private James R. Lambeth wondered what would happen on the beaches of Normandy. “We had no idea what we were getting into,” recalled Lambeth. “I’d never seen combat before, and had no idea what it would…
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Luxemburg monument to be dedicated
Reprinted from the Sept. 15, 1994, Tri-County News. On Sept. 10, 1944, Allied tanks rolled through the countyside of the small European country of Luxembourg, freeing the country from Nazi occupation. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this event, and express gratitude to the U.S. -soldiers involved in the liberation, Luxembourg has created three “Liberty…
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Treatment of Dionne Quintuplets brings shame, regret today
90th birthday was May 28 They weighed a collective 13 pounds, six ounces, at birth, and they grew up in a tourist attraction resembling both a museum and a zoo. Everyone around them reaped the financial rewards. The lingering effects left them socially maladjusted for life. May 28 was the 90th birthday of the Dionne…
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Americans have suffered through four Presidential assassinations
Lincoln and Kennedy are best-remembered examples In 1963, the killing of John F. Kennedy was the fourth instance of an American President dying at the hands of an assassin. While a conspiracy has been widely speculated, the killing of Abraham Lincoln leaves no doubt. The sixteenth President was shot while attending the play Our American…
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Lincoln-Douglas debates are among most famous in American history
Presidential debates have been yet another issue in a race that has divided the nation. Though candidates for chief executive have debated each other since 1960, one of the most famous debates in American history was not even for the top spot. In 1858, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas met in a series of…
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Treatment of Dionne Quintuplets brings shame, regret today
90th birthday was May 28 They weighed a collective 13 pounds, six ounces, at birth, and they grew up in a tourist attraction resembling both a museum and a zoo. Everyone around them reaped the financial rewards. The lingering effects left them socially maladjusted for life. May 28 was the 90th birthday of the Dionne…
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WCTU was major movement at turn of century
Campaigned against alcohol to improve social conditions Today, alcohol usage is a persistent social issue, as drunk driving and domestic turmoil, among other problems, haunt American society. It is not a new issue and, more than a century ago, thousands of American women joined the fight. Those concerns gave rise to the Women’s Christian Temperance…
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Potato famine forever changed both Ireland and America
“Black ’47” was the worst year of all Though the people of Ireland are known for their engaging manner, the history of the nation is rife with sadness. The infamous potato famine, however, stands alone in its misery. The worst year of the famine, 1847, was so stark that it was dubbed “Black ’47” for…
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Second son of Lincoln family overlooked in history
Among the cherished images of Abraham Lincoln in American history and lore is that of a family man, playfully devoted to his four sons. But one of those boys has been sorely overlooked by history. That “forgotten” child is Eddie Lincoln, the second son of the Lincoln family, who passed away just before the age…
