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In 1872, James Hanrahan and Moses Waters built a saloon on Front Street near First Avenue. By 1874, the business was known as Waters and Hanrahan’s Billiard Hall and Saloon. In 18...
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In 1872, James Hanrahan and Moses Waters built a saloon on Front Street near First Avenue. By 1874, the business was known as Waters and Hanrahan’s Billiard Hall and Saloon. In 18...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As America approaches its 250th birthday, few places capture the nation's story quite like the Missouri Capitol, serving as more than just a space for go...
1613-Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London burns down during a performance of "Henry VIII" 1900-The Imperial Chinese Court issues what is essentially a declaration of war against f...
The US Signal Service in Dodge City was originally located in the Dodge House, which maybe wasn’t the best arrangement. In June of 1876, the office moved to the second floor of a w...
1520-Spanish conquistadors are expelled from Tenochtitlan following an Aztec revolt against their rule under Hernán Cortés during "La Noche Triste" (the Night of Sadness). Many sol...
Keeping a watchful eye over Philadelphia for nearly 255 years — Fort Mifflin is much more than just a decaying structure overlooking the Delaware River. It’s the site of P...
324-Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats Licinius, his co-emperor, who flees to Byzantium 1863-Battle of Gettysburg, the largest battle ever fought on the Amer...
Visitors to the Wells County Historical Museum on July 4th were greeted by four ladies who represented the wives of men who signed the Declaration of Independence. They are posed b...
Among the properties Edwin and Annie Acker owned was a five-room house at the southwest corner of Third Avenue and Spruce Street. Edwin served with Ford County Attorney Mike Sutton...
Ever pondered your town’s origin? Don’t worry, I haven’t put too much thought into it either! If you’re ever in need of Tavernier’s town history, I can tell you exactly where to go...
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
That wartime history would later help inspire one of America's most famous ghost stories.
Before Crawford’s Addition was even platted, kids on the south side of the river attended school in a small vacant store building on what is now South Second Avenue between Beech a...
If you want to take a trip through the history of Richmond, Virginia, Yesterdays is a wonderful place to start. This interactive map brings together thousands of historical photogr...
Thornwell Jacobs, the president of Oglethorpe University in Georgia, worked out that 6,177 years had passed since the start of the Egyptian calendar, and decided to aim the same di...
photo by Fritz Myer 6th and K Auto c. 1987 Thanks to Fritz for sharing some super cool old signs he’s dug up from his archives. See below for the […]
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