1899 - The Girl With Thin Arms
Thin arms should be carefully concealed. They have an impoverished look that robs their owner of some of her dignity. If the arms are unduly long, as they occasionly are, the effect may be... Read MORE...
The Daily News - Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania - Wed., May 31, 1899
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Thin arms should be carefully concealed. They have an impoverished look that robs their owner of some of her dignity. If the arms are unduly long, as they occasionly are, the effect may be... Read MORE...
The Daily News - Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania - Wed., May 31, 1899
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Long Island City, New York, USA
1893 - RICHARD LAVELLE'S NECK BROKEN. THROWN FROM A MUSTANG PONY AND INSTANTLY KILLED.
Long Island City, May 30. - RICHARD LAVELLE, who, with JOHN O'DONNELL, conducts a Wild West show at North Beach, was thrown from the back of a fiery mustang pony last night and was almost instantly... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 31, 1893
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1893 - RICHARD LAVELLE'S NECK BROKEN. THROWN FROM A MUSTANG PONY AND INSTANTLY KILLED.
Long Island City, May 30. - RICHARD LAVELLE, who, with JOHN O'DONNELL, conducts a Wild West show at North Beach, was thrown from the back of a fiery mustang pony last night and was almost instantly... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 31, 1893
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London, England
1859 - Big Ben begins keeping time
May 31, 1859: The Great Clock (aka Big Ben) in London officially began keeping time. (On July 11, the Great Bell first struck the hour.) The 315-foot-high tower, part of the Houses of Parliament... Read MORE...
The Old Farmer's Almanac www.almanac.com
May 31, 1859
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1859 - Big Ben begins keeping time
May 31, 1859: The Great Clock (aka Big Ben) in London officially began keeping time. (On July 11, the Great Bell first struck the hour.) The 315-foot-high tower, part of the Houses of Parliament... Read MORE...
The Old Farmer's Almanac www.almanac.com
May 31, 1859
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Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)
1883 - May 30 - Rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12
AGONIZING !!!!!
Details of the Disaster on the Bridge.
Men and Women Crushed and Trampled to Death in the Blockade at New York Anchorage.
THE DEAD, THE INJURED AND THE MISSING.
How the Panic... Read MORE...
The Brooklyn Eagle - Brooklyn, New York - May 31, 1883
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1883 - May 30 - Rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12
AGONIZING !!!!!
Details of the Disaster on the Bridge.
Men and Women Crushed and Trampled to Death in the Blockade at New York Anchorage.
THE DEAD, THE INJURED AND THE MISSING.
How the Panic... Read MORE...
The Brooklyn Eagle - Brooklyn, New York - May 31, 1883
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Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
1947 - MAIN BUILDING AT MUHLENBERG COLLEGE BURNED.
Allentown, (INS) - The great stone walls were all that remained today of the 43-year-old administration building of Muhlenberg College which was destroyed by a general alarm fire of undetermined... Read MORE...
Chester Times - Chester, Pennsylvania - May 31, 1947
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1947 - MAIN BUILDING AT MUHLENBERG COLLEGE BURNED.
Allentown, (INS) - The great stone walls were all that remained today of the 43-year-old administration building of Muhlenberg College which was destroyed by a general alarm fire of undetermined... Read MORE...
Chester Times - Chester, Pennsylvania - May 31, 1947
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1800s Cooking Tips and RecipesFeather Cake
One cup of sugar, one tablespoonful of butter, one egg, one cup of sweet milk, two...Read MORE...
The Southbridge Journal, Southbridge, Massachusetts, December 25, 1885
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1971 - FOUR FIREMEN ARE KILLED IN BLAST.
Atlanta, Ga. (AP) - Four firemen were killed when an explosion ripped through a burning downtown restaurant, trapping them in a basement inferno as the floor was blown from under them.
"There were ... Read MORE...
The Daily Times-News - Burlington, North Carolina - May 31, 1971
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1971 - FOUR FIREMEN ARE KILLED IN BLAST.
Atlanta, Ga. (AP) - Four firemen were killed when an explosion ripped through a burning downtown restaurant, trapping them in a basement inferno as the floor was blown from under them.
"There were ... Read MORE...
The Daily Times-News - Burlington, North Carolina - May 31, 1971
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Dallas, Texas, USA
1916 - FOUR KILLED WHEN AWNING COLLAPSES. WERE WATCHING PREPAREDNESS PARADE WHEN HEAVY SHADE GIVES WAY. MANY OTHERS HURT.
IMMENSE CROWD MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR AID TO REACH INJURED AT ONCE.
Dallas, May 30. - Four persons were killed, two of them instantly, when a wooden awning, suspended by chains in front of a store... Read MORE...
Tulsa Daily World - Tulsa, Oklahoma - May 31, 1916
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1916 - FOUR KILLED WHEN AWNING COLLAPSES. WERE WATCHING PREPAREDNESS PARADE WHEN HEAVY SHADE GIVES WAY. MANY OTHERS HURT.
IMMENSE CROWD MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR AID TO REACH INJURED AT ONCE.
Dallas, May 30. - Four persons were killed, two of them instantly, when a wooden awning, suspended by chains in front of a store... Read MORE...
Tulsa Daily World - Tulsa, Oklahoma - May 31, 1916
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Bennington, Vermont, USA (North Bennington)
1910 - AUTO AND TROLLEY COLLIDE
Rainstorm Dbscures[sic] Driver's View - One Killed and Two Injured.
BENNINGTON, Vt., May 30. - A driving rainstorm that obscured the view of an automobile driver and an electric car motorman... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 31, 1910
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1910 - AUTO AND TROLLEY COLLIDE
Rainstorm Dbscures[sic] Driver's View - One Killed and Two Injured.
BENNINGTON, Vt., May 30. - A driving rainstorm that obscured the view of an automobile driver and an electric car motorman... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - May 31, 1910
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for LadiesNEATNESS AND ORDER
Wealth and abundant service does not always bring this. A neat, orderly house ...Read MORE...
Advice for Ladies - The Southbridge Journal, Southbridge, Massachusetts, December 25, 1885
Flint, Michigan, USA
Flint, Mich., Train – Automobile Crash, May 1934
Four Killed In Crossing Crash
By The Associated Press
Flint, Mich., May 30. – A Pere Marquette passenger train struck an automobile carrying seven persons on a memorial day trip to a cemetery... Read MORE...
Abilene Morning News - Abilene, Texas - May 31, 1934
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Flint, Mich., Train – Automobile Crash, May 1934
Four Killed In Crossing Crash
By The Associated Press
Flint, Mich., May 30. – A Pere Marquette passenger train struck an automobile carrying seven persons on a memorial day trip to a cemetery... Read MORE...
Abilene Morning News - Abilene, Texas - May 31, 1934
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1875 Measles
The measles keep eight hundred children out of the public schools of New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Harrisburg Telegraph
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA!
The measles keep eight hundred children out of the public schools of New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Harrisburg Telegraph
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA!
America - Did you know? The California grizzly bear is the state’s official animal. However, in 1953 when it was named, it...Read MORE...legendsofamerica.com
Quebec - Did you know? Quebec banned ads for toys and fast food aimed at children under 13, resulting in lowered childhood ...Read MORE...globalnews.ca
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Freed's Big Liquor Store, 1908
