Wallingford, Connecticut, USA
1853 - Large Fire in Wallingford.
NEW-HAVEN, Tuesday, Dec. 27. The Button Factory of the Pomeroy Manufacturing Company at Wallingford, about 12 miles from this city, took fire early this morning, and was destroyed, together with its... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - December 28, 1853
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1853 - Large Fire in Wallingford.
NEW-HAVEN, Tuesday, Dec. 27. The Button Factory of the Pomeroy Manufacturing Company at Wallingford, about 12 miles from this city, took fire early this morning, and was destroyed, together with its... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - December 28, 1853
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Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
1880 - KILLED IN RAILROAD COLLISION. THREE LIVES LOST IN A FREIGHT-TRAIN CABOOSE -- ENGINEERS AND BRAKEMEN KILLED ON THE MOBILE AND OHIO ROAD.
Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 27. - Information of another frightful railroad disaster reached the city this morning about 8 o'clock. It occurred on the Air Line Railroad, 500 yards beyond Paw Creek... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - December 28, 1880
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1880 - KILLED IN RAILROAD COLLISION. THREE LIVES LOST IN A FREIGHT-TRAIN CABOOSE -- ENGINEERS AND BRAKEMEN KILLED ON THE MOBILE AND OHIO ROAD.
Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 27. - Information of another frightful railroad disaster reached the city this morning about 8 o'clock. It occurred on the Air Line Railroad, 500 yards beyond Paw Creek... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - December 28, 1880
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
1884 - First metal-framed skyscraper - The Home Insurance Building is generally noted as the first tall building to be supported, both inside and outside, by a fireproof metal frame.
...The most expensive and probably the most substantial of the structures that can be included in this year's list in the new office section is the ten-story building being erected at the northeast... Read MORE...
Chicago Daily Tribune - Chicago, Illinois - December 28, 1884
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1884 - First metal-framed skyscraper - The Home Insurance Building is generally noted as the first tall building to be supported, both inside and outside, by a fireproof metal frame.
...The most expensive and probably the most substantial of the structures that can be included in this year's list in the new office section is the ten-story building being erected at the northeast... Read MORE...
Chicago Daily Tribune - Chicago, Illinois - December 28, 1884
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Ginger Drops - One half cup of butter, one cup of molasses, one cup of sugar, one cup of...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., December 10, 1879
Ginger Drops - One half cup of butter, one cup of molasses, one cup of sugar, one cup of...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., December 10, 1879
Oneonta, New York, USA
1908 - FLAMES RAGE IN ONEONTA. ARLINGTON HOTEL AND SEVEN OTHER BUILDINGS BURNED.
Loss Is Estimated at $100,000 – Several Persons Had Narrow Escapes and Lost All Their Personal Property.
ONEONTA, Dec. 28 – Fire which for a time early yesterday threatened the whole business... Read MORE...
Syracuse Herald - Syracuse, New York - December 28, 1908
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1908 - FLAMES RAGE IN ONEONTA. ARLINGTON HOTEL AND SEVEN OTHER BUILDINGS BURNED.
Loss Is Estimated at $100,000 – Several Persons Had Narrow Escapes and Lost All Their Personal Property.
ONEONTA, Dec. 28 – Fire which for a time early yesterday threatened the whole business... Read MORE...
Syracuse Herald - Syracuse, New York - December 28, 1908
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
1909 - Blizzard bound in Bethlehems
Special to The Inquirer.
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Dec. 27. - The Bethlehems were today still blizzard-bound, with business conditions thoroughly paralyzed. Along the lines of the Lehigh Valley Transit... Read MORE...
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - December 28, 1909
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1909 - Blizzard bound in Bethlehems
Special to The Inquirer.
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Dec. 27. - The Bethlehems were today still blizzard-bound, with business conditions thoroughly paralyzed. Along the lines of the Lehigh Valley Transit... Read MORE...
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - December 28, 1909
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Reno, Nevada, USA
1910 - Governor Ablaze As Santa. Bystanders’ Promptness Saves Dickerson, of Nevada, at Christmas Tree.
Special to The Washington Post.
Reno, Nev. Dec. 27.-Had it not been for prompt action by bystanders, the governor of Nevada would have been one of the victims of the Christmas tree. As it was Gov.... Read MORE...
The Washington Post - Washington, D.C. - December 28, 1910
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1910 - Governor Ablaze As Santa. Bystanders’ Promptness Saves Dickerson, of Nevada, at Christmas Tree.
Special to The Washington Post.
Reno, Nev. Dec. 27.-Had it not been for prompt action by bystanders, the governor of Nevada would have been one of the victims of the Christmas tree. As it was Gov.... Read MORE...
The Washington Post - Washington, D.C. - December 28, 1910
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Lansing, Michigan, USA
1920 - PRUDEN BUILDING DESTROYED BY FIRE. BIG OFFICE BUILDING IN LANSING BURNED TODAY - ONLY WALLS LEFT.
Lansing, Mich., Dec. 28. - Fire here today destroyed the Pradden office building, owned by former state fuel director W. K. PRADDEN and one of the largest and most prominent buildings in the business ... Read MORE...
Evening Chronicle - Marshall, Michigan - December 28, 1920
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1920 - PRUDEN BUILDING DESTROYED BY FIRE. BIG OFFICE BUILDING IN LANSING BURNED TODAY - ONLY WALLS LEFT.
Lansing, Mich., Dec. 28. - Fire here today destroyed the Pradden office building, owned by former state fuel director W. K. PRADDEN and one of the largest and most prominent buildings in the business ... Read MORE...
Evening Chronicle - Marshall, Michigan - December 28, 1920
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
Avoid carefully any allusion to the age or personal defects of your companion, or any one who may...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness: A Complete Handbook for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society... by Florence Hartley, January 1, 1872
Avoid carefully any allusion to the age or personal defects of your companion, or any one who may...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness: A Complete Handbook for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society... by Florence Hartley, January 1, 1872
1850 George Downes, of Cheshire, Ct. discovered that a young lady whom he loved was receiving the attentions of another, went to her house, sat in a melancholy mood for hours, and then drew a pistol and shot himself.
Though seriously wounded, it is thought the will recover from the pistol shot. As to the other wound, we presume he has already gotten over that.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Boston, Massachusetts
1895 December 28 – Auguste and Louis Lumière display their first moving picture film in Paris.
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1981 December 28 - Elizabeth Jordan Carr born in Norfolk. She was the 1st American test tube baby.
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Though seriously wounded, it is thought the will recover from the pistol shot. As to the other wound, we presume he has already gotten over that.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Boston, Massachusetts
1895 December 28 – Auguste and Louis Lumière display their first moving picture film in Paris.
www.wikipedia.org
1981 December 28 - Elizabeth Jordan Carr born in Norfolk. She was the 1st American test tube baby.
www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ virginia.html
America - Did you know? In 1811, Chief Tecumseh met with Creek Indian leaders in Tuckabatchee, Alabama, and tried to...Read MORE...
The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996
Quebec - Did you know? The life of the French-Canadians in Quebec was largely agrarian. It was a system where each...Read MORE...
French-Canadian Culture (www.woonsocket.org)
The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996
Quebec - Did you know? The life of the French-Canadians in Quebec was largely agrarian. It was a system where each...Read MORE...
French-Canadian Culture (www.woonsocket.org)
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Visit Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA!
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The Bridgewater Inn, Bridgewater, Mass.
Visit Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA!
Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.

The Bridgewater Inn, Bridgewater, Mass.