1903 - GIVES UP $15,000 SALARY. Because He Belongs to a Church With Strict Laws.

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

1902 - FIRE RAVAGES ATLANTIC CITY - A Dozen Hotels and Over a Score of Small Buildings Gone LOSS MAY EXCEED $1,000,000
Crowd Cut Off by Flames on Pier Rescued by Boats
Firemen and Engines Sent from Philadelphia and Camden — Troops and Police Guard Burned Area — Many Looters Arrested
Special to The New York... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  April 1, 1902
Comments

Smith & Alford,
Dry Good, Boots and Shoes

Visit Westfield, Massachusetts, USA (Wyben)!

1893 - A MINE HORROR. FIFTEEN PERSONS LOSE THEIR LIVES IN A MINE DISASTER AT SHAMOKIN, PA. A MINER'S LAMP CAUSES AN EXPLOSION OF THE DEADLY FIRE.
Shamokin, Pa., April 1. - A miners lamp caused an explosion in the Noilson shaft operated by Langdon & Co. this morning. Many miners were in the mine at the time, and all escaped but twelve or... Read MORE...

Racine Daily Journal -  Racine, Wisconsin -  April 1, 1893
Comments

 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Pig's Foot Cheese - Boil the hocks and feet of equal quantity loose in a pot till the meat...Read MORE...



The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., March 23, 1881

1945 ad
Desjardins Limitee

Visit Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)!

Riverside, California, USA

1919 - AVIATOR KILLED BY FALL.
Riverside, Cal., March 31. - Lieutenant C. M. RIPPERGER of Moline, Ill., was killed today when the airplane in which he was flying over March Field near here fell 1000 feet. Cadet PACKARD of... Read MORE...

Ogden Examinier -  Ogden, Utah -  April 1, 1919
Comments

Auburn, Maine, USA

1878 - Bank Problems
A Lewiston, Maine, telegram says the Auburn Savings Bank has called a meeting of the depositors to decide what action shall be taken regarding the affairs of the institution, unusually heavy drafts... Read MORE...

Harrisburg Telegraph -  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -  April 1, 1878
Comments

Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug)

1903 - GIVES UP $15,000 SALARY. Because He Belongs to a Church With Strict Laws.
WEBSTER, Mass., April 1. - Agent Messenger, of the Grosvenordale cotton mills at North Grosvenordale, Conn., will today give up his place on account of his religious activity and with it a salary of... Read MORE...

Fort Wayne Daily News -  Fort Wayne, Indiana -  April 1, 1903
Comments

 1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men

Time is precious, life short, and consequently not a single moment should be lost . Sensible men...Read MORE...



Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.

Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA

1903 - BAD WRECK ON N. H. ROAD.
TWO KILLED, SIXTEEN INJURED BY HEAD-ON COLLISION NEAR WATERBURY.

Waterbury, Conn., March 31. - Two people were killed and sixteen were injured in a head-on collision on the Naugatuck division of... Read MORE...

Gouverneur Free Press -  Gouverneur, New York -  April 1, 1903
Comments

1891  April 1 - The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago.

www.wikipedia.org

1912  April 1 - A tornado with incredible velocity ripped into downtown Houston, TX, breaking the water table and giving the city its first natural waterspout.

WeatherForYou.com

1853  April 1 - Cincinnati became 1st US city to pay fire fighters a regular salary

historyorb.com

1778  April 1 - Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol

historyorb.com

 America - Did you know? Cherry Pit Spitting - Michigan - 2018 will be the 45th year of the International Cherry Pit...Read MORE...



www.roughguides.com

 Quebec - Did you know? Behind each habitant's house was a small addition used as a storeroom. Not far away were the barn...Read MORE...



Daily Life in New France (www.chroniclesofamerica.com/ french/ daily_life_in_new_france.htm)

 Picture of the Day

Visit Normal, Illinois, USA!

Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.


Scene, West North Street, Normal, Ill.

1884 Grover Cleveland campaign poster

Visit , United States (USA) (American Colonies)!

Died April 1

Read MORE...

1910 - Comet Halley is visible from Earth. It won't be seen again until 1986. WHEN THE EARTH BORES A HOLE THROUGH THE TAIL OF HALLEY'S COMET May 18, 1910 Will Be the Biggest Day in Astronomical History.

1910 - Comet Halley is visible from Earth. It won't be seen again until 1986.
WHEN THE EARTH BORES A HOLE THROUGH THE TAIL OF HALLEY'S COMET
May 18, 1910 Will Be the Biggest Day in Astronomical History, When for the First Time the Coming Celestial Stranger's Eccentric Orbit... Read MORE...

Chicago Daily Tribune -  Chicago, Illinois -  March 27, 1910
Comments

The Reid & Hughes Dry Goods Co., 1907 ad

Visit Waterbury, Connecticut, USA!

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

1890 - March 27 - A tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky
The Louisville, Ky Outbreak - March 27, 1890 - At least 125 people were killed in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky, and 76 people were killed in the city of Louisville, Ky., alone - 44 of those in one ... Read MORE...

www.weather.com
March 27, 1890
Comments

Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

1887 - FIRE IN A NEW-HAMPSHIRE TOWN.
CLAREMONT, N. H., March 26. - Early this morning fire was discovered in Brown's Block. The building was owned by Oscar J. Brown, and was very largely occupied by business firms, to a greater extent... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 27, 1887
Comments

Berlin, New Hampshire, USA (Maynesborough)

1898  Fire

BERLIN, N. H., March 26. - A fire which started in Cote's block on Main Street, about 1 o'clock this morning, partially destroyed the building, entailing a loss of $20,000; insurance, $17,000.

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 27, 1898
Comments

 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

White Mountain Rolls - Sixteen cups of flour, half cup of sugar, cup of butter, cup of...Read MORE...



The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., October 26, 1881

Sioux City, Iowa, USA

1912 - Fire Destroys Lindholm Store.
Sioux City, Iowa - Like so much tinder, the stock ad building occupied by the Lindholm Furniture company at the southwest corner of Fifth ad Douglas streets was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday... Read MORE...

The Iowa Recorder -  Greene, Iowa -  March 27, 1912
Comments

New Victoria Sewing Machines and Supplies
A. R. Acly, Jeweler, Afton, N.Y.

Visit Afton, New York, USA!

Greeley, Colorado, USA

1937 - SECOND MAN DIES IN REFINERY BLAST. R. HOUSEWEART, 22, SUCCUMBS TO HIS BURNS. BODIES OF BOTH MEN ARE SENT TO KINDERHOOK, ILL., FOR BURIAL; GARD COLEMAN, 25, OTHER VICTIM OF SOUTH GREELEY EXPLOSION.
RAY (DOC) HOUSEWEART, 22, of Eaton and Kinderhook, Ill., died at 1:09 a.m. Saturday, slightly more than 24 hours after he had been burned in the explosion and fire which wrecked the Harry Osborn Oil... Read MORE...

Greeley Daily Tribune -  Greeley, Colorado -  March 27, 1937
Comments

1851  March 27 – The first white men reportedly see Yosemite Valley.

www.wikipedia.org

1883  Diptheria is prevalent at Nicolet, near Quebec.


New York Herald
New York, New York

 America - Did you know? Observation of foreign travelers to America: "Why is bread in the USA so sweet? Sandwich bread,...Read MORE...



thoughtcatalog.com

 Quebec - Did you know? Women in New France worked very hard. They had to take care of the house, cook for the family, take ...Read MORE...



teacherweb.com/ ON/ LakeheadUniversity/ NewFranceWQ/ wqr6.aspx

 Picture of the Day

Visit Glens Falls, New York, USA (Glenn's Falls)!

Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.


Hotel Ruliff and Empire Theatre

The Larkin Factories, Buffalo, N.Y.
Over Fifty Acres of Floor Space. Visitors Welcome.

The Larkin Company are the World's Largest Manufacturers of Soaps and Toilet Preparations and are important Food Specialists. The entire output of the Larkin Factories goes direct from the Factory to Family, thus saving for customers the expenses and profits of wholesalers and retailers.

Visit Buffalo, New York, USA!

Died March 27

Read MORE...

1891 - Fatal Disregard of a Wife's Advice

1891 - Fatal Disregard of a Wife's Advice
Union, S. C, March 17. - A very sad accident occurred near Home postoffice, in this County, last Friday, 13th instant. C. LaFayette Kirby was cleaning out his well, when the rope, or chain, broke... Read MORE...

The Intelligencer -  Anderson, South Carolina -  Thurs, March 26, 1891
Comments

Robert J. MacConnell Dairy bottlecap

Visit Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA!

1902 - May 20 – Cuba gains independence from the United States.
CUBA'S INDEPENDENCE
THE HOME GOVERNMENT TO TAKE CONTROL ON MAY 20TH
THE PRESIDENT'S INAUGURATION
to take Place on that Day - The American Evacuation to Be Complete Except Military Forces in Coast... Read MORE...

The Wilmington Messenger -  Wilmington, North Carolina -  March 26, 1902
Comments

New Lebanon, New York, USA

1870  The general term of the Supreme Court at Hudson, N. Y.,

has affirmed the decision of Judge Miller, in the noted habeas corpus case of Babour vs. Trustees of the New Lebanon Shakers, awarding the custody of a child held by the Shakers to its parents.

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  March 26, 1870
Comments

 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Gingerbread - One cup of molasses, one teaspoon of soda, beaten milk and molasses till...Read MORE...



The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., March 9, 1881

Ellsworth, Maine, USA

1870  Woman Soldier

The Ellsworth (Maine) American has had a visit from a woman in that vicinity who served in the army two years, dressed in male attire. She has resumed female habiliments, though she uses tobacco.

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  March 26, 1870
Comments

Magiera's Dairy bottle cap

Visit Dudley, Massachusetts, USA!

Easton, Pennsylvania, USA

1942 - BLAST FELT IN RADIUS OF 50 MILES. SEVERAL KILLED AT CEMENT PLANT QUARRY AT EASTON, PA.
Easton, Pa., March 26. - At least seven men were killed an an unknown number injured today in a premature dynamite explosion in a limestone quarry at the plant of the Lehigh Portland Cement... Read MORE...

Lowell Sun -  Lowell, Massachusetts -  March 26, 1942
Comments

Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

1890 - CONFLAGRATIONS. Incendiarism at Bismarck, N. D.
BISMARCK, N. D., March 25. - Some one tried to burn up the town this morning. At 2 o'clock an incendiary started a blaze between two empty buildings, with the wind blowing sixty miles an hours. The... Read MORE...

The Sunday Inter Ocean -  Chicago, Illinois -  March 26, 1890
Comments

Greenburgh, New York, USA (Tarrytown) (Hartsdale)

1910 - ROCKEFELLER, JR., FIGHTS FIRE. In Charge of His Own Hose Company at a Pocantico Hills Blaze.
Special to The New York Times.

TARRYTOWN, N. Y., March 23. - Fire in the woods on the estate of John D. Rockefeller gained such headway this afternoon that the Rockefeller fire brigade, with... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 26, 1910
Comments

 1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men

A gentleman always attends to the choice of his amusements. If at cards, he will not play at...Read MORE...



Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.

Duluth, Minnesota, USA

1910 - BOY IS STRUCK DOWN BY AUTO. Thomas Wood Is Thrown From Bicycle as He Darts in Front of Moving Machine.
Thomas Wood, 10 year old son of T. S. Wood, 1927 East Superior street, had a narrow escape yesterday afternoon from being crushed under the wheels of a large touring car. He owes his life to the... Read MORE...

The Duluth News Tribune -  Duluth, Minnesota -  March 26, 1910
Comments

1872  March 26 – An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.2 strikes Lone Pine, California.

www.wikipedia.org

1870  The iron moulders of Peekskill, N. Y., 300 in number, recently quite work on account of the determination of the owners of the foundries to reduce their wages by twenty per cent.


St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan

 America - Did you know? 1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin is published. It becomes one of the most...Read MORE...



www.infoplease.com

 Quebec - Did you know? The habitant was inordinately fond of sour milk. Tea was scarce and costly. Brandy was imported in...Read MORE...



Daily Life in New France (www.chroniclesofamerica.com/ french/ daily_life_in_new_france.htm)

 Picture of the Day

Visit Groveton, New Hampshire, USA (Northumberland)!

Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.


Catholic Church

Ziemba Dairy bottle cap

Visit Dudley, Massachusetts, USA!

Died March 26

Read MORE...

1872 - Storm Dresses

1868 advertisement

Herring & Leyden
Clothing House

The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia
July 5, 1868

Visit Atlanta, Georgia, USA!

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

1907 - $65,000 LOSS AT MEMPHIS. Freight House and Twenty-Five Car Loads of Merchandise Burned.
Memphis, Tenn., March 21. - A freight house of the Illinois Central Railroad, situated at the corner of Shelby and Calhoun streets in the southern part of this city, together with twenty-five car... Read MORE...

The Dallas Morning News -  Dallas, Texas -  March 24, 1907
Comments

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

1911 - EXPLOSION WRECKS COURTHOUSE. New Million-Dollar Structure in Omaha Shattered by Blast of Unknown Origin Early This Morning.
[By Morning Journal Special Leased Wire]

Omaha, Neb., March 23. - Two explosions in the basement of the new million-dollar courthouse at Eighteenth and Farnum streets at 1 o'clock this morning... Read MORE...

The Albuquerque Morning Journal -  Albuquerque, New Mexico -  March 24, 1911
Comments

Rockford, Illinois, USA

1908  FIRE AT ROCKFORD, ILL.

ROCKFORD, Ill., March 23. - Fire early today damaged the business block occupied by the Rockford & Interurban company and the W. Clark Printing company, to the extent of $75,000.

The Duluth News Tribune -  Duluth, Minnesota -  March 24, 1908
Comments

 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Cream of Corn Soup - Score down the grains and press out the pulp from six good-sized ears...Read MORE...



The Ladies' Home Journal, June 1898

Chico, California, USA

1908  THEATER BURNS.

Chico, Cal., March 24. - The Star theater here was gutted by fire this morning. The blaze started by a moving picture machine. Several stores in the vicinity were badly damaged.

San Jose Mercury News -  San Jose, California -  March 24, 1908
Comments

1875 advertisement

Beaudry & McAvoy
Undertakers and General Furnishers
Cor. Broadway and 7th Street, Opposite Depot.
Oakland, Calif.

Oakland Tribune
Oakland, California
June 30, 1875

Visit Oakland, California, USA!

Stamford, Connecticut, USA

1908 - Saved From Fire
Stamford, Conn., March 24. - Curly is only a "husky" and until recently he trod the frozen Northwwest helping drag pack sleds. He came to Col. John I. Holly, a Stamford business man from Alaska, and... Read MORE...

San Jose Mercury News -  San Jose, California -  March 24, 1908
Comments

Penn Yan, New York, USA (Bluff Point)

1949 - Gas Explosion Injures Plumber
Methodist Church Slightly Damaged

Lew Blakeslee of 231 Lake street, Penn Yan, was seriously injured at 11 a. m. Friday, March 18, in a gas boiler explosion.

Burned badly about the face, hands... Read MORE...

Chronicle Express -  Penn Yan, New York -  March 24, 1949
Comments

Milford, Massachusetts, USA

1882 - VALUABLE MACHINERY LOST. BURNING OF THE CLINCHING-SCREW FACTORY AT MILFORD, MASS.
MILFORD, Mass., Feb. 23. - The manufactory of Estabrook & Co., was burned last evening. The fire, the cause of which is unknown, broke out in the first story of the building, occupied by the owners... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 24, 1882
Comments

 1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

Storm Dresses — A lady who is obliged to go out frequently in bad weather, will find it both a...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

Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

1907 - MANY FINGERS CUT OFF. Two Accidents at Holyoke in Which These Valuable Members Were Lost.
Yesterday was a bad day for Holyoke fingers. Nine were lopped off, as reported last evening, with outlying districts to be heard from. Fred Joyall, a lad of 15, who has been employed at the Norman... Read MORE...

Springfield Republican -  Springfield, Massachusetts -  March 24, 1907
Comments

1898  March 24 – Robert Allison of Port Carbon, Pennsylvania, becomes the first person to buy an American-built automobile when he buys a Winton automobile that had been advertised in Scientific American.

www.wikipedia.org

1900  March 24 - New York City Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.

historyorb.com

 America - Did you know? July 26, 1908 - Bureau of Investigation, forerunner of the FBI, is established.

 Quebec - Did you know? Seigneuries in North America were granted to military officers, some were owned by the Catholic...Read MORE...



Seigneurs and the seigneurial system of New France (www.apointinhistory.net/ feudal-system.php)

 Picture of the Day

Visit , Kansas, USA!

Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.


Kansas Ave., looking South from Fifth Street, Topeka, Kans.

1861 ad

For President and Vice-President
For President: Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi
For Vice-President: Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia

The Semi-Weekly State Journal
Raleigh, North Carolina
September 18, 1861

Visit , United States (USA) (American Colonies)!

Died March 24

Read MORE...

1903 - U-No Beer

Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

1907 - FOUR FROZEN TO DEATH IN BLIZZARD IN EAST.
Bathurst, N. B,, March 23. - Word was received here yesterday of the loss of four lives in the severe blizzard which swept over the eastern provinces Wednesday night. Mrs. John Comeau and three of... Read MORE...

Duluth MN Evening Herald -  Duluth, Minnesota -  March 23, 1907
Comments

The Computing Scale Co.
Dayton, Ohio
Found at The Way It Was Museum, Virginia City, Nevada

Visit Dayton, Ohio, USA!

Lewiston, Maine, USA

1903 - U-No Beer
Sheriff Cummings has ordered the U-No beer joints with lunch rooms combined to sell nothing between the hours of twelve Saturday night and twelve Sunday night, save food, coffee or tea. The... Read MORE...

The Lewiston Daily Sun -  Lewiston, Maine -  Monday morning, March 23, 1903
Comments

Cohoes, New York, USA

1878  A firm of cotton brokers which supplies two-thirds of the raw material used in the knitting mills of Cohoes, N. Y.,

report an excess of sales of $200,000 for the past nine months over the entire last year's trade, showing the prospects of the manufacturers to be most flattering.

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  March 23, 1878
Comments

 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Hot Cross Buns - Take two cups of milk, three of sugar, two eggs, half teaspoonful soda,...Read MORE...



The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., August 25, 1880

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

1913  Tornado

March 23, 1913 - Devastating tornadoes marched across east, northeast and west Iowa. The deadliest tornado struck Omaha, Neb., killing 94 and injuring 350. More than 600 homes were lost.

www.weather.com
March 23, 1913
Comments

The A-86 Ajax Drill Sharpener
T. H. Proske, Denver, Colorado

Found at The Way It Was Museum, Virginia City, Nevada

Visit Denver, Colorado, USA!

Augusta, Georgia, USA

1916 - MILLIONS GO UP IN FLAMES AT AUGUSTA AS BUSINESS DISTRICT IS BURNED. WIND MAKES FIREMEN HELPLESS. SEVEN HUNDRED HOMES ARE DESTROYED. MILITIA PATROLS STREET.
FIRE IS CONTROLLED WHEN DIES OUT - COMPANIES FROM OTHER CITIES HELP OVERWORKED FIREMEN IN AUGUSTA

Augusta, Ga., March 23. - Twenty blocks in the residence section of Augusta in charred ruins, the... Read MORE...

The Newark Advocate -  Ohio -  March 23, 1916
Comments

Montpelier, Vermont, USA

1900 - TO-DAY'S FIRES. Langdon Block, Montpelier, Gutted Early This Morning. IGNITED FROM AN ELECTRIC WIRE.
Was Ready for Occupancy of Savings Bank and Insurance Company.
(Special to the Messenger.)

Montpelier, March 23. - The new brick and granite block, at the corner of Main and State streets, that... Read MORE...

Albans Daily Messenger -  St. Albans, Vermont -  March 23, 1900
Comments

Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

1908 - KILLS HERSELF AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN
Mother Turns on Gas in Kitchen of Home While Husband is Asleep Up Stairs.

FALL RIVER, Mass., March 22. - Mrs. Joseph Terrien, twenty-five years of age, killed herself and her two small children... Read MORE...

The Scranton Republican -  Scranton, Pennsylvania -  March 23, 1908
Comments

 1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

Never try to outshine your guests in dress. It is vulgar in the extreme. A hostess should be...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

Hinesburg, Vermont, USA

1868 - Loss by the Fire in Hinesburg, Vt.
From the Burlington Free Press, March 20.

The woolen mill of DOW & BOYNTON, Hinesburg, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The fire broke out while all hands were gone to dinner, and in very few... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 23, 1868
Comments

1857  March 23 – Elisha Otis' first elevator is installed (at 488 Broadway, New York City).

www.wikipedia.org

1839  March 23 – The Boston Morning Post first records the use of "OK" (oll korrect).

www.wikipedia.org

 America - Did you know? January 1, 1863 - Homestead Act becomes law, allowing settlers to claim land (160 acres) after they ...Read MORE...



www.infoplease.com

 Quebec - Did you know? In the mid 1800s, New France had a population of about 4 million. 1/ 2 were Catholic. 1/ 2 were...Read MORE...



Canada: A People"s History (www.cbc.ca/ history/)

 Picture of the Day

Visit Huntington, Massachusetts, USA!

Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.


Huntington, Mass., in the Berkshires

1888 Colt's Lightning Magazine Rifles
Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Co., Hartford, Connecticut

Found at The Way It Was Museum, Virginia City, Nevada

Visit Hartford, Connecticut, USA!

Died March 23

Read MORE...

1843 - March 21 – The world does not end, contrary to the first prediction by American preacher William Miller.

1909 advertisement

Hotel Whittier, Hampton, N.H.

Kensington, New Hampshire, sketches and reminiscences by Mace, Ida M Published 1909

Visit Hampton, New Hampshire, USA!

1843 - March 21 – The world does not end, contrary to the first prediction by American preacher William Miller.
William Miller is perhaps the most famous false prophet in history. In the 1840s he began to preach about the world's end, saying Jesus Christ would return for the long-awaited Second Coming and that ... Read MORE...

content.time.com
March 21, 1843
Comments

Rockingham, Vermont, USA (Bellows Falls) (Saxton's River)

1889 - PASSENGERS HAD A NARROW ESCAPE
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt., March 20. - The Montreal and Boston night express over the Central Vermont Railway, Rutland Division, which reaches Boston at 5:15 A. M., met with a serious accident this morning... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 21, 1889
Comments

1952 - March 21 - Severe thunderstorms spawned thirty-one tornadoes across Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky.
The tornadoes killed 343 persons and caused 15 million dollars damage. Arkansas and Tennessee each reported thirteen tornadoes. The towns of Judsonia AR and Henderson TN were nearly wiped off the map ... Read MORE...

WeatherForYou.com
March 21, 1952
Comments

Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

1840 - WANTED
At the Sturbridge Cotton Mills, 5 or 6 good Families, consisting of Weavers, Spinners, and Carding Room help, who are of strictly temperance habits, for which the most liberal wages will be given. -- ... Read MORE...

Boston Post -  Boston, Massachusetts -  March 21, 1840
Comments

 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Potato Cakes for Breakfast - Save from dinner a soup-plate of mashed potatoes, add to it a...Read MORE...



The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., April 27, 1881

1909 advertisement

Take Notice
When you are in need of any kind of building material, windows, doors, blinds, clap-boards, shingles, etc., or Paroid or Grenasco Roofing, go to Edwin Janvin, Hampton Falls, N.H.

Kensington, New Hampshire, sketches and reminiscences by Mace, Ida M Published 1909

Visit Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA!

Springfield, Missouri, USA

1955 - 12 KILLED, 23 INJURED IN AIRLINER ACCIDENT NEAR SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT. CRASH FOLLOWS FINAL CLEARANCE FOR LANDING. Company Officials Join CAA in Probe For Accident Cause.
Springfield, Mo. (AP) - An American Airlines plane threading its way through darkness and rain toward a landing field crashed last night, killing 12 persons and injuring 23.

The twin-engine... Read MORE...

Jefferson City Post-Tribune -  Missouri -  March 21, 1955
Comments

Evansville, Indiana, USA

1909 - FUMES FILL MINE AND FIVE DIE. DEAD AND INJURED THROWN OVER ALL PARTS OF THE WORKINGS.
Evansville, Ind., March 20 - Five were killed and a score injured in an explosion at the Sunnyside mine this afternoon.
The dead:
WILLIAM SCHNUTE.
SAMUEL COOMER.
NELSON WALLINGHAM, SR.... Read MORE...

Daily Review -  Decatur, Illinois -  March 21, 1909
Comments

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

1854 - The Destructive Gate - Its Effects at the East.
...One or two very ludicrous scenes occurred on Warren bridge, Boston. A cartman, with a load of empty hogsheads, attempted to pass over into Charlestown, but when about midway, a gust of wind... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 21, 1854
Comments

 1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men

Never walk fast in the
streets, which is a mark of vulgarity, ill befitting the character of a...Read MORE...



Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.

1937  March 21 - The first successful flying car, Waldo Waterman's Aerobile, makes its initial flight.

www.wikipedia.org

1788  March 21 - Fire destroys 856 buildings in New Orleans Louisiana

historyorb.com

 America - Did you know? Cherry Pit Spitting - Michigan - 2018 will be the 45th year of the International Cherry Pit...Read MORE...



www.roughguides.com

 Quebec - Did you know? Have you ever wondered why there are often no very old tombstones in the cemteries of Canada/ New...Read MORE...



La Nativité de Notre-Dame du Vieux-Beauport (www.fabriquelanativite.com)

 Picture of the Day

Visit Comstock, Michigan, USA (Comstock Charter Township) (Galesburg)!

Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.


Up Kal. River - Lower Bridge, Galesburg, Mich.

1909 Advertisments

Dressmaking and Plain Sewing
Mary A. Tilton, Kensington, N.H.

Maple Grove Farm
Kensington, N.H.

F. A. Mace, Dealer in Milk, Cream and Farm Produce
Kensington, N.H.

Maple Shade Farm
Kensington, N.H.

Kensington, New Hampshire, sketches and reminiscences by Mace, Ida M Published 1909

Visit Kensington, New Hampshire, USA!

Died March 21

Read MORE...