Cornish, New Hampshire, USA
1929 - FIVE LOSE LIVES, ANOTHER IS HURT, AS CABIN BURNS. BOY, 15, IS SERIOUSLY BURNED WHEN HE MAKES EFFORT TO RESCUE HIS SISTER FROM THE FLAMES. EXPLOSION BLAMED.
THREE OF THE DEAD, A MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREN, WERE VISITING RESIDENTS OF ONE-ROOM HUT.
Cornish, N. H., May 15. - (AP) - Five persons lost their lives and another was seriously burned here today in ... Read MORE...
Joplin Globe - Joplin, Missouri - May 16, 1929
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1929 - FIVE LOSE LIVES, ANOTHER IS HURT, AS CABIN BURNS. BOY, 15, IS SERIOUSLY BURNED WHEN HE MAKES EFFORT TO RESCUE HIS SISTER FROM THE FLAMES. EXPLOSION BLAMED.
THREE OF THE DEAD, A MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREN, WERE VISITING RESIDENTS OF ONE-ROOM HUT.
Cornish, N. H., May 15. - (AP) - Five persons lost their lives and another was seriously burned here today in ... Read MORE...
Joplin Globe - Joplin, Missouri - May 16, 1929
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Waterbury, Vermont, USA
1933 - Predicts Shortage of Milk in Vermont
WATERBURY, Vt., May 16 (AP) - An acute milk shortage unless prices were advanced, was the prediction of representatives of 12 proprietary and three cooperative creameries, meeting here to discuss the ... Read MORE...
The Telegraph - Nashua, New Hampshire - May 16, 1933
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1933 - Predicts Shortage of Milk in Vermont
WATERBURY, Vt., May 16 (AP) - An acute milk shortage unless prices were advanced, was the prediction of representatives of 12 proprietary and three cooperative creameries, meeting here to discuss the ... Read MORE...
The Telegraph - Nashua, New Hampshire - May 16, 1933
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Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA (Lackawanna)
1890 - A BLAZE AT SCRANTON About Forty Houses and Factories Destroyed by Fire.
Fire broke out in the works of the BLOOM CARRIAGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, on Eighth street, in Scranton, Penn., at eight o'clock in the evening and spread rapidly to adjoining property and destroyed... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - May 16, 1890
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1890 - A BLAZE AT SCRANTON About Forty Houses and Factories Destroyed by Fire.
Fire broke out in the works of the BLOOM CARRIAGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, on Eighth street, in Scranton, Penn., at eight o'clock in the evening and spread rapidly to adjoining property and destroyed... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - May 16, 1890
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1918 - May 16 - White Mountain National Forest is established as a result of the Weeks Act of 1911.
"Exploration of the White Mountains by Europeans began in the mid-17th century. In the late 18th century, after the Revolutionary War, settlers cleared forests for mixed agriculture and grazing,... Read MORE...
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May 16, 1918
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"Exploration of the White Mountains by Europeans began in the mid-17th century. In the late 18th century, after the Revolutionary War, settlers cleared forests for mixed agriculture and grazing,... Read MORE...
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May 16, 1918
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1985 - May 16 - Hole in Ozone layer is discovered by British scientists
The discovery of the annual depletion of ozone above the Antarctic was first announced in a paper by Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jonathan Shanklin which appeared in Nature (magazine) on May 16th... Read MORE...
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May 16, 1985
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The discovery of the annual depletion of ozone above the Antarctic was first announced in a paper by Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jonathan Shanklin which appeared in Nature (magazine) on May 16th... Read MORE...
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May 16, 1985
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1800s Cooking Tips and RecipesJohnny Cake - One cup sweet milk, one cup wheat flour, one and one-half cups corn meal, one...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., November 30, 1881
Hornell, New York, USA (Hornellsville)
1895 - FAST FREIGHT WRECKED - Three Men and Ten Valuable Horses Were Killed.
Hornellsville, N. Y., May 13 - A bad wreck took place on the western division of the Erie three miles west of here. Fast freight No. 92 was thrown in the ditch by a broken wheel, and ten cars were... Read MORE...
Ticonderoga Sentinel - New York - May 16, 1895
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1895 - FAST FREIGHT WRECKED - Three Men and Ten Valuable Horses Were Killed.
Hornellsville, N. Y., May 13 - A bad wreck took place on the western division of the Erie three miles west of here. Fast freight No. 92 was thrown in the ditch by a broken wheel, and ten cars were... Read MORE...
Ticonderoga Sentinel - New York - May 16, 1895
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Corry, Pennsylvania, USA
1909 - CIRCUS SEATS FALL. Multitude of People Carried Down at Corry. Tent Catches Fire. A Panic Ensues an Several are Seriously Injured.
Spectators at Cole Brothers' Show Plunged Down When Benches Collapse
Babies and Women Lost in Confusion and List of Casualties May be Very Long
N. Y. Sun-Syracuse Herald - Special
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Syracuse Herald - Syracuse, New York - May 16, 1909
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1909 - CIRCUS SEATS FALL. Multitude of People Carried Down at Corry. Tent Catches Fire. A Panic Ensues an Several are Seriously Injured.
Spectators at Cole Brothers' Show Plunged Down When Benches Collapse
Babies and Women Lost in Confusion and List of Casualties May be Very Long
N. Y. Sun-Syracuse Herald - Special
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Syracuse Herald - Syracuse, New York - May 16, 1909
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1929 - Is Blamed For Clinic Tragedy at Cleveland
City Investigating Commission and State Fire Wardens Indicate Disaster Might Have Been Averted if the X-Ray Room Had Been Closed Off
Cleveland, O. - (AP) - The explosion that ripped through... Read MORE...
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - May 16, 1929
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1929 - Is Blamed For Clinic Tragedy at Cleveland
City Investigating Commission and State Fire Wardens Indicate Disaster Might Have Been Averted if the X-Ray Room Had Been Closed Off
Cleveland, O. - (AP) - The explosion that ripped through... Read MORE...
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - May 16, 1929
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Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1900 - A Millionaire of Worchester, Massachusetts Is Missing.
New York, May 16. - Chas. A Richardson, a millionaire manufacturer of Worcester, Massachusetts has been missing for five weeks. The police have searched for him everywhere without success. The story... Read MORE...
The Marion Star - Marion, Ohio - May 16, 1900
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1900 - A Millionaire of Worchester, Massachusetts Is Missing.
New York, May 16. - Chas. A Richardson, a millionaire manufacturer of Worcester, Massachusetts has been missing for five weeks. The police have searched for him everywhere without success. The story... Read MORE...
The Marion Star - Marion, Ohio - May 16, 1900
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for LadiesAvoid 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
Placerville, California, USA (Hangtown)
1910 PLACERVILLE, CAL., FIRE.
Placerville, Cal., May 16. - Fire which broke out in a barn in the center of town last night, destroyed the courthouse, and several business houses, entailing a loss of about $100,000.
The Ogden Standard - Ogden, Utah - May 16, 1910
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1910 PLACERVILLE, CAL., FIRE.
Placerville, Cal., May 16. - Fire which broke out in a barn in the center of town last night, destroyed the courthouse, and several business houses, entailing a loss of about $100,000.
The Ogden Standard - Ogden, Utah - May 16, 1910
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America - Did you know? 1848 - No Dueling AllowedAll public officials and attorneys in Kentucky must swear an oath that ...Read MORE...
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