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Funding approved to restore King Louis XVI statue in Louisville
11+ min ago (455+ words) A piece of Louisville history could soon return to downtown. A Metro Council committee has approved funding to restore the statue of King Louis XVI, which once stood at Sixth and Jefferson streets outside Metro Hall. The monument was vandalized…...
‘We were being clobbered’: A look back at the infamous blizzard that blanketed Winnipeg 60 years ago
13+ min ago (802+ words) Sixty years ago, a 19-year-old Chuck McCoy clocked in for his overnight radio show on Winnipeg's CKY-FM. It was his first radio gig. He was then DJing the coveted midnight to seven a.m. show under the name Merv Clark, playing top…...
Lessons on courage, character, the Battle of Thermopylae
23+ min ago (954+ words) I am 80 years old and worry about my memory. Sometimes " when I write about my past " I worry if my "facts" are accurate. In this regard some of my readers may recall a recent column about Hans Speidel. Several months…...
Choctaw code talkers to be honored at Veterans Memorial Park in Fort Worth
26+ min ago (399+ words) Native American soldiers who pioneered using their Choctaw language to transmit encrypted messages during World War I will be honored in Fort Worth's Veterans Memorial Park." The Texas Historical Commission, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the city's parks and…...
Tyler History Center in Youngstown presents 'The Idora Park Experience'
31+ min ago (28+ words) YOUNGSTOWN- The Tyler History Center in Youngstown has opened its latest exhibit that showcases pieces from a beloved Mahoning Valley landmark. 'The Idora Park Experience' features stories and ......
This Day in History - March 4, 1933
50+ min ago (116+ words) This Day in History - March 4, 1933WYMT (WYMT) - Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd President of the United States. He inherited the challenging duty of reviving the country during the Great Depression and served until his death in 1945. Man wanted for…...
This Day in History: Spanish flu pandemic begins in 1918
59+ min ago (69+ words) This Day in History: Spanish flu pandemic begins in 1918WSMV This Day in History: Spanish flu pandemic begins in 1918 This Day in history: 25 killed in 2020 tornado outbreak This Day in History: Modern-day Mardi Gras celebration in 1827 This Day in History: Johnny…...
Poland, in a first, returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece that were stolen by Nazis
1+ hour ago (361+ words) JTA " A trove of sacred Jewish objects from Greece that was stolen by the Nazis and displaced for decades in Poland is finally heading back home. Poland returned 91 religious and ceremonial artifacts to the Greek government at a ceremony in…...
Did You Know? The Origins of Calexico High School
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (418+ words) A Century of Growth: The History of Calexico High School The Calexico Union High School District was established in 1910, becoming the fifth high school in the Imperial Valley. That same year, a $10,000 bond was approved for the construction of the…...
Arkansas history on display at Old State House Museum
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (53+ words) Arkansas history on display at Old State House Museum'thv11.com Arkansas history on display at Old State House Museum To stream THV11 on your phone, you need the THV11 app. Download the THV11 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here…...