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This Day in History: Continental Congress adopted U. S. flag design in 1777
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (46+ words) Action News 5 First Alert: Eric's Saturday night weather update [6/13/2026] First Alert: Eric's Saturday evening weather update [6/13/2026] One hospitalized after struck by vehicle in Castalia Heights area...
This Day in History: Memphis placed under martial law after Union takeover
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (55+ words) Action News 5 This Day in History: Memphis placed under martial law after Union takeover Heal the Hood Foundation hosts youth basketball camp Memphis Restaurant Association urges city council to approve Auto Zone Park upgrades FIFA World Cup watch parties draw…...
National Civil Rights Museum unveils new institute in honor of late civil rights leader
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (229+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The National Civil Rights Museum has launched a new educational institute grounded in the teachings and philosophy of the late civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. The new Bayard Rustin Institute will be a permanent addition to the…...
This Day in History: First American walks in space
1+ week, 6+ day ago (57+ words) Action News 5 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On this day in 1965, the first American completed a spacewalk. Astronaut Edward White II performed the spacewalk as part of the Gemini 4 mission. White was connected to the spacecraft by two lines for the duration…...
Fighting for the Forgotten: Memphis woman works to restore neglected historic Black cemetery in Cordova
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (556+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis woman is doing everything she can to honor the dozens of people buried in an overgrown and neglected historic Black cemetery in Cordova " including her own family. Carrie Louise Pinson moved back to Memphis from…...
This Day in History: Memphis leaders laid groundwork for University of Memphis in 1909
2+ week, 6+ day ago (101+ words) Action News 5 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On May 27, 1909, Memphis leaders took the first major step toward creating what would eventually become the University of Memphis. Business and education leaders met at the Goodwyn Institute to push for a teacher training school…...
This Day in History: Bonnie and Clyde killed in police ambush in 1934
3+ week, 3+ day ago (67+ words) Action News 5 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On May 23, 1934, famous outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were killed by police officers. Authorities from Texas and Louisiana ambushed the duo on a Louisiana highway. In the years before their deaths, the two embarked…...
This Day in History: The Wright brothers patent their flight machine
3+ week, 4+ day ago (126+ words) Action News 5 This Day in History: The Wright brothers patent their flight machine Action News 5's Jared Thomas gives updates ahead of Memorial Day weekend travel Memphis Police celebrates largest recruit graduation in a decade Registration open for breast cancer…...
National Civil Rights Museum celebrates new, expanded exhibits
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (70+ words) Action News 5 National Civil Rights Museum celebrates new, expanded exhibits First Alert: Eric's Saturday evening weather update [5/16/2026] Haywood Graduation weekend changes to focus on safety Man arrested after Brownsville search turns up drugs, weapons, Task Force says World Champion Barbecue…...
National Civil Rights Museum reopens expanded Legacy Experience honoring MLK's lasting impact
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (213+ words) Action News 5 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The National Civil Rights Museum is reopening its newly expanded Legacy Experience, giving visitors a deeper look at how the civil rights movement evolved after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination and how that…...
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