Chappaquiddick

On July 19, 1969 at 12:50 am, a car being driven by Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy takes a wrong turn on Chappaquiddick Island and accidentally plunges into the water off of Dyke Bridge. Kennedy survives, but his passenger, campaign aide Mary Jo Kopechne is trapped and drowns in the vehicle. This incident would ultimately end Ted Kennedy's bid for the U.S. Presidency.

April Fools Day Storm (1997)

On April 1, 1997 this image of Melrose, Massachusetts shows one of the worst snowstorms in New England history.

Bold Defiance 1936

The lone person in this large crowd who refused to give the Nazi salute.

Could The Mystery Be Finally Solved?

Yesterday, an article authored by Richard L. Jantz, Professor Emeritus and Director Emeritus at the University of Tennessee Forensic Anthropology Center, was released regarding the Amelia Earhart mystery. It tells of recent studies of the skeletal remains recovered on Nikumaroro Island in the South Pacific as having a 99% probability of  being those of the long lost aviator.

Tighar, (The International Group For Historic Aircraft Recovery), a non-profit organization that has been searching for Earhart for the past 29 years, features detailed and fascinating reports on their never ending quest to solve this mystery.  The entire press release can be viewed at Tighar's website https://tighar.org

John Mahoney

(1940 - 2017) 

'Bridge of No Return'

On December 23, 1968, the crew of the USS Pueblo is pictured crossing into South Korea after being held captive for 11 months. On January 23 of that year, the Pueblo was attacked off the Korean coast and seized by North Korea. The ship remains in Pyongyang, North Korea, where it serves as a propaganda attraction.

Hume-Fogg Academic High School

Hume-Fogg Academic High School, located in Nashville, TN, is the nation's oldest operating high school. Opened in 1855 as Hume High School, it was Nashville's first. The city's second high school, Fogg High School, was built directly adjacent to Hume in 1875. In 1912, the two schools merged and continue to this day to provide quality education to its' students.  The school was listed on the National Registry of Historic Places on October 16, 1974.

It Would Eventually Fall

The Berlin Wall being built in 1961.

They Served With Honor

In this letter written by Elaine Harmon, a WWII female pilot, she states her wishes to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Because of an Army policy barring WWII women pilots from being buried at Arlington, Harmon's ashes remain in a closet in her home while her family battles to change the policy. Harmon died last April at the age of 95.

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Despite being reduced to pieces, these giant redwoods still outsize the lumberjacks who brought them down. This picture was taken in Humboldt County California in 1915.