Near this spot Confederate soldiers under the command of Col. W.H. Griffin captured the Union gunboats Wave and Granite City in the Battle of Calcasieu Pass, Cameron, Louisiana, on May 6, 1864....
Built in 1900 as the winter home of Isaac L. Ellwood (1833-1910), principal developer of barbed wire. Architects G. C. Nimmons and W. K. Fellows, of Chicago, designed the house in a...
John and Melinda Sparks and their family came to southeast Texas from Tennessee in 1838. They settled on the Jeremiah Mixon headright on Lake Sabine and later set aside land for a family burial...
In MemoryArthur Stilwell SmithFirst BirthFirst DeathIn Port ArthurMay 1896.Sparks Settlement CemeteryErected by Port Arthur Teen Canteen1948
John Delafose (1939-1994) Born in rural Duralde, John Delafose began playing fiddle as a child, eventually learning harmonica and finally accordion. He is best known for playing...
Amédé Ardoin, a Creole accordion player, laid the foundation for modern Creole and Cajun style music. He was known for his high pitched and expressive vocals. Growing up around Eunice and Mamou,...
English 1st Viscount Hall of Cynon Valley From Penrikyber Colliery to the House of Lords. Welsh Yr Is-iarll Hall Cwm Cynon cyntaf O Bwll Glo Penrikyber i Dŷ'r Arglwyddi.
The Hartford TimesFounded a weekly newspaper January 1, 1817, by Frederick Dunton Bolles and John Milton Niles. A champion of the party of the Constitution and reform in the state of Connecticut....
Settle in, folks, because we're about to talk about a plaque. #AlwaysReadThePlaque pic.twitter.com/fDDch5Gfp4— The ZAnon Conspiracy (@zxqwd) April 3, 2019
1799 1925 One Hundred Feet South Of This Spot, James Demint, The Founder Of Springfield, Built The First Cabin In The City. In 1803 He Completed The First Plat Of The City Erected By The...
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 1706 - 1790 THE CLASS OF 1930 AT ITS 50 TH REUNION HONORS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FOUNDER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA WHICH BEGAN AT THIS SITE IN 1749 AND WHICH IN 1779 BECAME...
DEEP SPACE STATION 43, 'BALLIMA' OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE HON. E. G. WHITLAM, Q.C., M.P., PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA ON 13TH APRIL, 1973 THE STATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN CO-OPERATION WITH...