Sara Christian's 13th-place finish in the 1949 NASCAR points standings remain the best by a woman in NASCAR’s premier series. Christian's fifth-place finish in the October 1949 event at Heidelberg ...
On April 8, 1949, Kathy Fiscus, 3, fell into an abandoned well in San Marino. The resulting rescue attempt gripped Southern California. Television stations KTLA and KTTV broadcast live coverage of the ...
It’s been 75 years since 3-year-old Kathy Fiscus fell into a well in San Marino and her attempted rescue transfixed the nation. On April 8, 1949, Kathy had been running around her family’s backyard, ...
It was a gala event. It was the opening night of a new facility on the west edge of Grand Island that was ready to offer a new form of family entertainment. The date was Friday, June 24, 1949. It was ...
On Thursday, September 4 I had the honor of participating in a panel discussion entitled “The Peekskill Riots: Then & Now.” The panel was part of an ongoing program that was inaugurated in 2024 by a ...
John Waide, a retired archivist at the St. Louis University library, is a key expert on the St. Louis exorcism of 1949. The Roman Catholic rite, performed by a priest over a 14-year-old boy, really ...
In our Uniquely stories, CDT journalists celebrate what we love most about Centre County, its history & culture. Read more. Story idea? [email protected]. On Oct. 23, 1949, an estimated ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Mary Cariola Center celebrated its 75th anniversary on Sunday at its “Party Like it’s 1949” event. It featured live music, food, trivia, and raffles at Lovin’ Cup restaurant. In ...