This Day In History Highlights Key Events
Continentals fled to York in 1777 as British forces advanced. In 1846 William Morton used ether as anesthesia for tooth extraction. 1955 James Dean died in a two car crash near Cholame. 1962 James Meredith entered Ole Miss under federal escort, sparking deadly riots. 1982 NBC premiered the Cheers comedy series.
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York
Boston
William Morton
Lhalit Cuchtus
James Dean
Cholame
Calif
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
Nbc-Tv
Hundreds turn in weapons in Benghazi and Tripoli
Hundreds of Libyans converged in Benghazi and Tripoli to hand over weapons after a call from the Libyan chiefs of staff. Organizers said over 800 people at Benghazi and 600-plus weapons were collected including anti-aircraft guns and rocket launchers as the government pushes militias to disband or join a joint command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benghazi
Libya
Tripoli
U.S
Libya al Hurra
Free Libya
Ahmed Salem
Moussa Omr
Gaddafi
National Army
Martyrs
Virginia zoo director convicted in wallaby death
Virginia news reports Reston Zoo director Meghan Mogensen of Silver Spring Md found guilty of animal cruelty for drowning an injured wallaby after a one day trial. She received 30 days in jail and a fine surpassing 1000 dollars. authorities say she euthanized the animal but a doctor found drowning evidence. Her attorney plans an appeal.
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Eston
Reston Zoo
Meghan Mogensen
Silver Spring
Mogensen
Eric Mogensen
AutumnFest draws big crowd in Princeton with pie eaters and bands
McKinney wins Bantam Weight MMA title defense as crowds gather for AutumnFest events. Local bands, pumpkin pie cookoff and new pumpkin treats draw attendees. The Health & Fitness Center tops scarecrow fundraisers. City National Bank wins popular vote. 5K winners include Zack Beckett and Erica Morgan. Volunteers from Bluefield State College nursing program assist with flu shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
West Virginia
Valerie Hendricks
Princeton
Hendricks
Natasha Culver
City National Bank
Culver
Princeton Health & Fitness Center
Zack Beckett
Michael Canterbury
Justin Snyder
Erica Morgan
Jillian Sawyers
Jennifer Hall
Mercer Street
Patricia Wilson
Princeton Rotary Club
Princeton Community Hospital
Bluefield State College Nursing Program
Rick Puckett
PCH
Robert Farley
Princeton-Mercer County
Burke's Garden festival recalls valley's historic past
Narrows of Burke's Garden hosts a fall festival with living historians, Native American sites dating back 10 000 years, and a frontier camp. The event features Suzuki Strings of Appalachia, a Varmint display from the Crab Orchard Museum, and a look at James Burke and James Patterson surveying in the 1600s. More than 60 vendors drew crowds as traffic clogged the scenic byway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Bell
Bell
Target Stores
Donna
Tazewell County
Burke’s Garden
Tazewell
Suzuki Strings
Appalachia
James Burke
James Patterson
Burke
Burke’s
Cindy Nicholson
Nicholson
Crab Orchard
Charlotte Whited
Mercer County Agriculture Museum opens in Princeton
A ribbon cutting marked the opening of Mercer County Agriculture Museum in Princeton housed in the Virginian Railway Express structure. Frank Nash credited local volunteers and groups including the Farm Bureau and Knights of Columbus for moving and building the wooden building and funding the project. The museum displays over 350 artifacts highlighting Mercer County farming traditions and a tour drew about 75 attendees, including Luieco Lawson who recalled farming and mining days.
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City of
Princeton
Frank Nash
Mercer County Farm Bureau
Mercer County Agriculture Museum
Virginian Railway
Nash
Doug Freeman
Mercer County
Mercer County Commission
Joe Coburn
Karen Disibbio
John Anderson
Knights of Columbus
Reed Wheley
Whitey Beckett
Paul Canterbury
Farm Bureau
Luieco Lawson
Gardner Road
Freeman McKinney
Robert “Sonny” McMillan
Lawson
Windmill Gap
WVU makes Big 12 debut with record catch by Austin
West Virginia beat Baylor in a homecoming boasting a new WVU single game record 14 receptions by Austin. The event celebrated the conference move with XII branding and striped stadiums as fans eyed a Big 12 debut that featured national poll talk and Texas road trips to Austin and Lubbock before rematches at Morgantown.
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Austin
WVU
West Virginia University
Mountaineer Field
Alterna
Mountaineers
Bears
West Virginia
Associated Press
USA Today
Baylor
Holgorsen
Es Baylor
Doug Rigg
Mountaineer Illustrated
Gene Smith
John Raby
Stedman Bailey
State of Texas
Texas Longhorns
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Morgantown
Kansas State
Texas Christian
Hobgersen
Oklahoma State
Big East
Texas
Ont
Tom Bone
Tbone
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A-1
Randolph Thompson
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Thompson
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline.com
Princeton Railroad Museum
Agricultural Museum
Ralph Repass
Bill Caffee
American Block
Jack Fredeking
Joe Stafford
Crumpler
McMillan
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