Timeline of historic events from 1626 to 1968 across world and US
The passage lists dated events including Peter Minuit’s 1626 landfall on Manhattan, 1886 Haymarket riot, 1916 German submarine warfare limits, 1925 Geneva Protocol, 1932 Al Capone’s imprisonment, 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea, 1959 Grammys, 1961 Freedom Riders, and 1968 Oroville Dam dedication. It notes later spillway near-disaster in 2017.
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Peter Minuit
Manhattan Island
Haymarket Square
Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Geneva
al Capone
Atlanta
Capone
Alcatraz Island
Coral Sea
Pacific
Japan
Beverly Hilton
Domenico Modugno
Henry Mancini
Peter Gunn
Freedom Riders
Washington, D.C
Oroville
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Pat Brown
United States
Sierra Nevada Foothills
Notable Birthdays List
Lance Bass is 40 Hosni Mubarak is 91 George Will is 78 Jackie Jackson is 68 Will Arnett is 49 Chris Tomlin is 47.
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Hosni Mubarak
George Will
Jackie Jackson
Will Arnett
Chris Tomlin
School Bell Talk set in Zeeland at Old New Groningen
Zeeland Historical Society hosts the second School Bell Talk at Old New Groningen School House on Paw Paw Drive. At 10 a.m. on Friday May 10, local educator Jack Van Eden will present Fill't Up the History of Zeeland s Service Stations. He recalls his father ran a Sinclair gas station now where the splash park sits.
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The
Zeeland Historical Society
Groningen
Paw Paw Drive
Zeeland
Jack van Eden
van Eden
Sinclair
Marathon
Speedway
Historical Society
Resilience theme guiding Reach for the Stars gala
Olympic gymnast Jordyn Wieber addressed the Center for Women in Transition event stressing resilience over perfection. A DeWitt, Michigan native and 2012 Olympic gold medalist, sheolari testified against Larry Nassar in 2018, linking personal recovery to overcoming abuse in sports.
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Center For Women In Transition
Reach For the Stars
Jordyn Wieber
Wieber
DeWitt
Michigan
Larry Nassar
Michigan State University
Pinnacle Center
Hudsonville
Perrigo Foundation awards 90K for Allegan homelessness aid
The Perrigo Foundation donates 90000 to two Allegan County programs, Homeless Assistance Program and Allegan Homeless Solutions. A $40000 grant funds a full time case manager for outreach and services, while $50000 provides gap funding for temporary housing, utilities, and food.
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Foundation
Perrigo Company
Allegan County
Michigan
Homeless Assistance Program
Allegan Homeless Solutions
Perrigo Company Charitable Foundation
Mark Witte
Allegan
AHS Board
Theresa Bray
Perrigo Foundation
Tom Farrington
EVP
Perrigo
Perrigo Charitable Foundation
Aneka Ingold wins first Bennett Prize for women painters
Aneka Ingold, a Grand Valley State University alumna with an MFA from Kendall, has been named the Bennett Prize winner. The Muskegon Museum of Art exhibition Rising Voices opened tonight, with a $25,000 annual prize for two years to support her solo show planned for 2021 and a touring exhibition.
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Aneka Ingold
Ingold
Grand Valley State University
Kendall College
Muskegon Museum of Art
Muskegon
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Holland Interurban
Central Avenue
Warm Friend
Lance Bass
Sentinel Staff
Sarah Heth
Sentinel
Bennett Prize
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