Niagara Falls Daredevils Lussier and Hill Remembered
The article recalls Jean Lussier and Major Lloyd Hill, famed Niagara River daredevils. It covers Lussier’s 1928 homemade rubber ball plunge and Hill’s whirlpool drum trip, noting their fame, exploits, arrests, and deaths as the era of daredevil stunts faded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lussier
Jean Lussier
Major Lloyd Hill
Eanother
Niagara Falls
The
Falls
Akron
Ohio
Niagara River
Lloyd Hill
Ned
Hill
Niagara
Trial place correction for Wirz case in 20th century history
The Andersonville Trial did not occur at the Corcoran Art Gallery site now reopened as the Renwick Gallery. Instead, according to the American Automobile Association, the trial was held in the Court of Claims a few blocks away, correcting popular misplacements in histories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wirz
Andersonville
Corcoran Art Gallery
Smithsonian Institution
Renwick Gallery of Arts, Crafts and Design
American Automobile Association
Court of Claims
Ductile Gold Wire Can Reach 35 Miles From One Ounce
Gold is so ductile that a single ounce can be stretched into a wire about 35 miles long, illustrating remarkable malleability.
County Declared Economic Disaster in Long Island
HAUPPAUGE New York Safford County stretching from Nassau to Montauk Point has been named an employment disaster area by the federal government. The designation makes relief funds and loans available under the Public Works and Economic Development Act for projects from sewers and roads to tourism facilities and research laboratories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hauppauge
N.Y
Safford County
Nassau County
Montauk Point
Long Island
Public Works and Economic Development Act
Colorful era of danger and daring fades from tourism
The fragment recalls a bygone period when hazards and thrill drew travelers, noting that the era is now gone and attractions and adventurous spirit have faded from that tourist scene.
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Niagara Gorge
Queen Victoria
Witliam (Red) i Jr
Horsehow Falls
Heck Lomark
Sohio
Minit Man
Central Avenue
Grimes
Middletown
Ee Gate
ST. Louis Cardinals
FBI
SUN
Louisville
Outgomery
Jack’s Corner
Oxford
Preble County National Bank
Eaton
Riverfront Stadium
Stretch Terry Coverall
S.M.L
McAlpin's
Triants & Toddiers
Avion
McAlpin’s Infants Furniture
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