Monroe Tributes Through the Decades on July 25
Glancing Backward compiles anniversaries and notable events from 1903 to 1963 centered on Monroe. Entries note births, scholarships, drownings, business changes, fairs, floods, and notable deaths across multiple decades with names and places in Monroe and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Legault
Ann Arbor
Mich
Legault
Jane Calder
Monroe
Kenneth Krattiger
Europe
United States
Mexico
United States of America
University of Mississippi
Jack Huntington
Darlington
Beardsley’s Lake
Monroe’s Square
Tracy Furniture Store
West Side of Square
Western Auto
East Side of Square
Thorp Finance Corp
Leader
Orla J. Tracy
C. L. Chambers
Green County Fair
Municipal Pool
New Glarus
Yellowstone Park
Shoshone Valley
U.S. Forest Preserve
Hurley
Ray A. Young
Florence Karlen
Louise Twining
Daisy Bridge
Gollmar Brothers
Ezra Blumer
Wisconsin
Madison
Atlanta
J. H. Berkey
Mary Berkey
Marionville
Leo XIII
Rome
First Chinese mission arrives in Washington in 1878
A Chinese diplomatic mission reached Washington on this date in 1878 marking the earliest official contact between China and the United States in a formal diplomatic exchange. The visit set a precedent for future bilateral relations and trade discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Melvin Purvis
FBI
Roger Touhy
Chicago
William Hamm Jr
St. Louis
Touhy
Elkhorn
Auction
Andrea Doria
New England
National Assembly
Tunisia
Nabisco
New York
California
Thompson
Duncan Hines
Folger’s CofFee
Heinz
Bright & Early
Iw, MI
DR. Gaumont
Kraft Parkay
KRAFT
Macaroni
Pack
IGA
IGT
Maxwell House
IGA UR
Phepires
Folger’s
IGA Rak
Franks
USDA
Schweigert
Bologna