Passenger service opens under English Channel
Eurostar trains began undersea service linking Paris London and Brussels with two daily round trips and hourly departures as high speed trains reached up to 187 mph in the tunnel. Fares ranged from 152 to 311 dollars with children discounts and advance booking benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Channel
Paris
London
Brussels
Gare du Nord
Calais
France
Felkestone
England
Mara Roth
New York
Tiger kills keeper at private London park
At Howletts park Bekesbourne on Britain's east coast a keeper cleaning a tiger enclosure was mauled to death by Balkash a male Siberian tiger. Trevor Smith 33 was killed in front of visitors as another keeper beat the animal away. The incident follows four deaths in Aspinall owned parks over 14 years including a 1980 tiger killing and a 1984 elephant death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Aspinall
Trevor Smith
Howletts Park
Bekesbourne
Britain
Balkash
Port Lympne
Aspinall
State GOP closing in on Democrats
Maryland politics tilts toward a two party dynamic as GOP gains at local and legislative levels emerge amid voter concerns over crime taxes and economy. Democrats win statewide races and keep urban dominance, while moderate leaders like Sarbanes Hoyer and Cardin excel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
GOP
Parris Glendening
Ellen Sauerbrey
Joyce L. Terhes
Baltimore
Patricia Florestano
The
University of Baltimore
Paul Sarbanes
Steny Hoyer
Benjamin Cardin
Baltimore County
Register of Wills
Harford County
Anne Arundel County
House of Delegates
Baltimore City
Prince George's
Montgomery
D. Bruce Poole
Washington County
Atlantis lands in California ending 11 day shuttle mission
Atlantis and six astronauts touched down at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 7:34 a.m. PST after an 11 day atmospheric research mission. Weather in Florida threatened a Kennedy Space Center landing, with Tropical Storm Gordon passing nearby. The Desert landing capped a 4.55 million mile voyage, the seventh and final shuttle flight of 1994.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Atlantis
California
Mojave Desert
Gordon
Florida
Donald McMonagle
Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy
Desert Landing Strip
Help change a life this Thanksgiving
Frederick Union Rescue Mission invites support this Thanksgiving through donations and volunteering. The note lists contact details and a P O Box in Frederick Maryland for ongoing outreach and aid programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Two Children Die in Maryland House Fire
In Hagerstown area police say two children aged 13 and 5 died in a Sunday night blaze at a home east of the city. Their mother Sheilia Ferguson was hospitalized in Baltimore with facial burns and smoke inhalation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Hagerstown
David Puffenbarger
Charles Justice
Sheilia Ferguson
University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center
Baltimore
Bob Thomas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pierre Balmain
Annapolis
Carmack
Carmack-Jays
N. Market ST
West, Frederick, MD
Jay
Turkey
Ewspaper Agre
Mission Control
NASA
Space Agency
Mir
Mae Ae
AME
Civsta
Ordag 407
Glessner
E. Patrick St
Wva
Fem Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
FDIC
Fém
Bache
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!