This Week in History Highlights 1861 to 1927
A compact brief lists key historical milestones from 1861 to 1927. It chronicles Jefferson Davis’s six year term in 1861, Los Angeles fire losses in 1990, Obama’s 2012 reelection, Dewey and Lincoln election events, 1889 statehood, 1994 Senate and House shifts, the 1965 Northeast blackout, Berlin Wall opening, Marines founding in 1775, Memorial opening in 1982, Brezhnev’s death in 1980s, Mayflower settlers signing in 1620, 1889 state addition, Typhoid Mary’s death, Bay Bridge opening, Stalin’s rise, and Trotsky’s expulsion.
Roswell Library Promotes Mango Languages Access
Roswell Public Library offers free Mango Languages courses via library card login or guest access. About 70 language options including English for foreign language speakers are available online or through the Mango app for iOS and Android. Amanda Davis notes Neil Gaiman’s works and library value. the piece highlights his novels and essays and library reading advocacy for youth and storytelling.
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Mango
Roswell-Nm
Nei. Gaiman
Robert Briggs
Lettie Hempstock
Gaiman
Shadow
England
United States
Roswell Parks Offer 31 Venues for Daily Visits and Recreation
Roswell city hosts 31 municipal parks spanning 627 acres with 11 miles of trails and multiple facilities. The piece highlights Spring River Park and Zoo once Peppermint Park, Cahoon Park’s long history, a POW/MIA viewing space, and a walking trail linking zoo, downtown, Cahoon Park, and Bird Sanctuary. It notes diverse sites from softball to dog parks and splash pads, plus Rae Roswell International Air Center areas, ending with a call to explore parks via roswell-rm.gov.
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Roswell
Spring River
East College
Peppermint Park
Spring River Park
Cahoon Park
Pennsylvania Ave
Zoo
College and Atkinson
Old Roswell
Cahoon
J. Kenneth Smith
Sycamore Avenue
Enchanted Lands Park
Berrendo Park
Berrendo Road
Atkinson Avenue
Linda Vista Park
Delicado
Monterrey Drives
Charlie McVay
Bert Murphy
Hondo Park
East Second Street
South Elm Avenue
Melendez
South Garden Avenue
East Reed Street
Carpenter
Baumann
Babe Ruth
Roswell International Air Center
Alice Reischman Smith
Air Center Park
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Jefferson Davis
Universal Studios
California
Barack Obama
Mitt
Franklin
Thomas E. Dewey
L. Douglas Wilder
David N. Dinkins
New York City
Abraham Lincoln
George B. McClellan
Montana
Senate
House
Earth
Boston
Canada
East Germany
Berlin Wall
U.S
Continental Congress
Washington, D.C
Leonid I. Brezhnev
International
Massachusetts
Washington
Mary Mallon
North Brother Island
New York
East River
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Josef Stalin
Soviet Union
Leon Trotsky
Communist Party
Roswell Public
Amanda Davis
Roswell Public Library
A.davis
Amanda
Davis
Curtis Michaels
Gaven Lyons
Brylee
Mary Huskey
Nathan Borbas
Rick
Rick Borbas
Roswell Recreation Center
Missouri Ave
Curtis M. Michaels
Alizae Ruiz
Washington Avenue
Advertiser
Manny Gonzalez
Addirector
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