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!
Easter Sunday Protests Mar Joyful Holiday Observances
Easter parades and church services across cities included prayers and celebrations while protests and violence surfaced. In New York, tens of thousands joined a Fifth Avenue march led by Mayor Koch and Governor Carey, with a Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral. Central Park’s Easter egg hunt was canceled after a large crowd caused injuries. Other sites held services atop Stone Mountain, Georgia, and at Hidden Peak near Salt Lake City. Sunrise services occurred in California and at Mt. Rubidoux. A Delmarva Easter parade featured a disco show and hula hoop contest. At Malmstrom AFB in Montana anti nuclear protesters were arrested after demonstrations at the gate. A 15-year-old in Port Orchard, Washington, rented out rabbits for Easter income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ed Koch
Hugh Carey
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Terence Cooke
Cooke
Central Park
New York
Georgia
Stone Mountain
Atlanta
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Hidden Peak
Salt Lake City
California
Hollywood Bowl
Mt. Rubidieux
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Great Falls
Mont
Malmstrom Air Force Base