First English Child Born on Roanoke Island
On 1587 Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents born in what is now Roanoke Island North Carolina marking a notable early colonial milestone in American history.
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1998
Page
1
On 1587 Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents born in what is now Roanoke Island North Carolina marking a notable early colonial milestone in American history.
HBOs The Rat Pack sparks Tina Sinatras complaint over portrayal of Frank Sinatra as a hard drinking mob-connected womanizer. Actor Joe Mantegna says the movie a love letter with blemishes. cast includes Ray Liotta as Sinatra Angus Macfadyen Lawford Don Cheadle Davis Jr and Bishop. Venus Williams aims to be a fashion designer after tennis. the 18-year-old and sister Serena remain top players challenging the sport with power and daring.
Herald Journal corrects a Saturday racing date for Frozen Ocean Motocross Park in Niles. Races start at 7 pm this Saturday. Also provides Syracuse Newsfree info line numbers for public telephone services and regional listings for access.
Four of the original seven Mercury astronauts are living. Scott Carpenter aged 73 resides in New York and Vail Colorado. Gordon Cooper Jr aged 77 lives in Van Nuys California. Walter Schirra aged 75 lives in Rancho Santa Fe California. John Glenn Jr aged 77 is a US senator from Ohio. Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom are deceased. Deke Slayton died in 1993.
Dr Bennett Derby a neurology expert on boxing injuries died in New York after a cancer battle. He warned of concussion risks after Willie Classen’s death and pushed for stricter boxing safety. Davina Thompson the first known triple transplant patient died in London from lung disease twelve years after her operation. Frederick Knubal Columbia University spokesman died in New York after a cycling crash.
Obituaries list includes Edward Barch 73 Mildread Brown 84 Francis L Calkins BC Joseph P Coleman 66 Sylva 4 Danton 77 Ruth Devorsetz 96 Robert M Foor 74 Emily Jadus 82 Eleanor K Jamieson 85 Hugh T Kellogg 65 Mary K Laseski 94 Louis A Mentillo 85 Jane FR Moore 62 Alfreda M Mortis 87 Irene R Nowinski 83 George E Nyman 86 Norman R Parker 82 Martha Pearce 84 Eugene Pearse 85 Charlotte M Powell 83 Frances L Read 42 James L Sawyer 89 Franklin E Schumm 78 Wanda K Soboleski John C Thompson 55 Herold C Walden 79 Rev John Wolfe 75 featured on obituary page C4.
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