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Today in History: July 12, Disco Demolition Night
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (112+ words) Baltimore Sun If Orioles are sellers, these 9 players could be dealt at trade deadline Chick-fil-A pulls out of planned Westminster location Health officials warn of parasitic intestinal illness outbreak Restaurateur faces suits for unpaid rent after citing safety concerns in…...
Tosca the cat spent decade living in tunnels under Dover Castle
14+ hour, 45+ min ago (725+ words) Tosca spent a decade living and roaming beneath Dover Castle A cat that spent 10 years living in the tunnels beneath Dover Castle arrived there in 1948 to catch mice but ended up having a pampered life. Curators said Tosca, whose full…...
From medicine to music hall, these Glaswegians are the greatest
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (903+ words) Glaswegians have changed the world in a multitude of ways. In science and sport, medicine and music, design, the arts, politics and more, men and women from the city have made their mark in many different and dramatic ways. As…...
Today in History: July 7, ‘Three Tenors’ perform before FIFA World Cup final
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (385+ words) Today is Tuesday, July 7, the 188th day of 2026. There are 177 days left in the year. On July 7, 1990, the first “Three Tenors” concert took place as opera stars Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras performed amid the brick ruins of Rome’s…...
Black Music Kept the Minutes of America’s 250 Years
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1436+ words) Shatter the Standards Black Music Kept the Minutes of America’s 250 Years Five hundred schoolchildren in segregated Jacksonville sang “Lift Every Voice” before the country ever heard it; the music Black people made since is the fullest record of the republic’s…...
The Womb of Jazz: How Culture Built America Before Government
1+ week, 2+ day ago (808+ words) lobservateur.com The Womb of Jazz: How Culture Built America Before Government Published 11:57 am Friday, July 3, 2026 By Gary C. Watson, Jr., and Don Bartholomew, acclaimed music and event producer, and son of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dave Bartholomew. As America…...
'Best kept secret:' Hayesville Opera House turns 140 years old in 2026
1+ week, 3+ day ago (553+ words) HAYESVILLE — It’s a big year for birthdays. Use code CELEBRATE50 at checkout America will celebrate its 250th birthday July 4. The Hayesville Opera House — one of the “best kept secrets in Ashland County” as described by Dave Roepke — is celebrating its 140th year of…...
Big Apple's Jazz Age highlights
1+ week, 5+ day ago (393+ words) Tuesday, June 30th, 2026 “Hidden Histories of Jazz Age New York, From the Suppressed to the Strange,” by Jonathan Ezra Goldman. “Be careful in New York, Katie, the streets are filled with gangsters and tommy guns shooting up the streets.” Katie Connelly,…...
Shell Rock Community Trust gifts grant to Shell Rock Historical Society
1+ week, 5+ day ago (341+ words) The Shell Rock Community Trust recently granted $13,218 to the Shell Rock Historical Society for capital improvements. The mission of the Society is to preserve history for future generations of Shell Rock residents. The 1920s Craftsman-style house, located across from Shell Rock…...
News - Entire Carbonized Herculaneum Scroll Virtually Unwrapped
1+ week, 6+ day ago (115+ words) News June 29, 2026 Digs & Discoveries July/August 2025 Excavations in northern Greece are revealing the world that shaped the future king Survivors of the infamous disaster rebuilt their lives on the ashes of the a.d. 79 eruption Discovering the surprising inspirations behind Homer’s great…...