July 2010 | History

Saturday, July 31, 2010

“Living history on display at Cincinnati Museum Center” plus 3 more

Living history on display at Cincinnati Museum Center
Bernard Hickey: Dull inflation history predicts future of mortgages
History center programs tell Olmsted County's tales
History lessons on tap at American House through mid-September

Living history on display at Cincinnati Museum Center

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 04:38 PM PDT

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - An integral part of American history is now on display at a local museum. The exhibit highlights a time when one half of America celebrated a new-found freedom from a tyrannical leader, while the other half remained shackled in slavery.

Bernard Hickey: Dull inflation history predicts future of mortgages

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 01:14 PM PDT

Academic debates about history and economics send most people to sleep very quickly. But what if you could be more confident about fixing or floating your mortgage by knowing who would win these debates?For millions of New Zealanders...

History center programs tell Olmsted County's tales

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 06:18 AM PDT

The History Center of Olmsted County will hold a series of familyoriented history programs in August that are bound together by a single unifying theme: It's history that all took place in Olmsted County.

History lessons on tap at American House through mid-September

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:57 PM PDT

DEARBORN HEIGHTS American House Senior Living Communities have announced the offering of free informational, interactive classes on basic American history at 16 of its communities throughout southeast Michigan.

Friday, July 30, 2010

“History of violence” plus 3 more

History of violence
Family History Center at LDS to be closed in August
The History Channel -- Sketchy Coverage of Energy
History lessons on tap at American House through mid-September

History of violence

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 04:25 PM PDT

Djilali Hadjzi was a tenant of Metropolitan Housing Trust and had a history of physical violence and threats towards his family. In 2006, he left his wife and moved from the property but the violence continued and in 2007, Mr Hadjzis wife and children moved out.

Family History Center at LDS to be closed in August

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:37 PM PDT

The Family History Center at the LDS Chapel on Oregon Street will be closed for the month of August starting next Monday, August 2, and will reopen on Wednesday, September 1.

The History Channel -- Sketchy Coverage of Energy

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 11:32 AM PDT

The History Channel ran a very interesting show on energy last night, featuring a couple of college professors who took the audience through everything from the basic concept of Conservation of Energy, through to applications in astrophysics; at a certain level, it was really very well done.

History lessons on tap at American House through mid-September

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 11:27 AM PDT

“Making history: Voters will say yay or nay Tuesday on future of the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History” plus 3 more

Making history: Voters will say yay or nay Tuesday on future of the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History
Today in History, Today is Today is Today is Saturday, July 24. , 2010
History's Top Shot Shooter is Gunning for the Win!
Family history of male breast cancer leads to high perception of risk

Making history: Voters will say yay or nay Tuesday on future of the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 03:45 AM PDT

Mark Delikta, of Freeland-based Bay Area Specialty Flooring, installs fine porcelain tiles in June for a mosaic in the shape of Saginaw County in front of the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History, 500 Federal in Saginaw. Jeff Schrier |...

Today in History, Today is Today is Today is Saturday, July 24. , 2010

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 01:58 AM PDT

Today's Highlight in History: On July 24th, 1959, during a visit to Moscow, Vice President Richard Nixon engaged in his famous ''Kitchen Debate'' with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.

History's Top Shot Shooter is Gunning for the Win!

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Iain Harrison, of New Energy Works Timberframers takes center stage in the History channel hit show, Top Shot. The show pits 16 of Americas most skilled marksmen against each other, testing their sharp-shooting skill, from pistols and rifles to long bows and knives. Will this timber framer win the title of Top Shot and take home the $100,000 prize?

Family history of male breast cancer leads to high perception of risk

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:55 PM PDT

Washington, July 30 : People with a family history of male breast cancer perceive themselves to be at higher risk of developing the disease than patients with a family history of female breast cancer, says a new study.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

“History shows Rox shouldn't be sellers” plus 3 more

History shows Rox shouldn't be sellers
History Ctr. displays Farnsworth items
History lessons on tap at American House through mid-September
History Enters 3D Orbit With DirecTV

History shows Rox shouldn't be sellers

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 06:27 PM PDT

History shows Rox shouldn't be sellers

History Ctr. displays Farnsworth items

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 11:25 AM PDT

The History Center is now displaying Philo T Farnsworth items that it acquired from the recent closing of the Farnsworth exhibit at National Military History Center in Auburn.

History lessons on tap at American House through mid-September

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 10:08 AM PDT

History Enters 3D Orbit With DirecTV

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:32 AM PDT

History will deliver its first stereoscopic 3D broadcast on July 30, by airing an enhanced version of the fifth season premiere of The Universe on DirecTV.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

“Family history 'a work of the heart,' Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander says” plus 3 more

Family history 'a work of the heart,' Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander says
COLUMN: How much history can you cram into a 17 x 17 foot room
History Workshop In Staunton
History lessons on tap at American House through mid-September

Family history 'a work of the heart,' Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander says

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 04:22 PM PDT

PROVO Far more than merely identifying ancestors' names, "family history really is a work of the heart," an emeritus...

COLUMN: How much history can you cram into a 17 x 17 foot room

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:21 PM PDT

Just how much history can you cram into a 17 x 17 foot room? The South Carolina Room at the Marion County Library is crammed full. We have over 3,000 books, as well as a vertical file full of historic places, individual biographies, family histories, as well as information about ...

History Workshop In Staunton

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:01 PM PDT

Teachers from all parts of Virginia came to Staunton's Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library�for ideas on motivating their history students.

History lessons on tap at American House through mid-September

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:02 PM PDT

Monday, July 26, 2010

“Matt Garza pitches 1st no-hitter in Rays history” plus 3 more

Matt Garza pitches 1st no-hitter in Rays history
History Center celebrates ranching and branding
Alhambra Valley History Series: Four generations and going forward
FanHouse: Great commercials from NHL history

Matt Garza pitches 1st no-hitter in Rays history

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 07:06 PM PDT

Matt Garza pitched the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays history, and the fifth in the major leagues this season, in a 5-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday. Garza faced the minimum 27 batters, allowing only a second-inning walk, for a team that's often been on the wrong end of pitching gems lately.

History Center celebrates ranching and branding

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 03:38 PM PDT

While modern technology continues to advance everyday and electronics and computer gadgets seem to make the world go round, the Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center took a look instead at more than a century old tradition of branding Colorado livestock.

Alhambra Valley History Series: Four generations and going forward

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 01:02 PM PDT

Martinez residents interested in the communitys long history have reason to be grateful to Tom Griffin and his twin, Elizabeth Bess Griffin Girgich for in the final years of their long and productive lives, they shared the history of their familys 14 decades of ranching in Alhambra Valley in numerous interviews and articles.� Their legacy is not only the record of a family but also a ...

FanHouse: Great commercials from NHL history

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 11:13 AM PDT

Great commercials in NHL history : A look back at the absurdity and hilarity of NHL advertising campaigns. (Why? Because it's the offseason). In this edition we get Ilya Kovalchuk and Markus Naslund playing a game of keep-away, more shenanigans from the awesome Nike goalie series and Rob Ray as a security guard.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

“The history behind Kerry and Down - National - Hoganstand Forums” plus 3 more

The history behind Kerry and Down - National - Hoganstand Forums
McMurray and Ganassi make history
Fort Atkinson Prepares for Living-History Weekend
USA remembers history professor of 40 years

The history behind Kerry and Down - National - Hoganstand Forums

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 07:05 PM PDT

The history is quiet simple....like Tyrone...Down are Kerry's bogey team. Loved 1991 when Peter Withnell, Mickey Linden and co. destroyed Kerry. Would love to see a repeat................and it's possible.

McMurray and Ganassi make history

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 04:54 PM PDT

History was made at the 2010 Brickyard 400 for both driver Jamie McMurray and owner Chip Ganassi.

Fort Atkinson Prepares for Living-History Weekend

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 01:44 PM PDT

Another living-history weekend is being prepared at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park in eastern Nebraska.

USA remembers history professor of 40 years

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 09:36 AM PDT

University of South Alabama remembers its history professor of over 40 years, Dr. Joseph A. Nigota, who died in Mobile Feb. 20. "Dr. Nigota's entire professional life was associated with this University," History Department Chair Dr. Clarence L. Mohr said.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

“History Lesson: Key invention to knitting industry invented by Ballston Spa man” plus 3 more

History Lesson: Key invention to knitting industry invented by Ballston Spa man
Illustrated history of Sayre soon available at Sayre Historical Society
History spotlight: Antique tractors on display at Ottawa County Fair
History center would get $220,000

History Lesson: Key invention to knitting industry invented by Ballston Spa man

Posted: 24 Jul 2010 08:43 AM PDT

BALLSTON SPA A long-time village resident invented one of the most important machines in the history of the knitting industry the power knitting loom.

Illustrated history of Sayre soon available at Sayre Historical Society

Posted: 24 Jul 2010 07:30 AM PDT

SAYRE A Postcard History of Sayre is being published by Arcadia Publishing and will be available for sale in October 2010. The book will contain 128 pages with 240 illustrations and appropriate captions. The illustrations consist of postcards, photos and other images from the archives of the Sayre Historical Society Museum and the private collection of long time Sayre resident, James Nobles ...

History spotlight: Antique tractors on display at Ottawa County Fair

Posted: 24 Jul 2010 05:37 AM PDT

The antique tractors on display at the Ottawa County Fair are a part of living history.

History center would get $220,000

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:33 PM PDT

Staff report youngstowN The Mahoning Valley History Center would receive $220,000 under a bill

Friday, July 23, 2010

“Chemung Valley History Museum will hold family Museum Mondays in August” plus 3 more

Chemung Valley History Museum will hold family Museum Mondays in August
History takes center stage during 150th Olmsted County Fair
Santa Monica History Museum celebrates citys 135th birthday
History returns to Elwood with donated pics

Chemung Valley History Museum will hold family Museum Mondays in August

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 07:06 PM PDT

The Chemung Valley History Museum will host a series of family programs in August called Museum Mondays. The series begins on Monday, August 2 with S is for Samuel Clemens. Explore the life of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain).

History takes center stage during 150th Olmsted County Fair

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 05:17 PM PDT

Throughout the past year, the Olmsted County Fair 150th Anniversary committee has been collecting photos, news stories and memories of past fairs for a history book to be sold during the 150th Olmsted County Fair to be held Aug. 28.

Santa Monica History Museum celebrates citys 135th birthday

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:24 PM PDT

The Santa Monica History Museum held a celebration at the Santa Monica Bay Womans Club July 15 to mark the citys 135th birthday.

History returns to Elwood with donated pics

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 03:02 PM PDT

Old-time Elwood is on display.The Elwood/Jackson History Club presented two framed pictures of Elwood's main street to the village during Wednesday's regular village board meeting.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

“History of violence” plus 3 more

History of violence
The history of Moskovskiye Novosti
Cultural history curator addresses Rotary Club
History Does Not Show That Higher Taxes Hurt the Economy

History of violence

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 04:10 PM PDT

The history of Moskovskiye Novosti

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 01:19 PM PDT

The history of the Moskovskiye Novosti (MN) as a weekly newspaper begins with the English-language Moscow News, which was established in 1930 under the aegis of the All-Union Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries for the benefit of foreign professionals working in the Soviet Union.

Cultural history curator addresses Rotary Club

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 11:23 AM PDT

Dale Ogden, Senior Curator of Cultural History at the Indiana State Museum, recently spoke to the Rotary Club of Martinsville on the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection of Abra ...

History Does Not Show That Higher Taxes Hurt the Economy

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 10:56 AM PDT

You cannot say that recent history "proves" that higher marginal income tax rates destroy wealth and weaken the economy Republican - Wall Street Journal - Income tax - Tax rate - Economic growth

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

“Family history conference scheduled for July 27-30” plus 3 more

Family history conference scheduled for July 27-30
History rolls into town
History Revised No More; Interior Scrubs Offshore Drilling Safety-Award Web Page
Illustrated history of Sayre soon available at Sayre Historical Society

Family history conference scheduled for July 27-30

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 06:16 PM PDT

PROVO, Utah The 42nd annual BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy, "Strengthening Ties That Bind Families Together Forever," on July 27-30, will offer more than 100 classes, allowing participants to acquire new skills and helpful information in family history research.

History rolls into town

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:20 PM PDT

History came to life and rolled into town Tuesday. Nearly 60 antique cars dropped by Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum as part of the Horseless Carriage Club of America's Niagara Vintage Tour.[...]

History Revised No More; Interior Scrubs Offshore Drilling Safety-Award Web Page

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:11 PM PDT

The Interior Department has scrubbed its safety-award Web page after questions about whether it was trying to revise history ...

Illustrated history of Sayre soon available at Sayre Historical Society

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 08:01 AM PDT

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

“Black history collectibles stolen from museum” plus 3 more

Black history collectibles stolen from museum
Why history matters: historians remap the world
Game history for the C. E. King Panthers
History of Northwest Golf on Display at U.S. Senior Open

Black history collectibles stolen from museum

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 07:06 PM PDT

Valuable collectibles commemorating black history in Las Vegas have been stolen from the Walker African-American Museum & Research Center.

Why history matters: historians remap the world

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 05:33 PM PDT

Leading international historians will come together at the University of Sydney on Monday 26 July to discuss why history should be viewed from a global perspective.

Game history for the C. E. King Panthers

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 03:37 PM PDT

Here is the entire game history for the C. E. King Panthers in football since the school played their first game in University Interscholastic League play.

History of Northwest Golf on Display at U.S. Senior Open

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 02:14 PM PDT

The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) is bringing together under one roof the largest temporary collection of Northwest golf history at the 31st U.S. Senior Open Championship, to be held July 26 - August 1, 2010 at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash. Trophies, prints and photo exhibits will be on display, telling the story of the rich history of golf in the Northwest.

Monday, July 19, 2010

“History buffs raising money to buy back sword” plus 3 more

History buffs raising money to buy back sword
History center opening is near
History haunts tenants
Aviation history soars in CNY

History buffs raising money to buy back sword

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 03:46 PM PDT

Georgia history buffs are banding together, raising money to buy what's known as the Appling Sword.

History center opening is near

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 03:10 PM PDT

Work continues and an August opening is anticipated for the $60 million N.C. History Education Center. The new center will feature four major history museum galleries, a performance hall and other educational spaces.

History haunts tenants

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 12:08 PM PDT

TENANTS are facing increasing pressure to keep their rental history records clean to avoid being refused in the increasing squeeze for housing.

Aviation history soars in CNY

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 10:29 AM PDT

A piece of aviation history was visible in the skies over Central New York on Monday. A B-17 'Flying Fortress,' known as the Liberty Belle, landed at Hancock Airport, in...

Sunday, July 18, 2010

“Military history to be made in Fromelles” plus 3 more

Military history to be made in Fromelles
History buffs eye Canada's 'birth certificate'
Uncovering the History of the Roycrofters: Morton is Leading Archeological Dig at Campus
History comes calling at Boulder football camp

Military history to be made in Fromelles

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 02:23 PM PDT

Today, the fields at the end of the Houvenaghel's backyard will become a part of Australian military history as Prince Charles and the Governor General, Quentin Bryce, dedicate a new Commonwealth cemetery to the lost Diggers of Fromelles.

History buffs eye Canada's 'birth certificate'

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 12:47 PM PDT

A star-studded group of history advocates trying to secure an original copy of "Canada's birth certificate" is drawing some inspiration for the patriation project from Australia, where former prime minister Bob Hawke led a controversial and somewhat underhanded battle with British archives for his country's founding document 20 years ago.

Uncovering the History of the Roycrofters: Morton is Leading Archeological Dig at Campus

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 07:28 AM PDT

While many people can find history in books, it takes study and insight to find it underground. This summer, Dr. Ann Morton is hoping to discover clues about the workings of the Roycroft Campus in a spot that might seem unlikelya parking lot.

History comes calling at Boulder football camp

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 12:08 AM PDT

They rank among the biggest playmakers in Colorado football history and turned in some of the biggest plays "The Catch" in 1994, pitchouts to help beat Nebraska and Oklahoma in 1989, and drawing "The Clip" in the Orange Bowl to preserve the 1990 national championship.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

“Living History: Try your hand at our July 24 pop quiz” plus 3 more

Living History: Try your hand at our July 24 pop quiz
Illustrated history of Sayre soon available at Sayre Historical Society
History on hooves comes to Lowcountry
Where brewing history runs deep

Living History: Try your hand at our July 24 pop quiz

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 06:30 PM PDT

Living History: Try your hand at our July 24 pop quiz Updated Jul 17, 2010 07:47PM MDT People of Utah! Time to check your knowledge of July 24, 1847. (Questions and answers thoughtfully provided.) True or false: Brigham Young was the first white man to enter the Salt Lake Valley. Probably more like the 200th. A few mountain men like Jedediah Smith had been haunting this territory for years. And ...

Illustrated history of Sayre soon available at Sayre Historical Society

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 12:48 PM PDT

History on hooves comes to Lowcountry

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 06:12 AM PDT

History on hooves comes to Lowcountry By Sara Wright For centuries, marsh tackies and other Spanish colonial horses were the most common horses of the Southeast and west of the Mississippi. And so while Coastal Discovery Museums Natalie Hefter doesnt have proof they lived at Honey Horn back when it was a working, crop-producing plantation, the vice president of programs would bet on it.

Where brewing history runs deep

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 05:21 AM PDT

Beer history runs deep in Wisconsin, and with each new year there are more reasons to tour the state, mug in hand. Beer history runs deep in Wisconsin, and with each new year there are more reasons to tour the state, mug in hand.