What's the best cheese/bread combo for a grilled cheese sandwich? This 1951 #recipe uses a Velveeta/rye bread combination with bacon! #GrilledCheeseSandwichDay
See the recipe in the Honolulu Advertiser on our site.
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What's the best cheese/bread combo for a grilled cheese sandwich? This 1951 #recipe uses a Velveeta/rye bread combination with bacon! #GrilledCheeseSandwichDay
See the recipe in the Honolulu Advertiser on our site.
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1903’s “largest frog in the world”! “He was like all other frogs at first, but soon began to assume unusually large proportions.”
Still curious? Read more about this 17-pound frog on our site: newspapers.com/clip/122322424
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1903’s “largest frog in the world”! “He was like all other frogs at first, but soon began to assume unusually large proportions.”
Still curious? Read more about this 17-pound frog on our site: newspapers.com/clip/122322424
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#OnThisDay in 1968, 22-year-old flight attendant Barbara Jane Harrison died while trying to save passengers during a plane fire in London. She was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her bravery
See this clipping in the Guardian Journal on our site:
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#OnThisDay in 1968, 22-year-old flight attendant Barbara Jane Harrison died while trying to save passengers during a plane fire in London. She was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her bravery
See this clipping in the Guardian Journal on our site:
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New Indian Territory and Oklahoma papers! Learn more on our blog!
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This clipping comes from 1950, and we’ve got a few questions.
Read it in the Daily Home News on our site.
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This clipping comes from 1950, and we’ve got a few questions.
Read it in the Daily Home News on our site.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar set a NBA all-time scoring record #OnThisDay in 1984, when he scored his 31,420th point. His career point record of 38,387 would stand 39 years, until it was broken by LeBron James in 2023.
Read this article in the on our site: newspapers.com/clip/122207563
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar set a NBA all-time scoring record #OnThisDay in 1984, when he scored his 31,420th point. His career point record of 38,387 would stand 39 years, until it was broken by LeBron James in 2023.
Read this article in the on our site: newspapers.com/clip/122207563
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The World Trade Center was dedicated #OnThisDay 50 years ago. This NYC paper called it "two 110-story castles of commerce in shining aluminum" and reported that it "was dedicated as the world's tallest complex."
Read this article on our site: newspapers.com/clip/122206000
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The World Trade Center was dedicated #OnThisDay 50 years ago. This NYC paper called it "two 110-story castles of commerce in shining aluminum" and reported that it "was dedicated as the world's tallest complex."
Read this article on our site: newspapers.com/clip/122206000
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Great Depression no-bake brownies! So delicious, and only 4 ingredients!
See the 1932 Unbaked Brownies #recipe here: newspapers.com/clip/120929705
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Great Depression no-bake brownies! So delicious, and only 4 ingredients!
See the 1932 Unbaked Brownies #recipe here: newspapers.com/clip/120929705
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Look at those shoes! This 100-year-old photo shows Alma Cummings in 1923, after she set a record by dancing for 27 hours. Dance marathons would become all the rage in the 1920s and '30s.
See the photo in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on our site:
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Look at those shoes! This 100-year-old photo shows Alma Cummings in 1923, after she set a record by dancing for 27 hours. Dance marathons would become all the rage in the 1920s and '30s.
See the photo in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on our site:
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#OnThisDay in 1957, the BBC aired TV footage showing spaghetti growing on trees. According to this article, the April Fools prank caused hundreds of people in the UK to call the BBC "seeking an explanation."
Read the article in the on our site: newspapers.com/clip/121556286
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#OnThisDay in 1957, the BBC aired TV footage showing spaghetti growing on trees. According to this article, the April Fools prank caused hundreds of people in the UK to call the BBC "seeking an explanation."
Read the article in the on our site: newspapers.com/clip/121556286
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Need to get pet hair off the carpet? Or a smudge off your wallpaper? Here are 12 easy hacks from the past that still make cleaning a snap decades later!
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Need to get pet hair off the carpet? Or a smudge off your wallpaper? Here are 12 easy hacks from the past that still make cleaning a snap decades later!
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The first telephone was installed in the Oval Office in March 1929. Phones had been used in the White House since 1878, but as this article points out, past presidents had to leave the office to use it.
Read the article in the Buffalo Times on our site: newspapers.com/clip/121545626
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The first telephone was installed in the Oval Office in March 1929. Phones had been used in the White House since 1878, but as this article points out, past presidents had to leave the office to use it.
Read the article in the Buffalo Times on our site: newspapers.com/clip/121545626
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The Three Mile Island accident began #OnThisDay in 1979 at a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. This front page ran the next day in Lancaster, PA, about 25 miles from the site.
See the full page in the Intelligencer Journal on our site. newspapers.com/clip/121358867
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The Three Mile Island accident began #OnThisDay in 1979 at a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. This front page ran the next day in Lancaster, PA, about 25 miles from the site.
See the full page in the Intelligencer Journal on our site. newspapers.com/clip/121358867
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110 years ago, Washington DC's cherry trees bloomed for the first time in West Potomac Park. This DC paper wrote that "thousands have stopped their carriages to admire the delicacy and beauty of the blooms."
Read the article on our site. newspapers.com/clip/121289758
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110 years ago, Washington DC's cherry trees bloomed for the first time in West Potomac Park. This DC paper wrote that "thousands have stopped their carriages to admire the delicacy and beauty of the blooms."
Read the article on our site. newspapers.com/clip/121289758
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Newspapers are an incredible resource for learning details about your ancestors’ lives. Check out these real-life discoveries!
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These tragic headlines document the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which occurred #OnThisDay in 1911 in New York City. 146 people were killed, most of them young women.
Read the full article in the on our site: newspapers.com/clip/74110743/
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These tragic headlines document the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which occurred #OnThisDay in 1911 in New York City. 146 people were killed, most of them young women.
Read the full article in the on our site: newspapers.com/clip/74110743/
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Elvis was processed into the army #OnThisDay in 1958. His trademark hair was cut to army regulation length the next day.
Read the article in the on our site: newspapers.com/clip/121276044
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Elvis was processed into the army #OnThisDay in 1958. His trademark hair was cut to army regulation length the next day.
Read the article in the on our site: newspapers.com/clip/121276044
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Oops. In 1935, a puppy led federal agents to his owner's illegal moonshine operation when the "agents discovered wet mash on the dog's paws and coat." #NationalPuppyDay
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Oops. In 1935, a puppy led federal agents to his owner's illegal moonshine operation when the "agents discovered wet mash on the dog's paws and coat." #NationalPuppyDay
See the photo in the on our site:
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Not a news story we were expecting to come across.
Read the 1950 article in the Citizen-News on our site:
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Not a news story we were expecting to come across.
Read the 1950 article in the Citizen-News on our site:
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Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay closed #OnThisDay 60 years ago. It was known for supposedly being escape-proof and for holding infamous criminals like Al Capone, Doc Barker, and others.
Read this article in the Stockton Record on our site: newspapers.com/clip/121272839
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Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay closed #OnThisDay 60 years ago. It was known for supposedly being escape-proof and for holding infamous criminals like Al Capone, Doc Barker, and others.
Read this article in the Stockton Record on our site: newspapers.com/clip/121272839
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