INDEX TO OLD NEWS
(ISSN 1047-3068)
Vols. 17-24

Vol. 17, No. 1, September, 2005

French Troops Expel British Settlers From Ohio Valley. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: George Washington, Fort Necessity, French and Indian War, Colonial America, 1753

Critics Blast Roman Dictator. Kim Stubbs. Keywords: Fabius, Second Punic War, Hannibal, Roman Republic, -218

Legless Airman Volunteers To Defend Britain. Brenda Ralph Lewis. Keywords: Douglass Bader, Battle of Britain, World War Two, 1939

Immigrant Invents Plastic In Attic Lab. David Vachon. Keywords: Leo Baekeland, Bakelite, invention, 1907

Vol. 17, No. 2, October, 2005

Priestly Discovers "New Kind of Air." Paul Chrastina. Keywords: science, chemistry, oxygen, Lavoisier, 1774

Alexander Hamilton Embroiled in Scandal. Rick Bromer. Keywords: United States, Philadelphia, 1791

Lawrence of Arabia Aids Rebels In Desert. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Damascus, Syria, World War One, Prince Feisal, 1916

Matisse Leaves Law Career, Takes Up Painting. David Vachon. Keywords: Art, France, 1891

Vol. 17, No. 3, November, 2005

Churchill Expects Trouble From Nazis. Brenda Ralph Lewis. Keywords: World War Two, 1932

Dictionary Project Falls Behind Schedule. David Vachon. Keywords: Oxford English Dictionary, James Murray, 1876

Davis Sets Sail For the Far East. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: John Davis, North West Passage, 1585

Magazines Promote New Kind of Fiction. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Hugo Gernsback, literature, science fiction, Amazing Stories, 1923

Vol. 17, No. 4, December, 2005 & January, 2006

Modern Art Inspires Warship Paint Scheme. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: World War One, U-boat, naval camouflage, Norman Wilkinson, 1917

Gigantic New Store Alarms Small Merchants. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: John Wanamaker, department store, retail commerce, 1877

Pedestrian Sets Record. Illustrated London News. Keywords: Richard Manks, marathon walking, 1851

Audubon Hopes To Publish Book on Birds of America. David Vachon. Keywords: ornithology, wildlife art, 1826

Niagara Falls Runs Dry. Rick Bromer. Keywords: tourism, 1848

Robeet E. Lee Chosen To Lead Union Army. Rick Bromer. Keywords: United States Civil War, Winfield Scott. 1861

Vol. 17, No. 5, February, 2006

Russia Claims Alaska. Matthew Surridge Keywords: Vitus Bering, Kamchatka, Arctic exploration, 1741

Adams Fights To Establish Smithsonian Institution. David Vachon. Keywords: John Quincy Adams, science, 1835

Smithsonian Institution Sponsors Weather-Forecasting Network. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Joseph Henry, meteorology, 1846

Who Is To Blame For Disaster On Steamboat? David Vachon. Keywords: General Slocum, New York City, William van Schaick, maritime, 1904

British Patrols Hunt Paul Revere. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Lexington, Concord, American Revolution, Boston, 1775

Vol. 17, No. 6, March, 2006
 Lord Nelson Is Shot During Naval Battle Off Cape Trafalger. Nicky Nielsen. Keywords: Dr. William Beatty, Napoleonic Wars, 1805

Will Sikorsky's Helicopter Fly? Paul Chrastina. Keywords: aviation, invention, 1909

Cook Claims First Ascent of Mount McKinley. David Vachon. Keywords: Belmore Browne, Alaska, mountaineering, exploration, 1906

New Teaching Method Invented. Janet Peter. Keywords: Joseph Lancaster, education, pedagogy, London, England, Lancasterian System, 1798

Fans Protest Untimely Death of Sherlock Holmes. Michael Fuller. Keywords: Arthur Conan Doyle, literature,1893

Vol. 17, No. 7, April, 2006

Wellington Decides To Fight At Waterloo. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Battle of Waterloo, Napoleonic Wars, 1815

Fans Don't Know Star's Name. Michael Fuller. Keywords: Florence Lawrence, cinema, movies, 1906

Brunel Tunnels Under Thames. David Vachon. Keywords: Marc Isambard Brunel, London, England, engineering, 1818

Did Biased Judges Condemn Innocent Man? Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Francois-Marie Arouet, Voltaire, Calas, Toulouse, France, 1762

Vol. 17, No. 8, May & June, 2006

Boy Plans Rebellion Against Emperor. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: China, Li Shimin, Tang Dynasty, 620

Wind & Tide Menace Builders of Lighthouse. David Vachon. Keywords: Bell Rock, Scotland, Robert Stevenson, civil engineering, 1800

Regional Plan Will Include Appalachian Trail. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Benton MacKaye, conservation, 1921

Critics Blast Racy Opera. Brenda Ralph Lewis. Keywords: Georges Bizet, Carmen, 1875.

Vol. 17, No. 9, July & August, 2006

New Fossil Discoveries Baffle Scientists. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Gideon Mantell, paleontology, England, 1817

Hans Christian Andersen Seeks Fame in Copenhagen. David Vachon. Keywords: Literature. 1819

King Won't Let Parliament Choose His Successor. Branda Ralph Lewis. Keywords: Charles II, exclusion crisis, 1678

Detective Schemes To Outfox Crook. Phil Jones. Pinkerton Agency, criminology, 1858


Vol. 18, No. 1, September, 2006

Theban General Tries New Tactic vs. Spartans. Kim Stubbs. Keywords: Epaminondas, Ancient Greece, warfare, Boeotia, Battle of Leuctra, -371

Bessemer Invents New Way To Make Steel. David Vachon. Keywords: Invention, industry, metallurgy, 1853

Salon Rejects Monet's Art. Paul Chrastina . Keywords: Impressionism, Claude Monet, 1874

French Government Rebuilds Paris. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Georges-Eugene Haussmann, urban renewal, 1853

Vol. 18, No. 2, October, 2006

Army Pursues Geronimo. Brad Courtney. Keywords: General Nelson Miles, Apache War, Arizona, 1886

Brazillian Woman Joins Italian Rebels. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Anita Ribeiro, Giuseppi Garibaldi, Italy, 1848

American Diplomat Plots Coup in Tripoli. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: William Eaton, Tripolitan War, 1805

Aviator Attempts Flight Across United States. Dorothy Patricia Brewster. Keywords: Calbraith Perry Rodgers, aviation, 1911

Vol. 18, No. 3, November, 2006

Dogsleds Rush Serum to Nome, Alaska. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Gunnar Kaasen, Balto, medicine, Iditarod, 1925

Explorer Treks Toward Timbuktu. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Alexander Gordon Laing, Africa, exploration, gold, 1825

New Type of Biography Emphasizes Personality of Famous Man. Matthew Surridge . Keywords: James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, literature, 1791

Is "Mad Potter" a Genius? David Vachon. Keywords: George E. Ohr, art pottery, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1883

Vol. 18, No. 4, December, 2006 & January, 2007

Henry Tudor Fights King Richard III. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Henry VII, Battle of Bosworth Field, England, 1485

Fremont Tries To Cross Rockies In Winter. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Colorado, transcontinental railroad, Rocky Mountains, 1848

Brady Seeks Buyer For Photo Collection. David Vachon. Keywords: Matthew Brady, Civil War, photography, 1866

Businessman Assembles Fleet For Brazil. Janet Peter & Rick Bromer. Keywords: Charles R. Flint, Admirals' Revolt, dynamite gun, 1893

Vol. 18, No. 5, February & March, 2007

New Fighter Plane For Great Britain. Brenda Ralph Lewis. Keywords: Reginald Joseph Mitchell, Spitfire, aviation, World War Two, Battle of Britain, 1936

Montessori Teaching Method Tested On Normal Children. David Vachon. Keywords: Pedagogy, Italy, 1890

Lewis Hine Photographs Young Workers. David Vachon. Keywords: child labor, photography, 1908

Pocahontas Rescues Captain John Smith. Rick Bromer . Keywords: Jamestown, Virginia, 1607

Will European Scientists Recognize Accomplishment of American Woman? Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Maria Mitchell, astronomy, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1847

Thomas Edison Invents Phonograph. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Invention, 1877

Vol. 18, No. 6, April & May, 2007

Nazis Seek "Heavy Water" For Atomic Bomb. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Second World War, Knut Haukelid, Vemork, Norway, 1943

Family Contests Will Of Alfred Nobel. Michael Surridge. Keywords: Ragnar Sohlman, Nobel Prize, 1897

General Tries To Meet With Enemy Leader. Brad Courtney. Keywords: General Oliver Otis Howard, Cochise, Apache War, Arizona, New Mexico, 1872

Country Doctor Tests Experimental Therapy. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Dr. George E. Holtzapple, oxygen, medicine, Loganville, Pennsylvania, 1885

Scientist Struggles To Solve Butterfly Migration Mystery. David Vachon. Keywords: Fred Urquhart, Ken Brugger, monarch butterfly, Toronto, Mexico, entomology, 1975

Vol. 18, No. 7, June & July, 2007

Universities Won't Hire Albert Einstein. David Vachon. Keywords: Science, physics,1900

Crusader King Has Fatal Illness. Kim Stubbs. Keywords: First Crusade, Middle-East, Baldwin, 1177

Female Composer Publishes Songs Under Her Brother's Name. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Music, Romantic Era, 1830

Airplane Crosses English Channel. Brian Warhola. Keywords: Louis Bleriot, aviation, 1909

Goodyear Invents Treatment For Rubber. Rick Bromer . Keywords: Invention, 1840

Adolph Ochs Buys New York Times. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Journalism, 1896


Vol. 19, No. 1, August & September, 2007

Brevity of President's Speech Surprises Crowd At Gettysburg. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, United States Civil War, 1863

Coubertin Revives Ancient Athletic Festival. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Sports, Olympics, 1896

World's Largest Steamship Launched In Britain. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Isambard Brunel, Great Western, 1838

Quaker Matron Becomes A Spy. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Lydia Darragh, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American Revolution 1776

King Richard Attacks Nottingham Castle. Richard Santarelli. Keywords: England, Plantaganet, 1194

Manhattan Theater Installs Air Conditioning. David Vachon. Keywords: Willis Carrier, Invention, 1925

Vol. 19, No. 2, October& November, 2007

Portuguese King Seeks Sea Route to India. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Henry the Navagator, King John Joao II, Bartholomew Diaz, Christopher Columbus, 1492

Researcher Finds Assyrian Version Of Biblical Flood Story. David Vachon. Keywords: George Smith, archaeology, Iraq, Nineveh, 1872

Teenaged Girl Writes Monster Novel. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, literature, 1816

Yankee Heads Construction Of Railroad Across Canada. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: William Von Horne, Canadian Pacific Railway, engineering, management, 1881

Vol. 19, No. 3, December, 2007 & January, 2008

Benjamin Franlin Invents Bifocals. David Vachon. Keywords: invention, optometry, 1779.

Conservative Democrats Try To Stop Roosevelt. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: United States, party politics, FDR, Al Smith, 1932

Viking Women Sail To North America. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Gudrid, Iceland, Greenland, Leif Eriksson, L'Anse Aux Meadows, 1007

Patriots Attack Loyalists At King's Mountain. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: William Campbell, overmountain men, South Carolina, American Revolution, 1780

Woman Flies the Atlantic. Rick Bromer . Keywords: Amelia Earhart, aviation, feminism, 1928

Art Forger Fools Experts. David Vachon. Keywords: Han van Meegeren, Jan Vermeer, 1930

Vol. 19, No. 4, February & March, 2008

Lindbergh Takes Off On Transatlantic Flight. Rick Bromer. Keywords: aviation, Spirit of St. Louis. 1927

Stage Actor Charlie Chaplin Tries Making Movies. Dorothy Patricia Brewster. Keywords: cinema, Mack Sennett. 1913

Robert Bruce Claims Crown of Scotland. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Battle of Bannockburn. 1314

Engineers Detonate Huge Blast In New York. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: John Newton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hell Gate, East River. 1876

Weather Warning May Delay Invasion. David Vachon. Keywords: D-Day, World War Two, Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1944

Vol. 19, No. 5, April & May, 2008

Lincoln and Douglas Schedule Debates. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Politics, slavery, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Illinois, 1858

Alfred the Great Resists Invaders. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: England, Anglo-Saxon, Dane, Viking, Wessex, 871

Ocean Liner Sinks Off New England. David Vachon. Keywords: S.S. Andrea Doria, S.S. Stockholm, Piero Calamai, 1956

Autos Race Around the World. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Great Race, George Schuster, Thomas Flyer, New York, Paris, circumnavigation, automobiles, 1908

Businessman Wants Volunteers To Help Wounded Soldiers. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Henri Dunant, Red Cross, Geneva Convention, Solferino, 1862

Vol. 19, No. 6, June & July, 2008

Frencis Scott Key Writes "Star-Spangled Banner." Rick Bromer. Keywords: Fort McHenry, Baltimore, War of 1812, 1814

Pasteur Seeks Rabies Cure. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Virology, germ theory, medicine, 1880

Scientist Hunts Meteorite That Blasted Siberia. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Leonid Kulik, astronomy, Tunguska, 1921

Henry V of England Invades France. Kim Stubbs. Keywords: Agincourt, warfare, 1415

Frederick Thayer Invents Mask for Baseball Catchers. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Harvard University, invention, 1876


Vol. 20, No. 1, August & September, 2008

Explorer Finds Oil in Middle East. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Petroleum, energy, BP, George Reynolds, William Knox D'Arcy, 1908

Troops Take Taxis To Battle. Matthew Surridge Keywords: First World War, Joseph Simon Gallieni, Paris, France, Battle of the Marne, 1914

Indians Kidnap Daniel Boone's Daughter. Rick Bromer Keywords: Jemimah Boone, American frontier, Shawnee, Native Americans, 1776

Critics Heap Scorn on Untrained Artist. David Vachon Keywords: Henri Rousseau, art history, Paris, France, 1897

Union Saboteurs Steal Confederate Train. Rick Bromer Keywords: American Civil War, William Pittinger, Tennessee, 1862

Vol. 20, No. 2, October & November, 2008

Union Navy Launches Ironclad Warship. Rick Bromer. Keywords: American Civil War, William Frederick Keeler, USS Monitor, naval warfare, 1861

Chinese Rebel Is Kidnapped. Mathew Surridge. Keywords: Sun Yatsen, Dr. James Cantlie, China, Hong Kong, London, Manchu, Qing Dynasty, 1896

Niepce Takes First Photo. David Vachon. Keywords: Photography, heliography, technology, France, 1826

Scientists Debate Global Cooling. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Perraudin, de Charpentier, Venetz, Agassiz, geology, geomorphology, history of science, ice age, glaciers, 1834

Vol. 20, No. 3, December, 2008 & January, 2009

Boers Capture Winston Churchill. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Boer War, South Africa, 1899.

President Faces Conspiracy. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, Louisiana, 1806

Legality of Slavery Is Challenged in England. David Vachon. Keywords: Granville Sharp, abolition, 1772

Financier Competes To Erect World's Tallest Building. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Empire State Building, architecture, New York City, John Jakob Raskob, 1931

Vol. 20, No. 4, February & March, 2009

French Marquis Joins George Waashington's Army. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Lafayette, American Revolutionary War, 1777

Writer Exposes Conspiracy. Brenda Ralph Lewis. Keywords: Emile Zola, Dreyfus Affair, 1898

Mob Menaces Scientis. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre, metric system, French Revolution, 1792

Explorer Traverses Great Wall of China. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: William Edgar Geil, exploration, 1907

Vol. 20, No. 5, April & May, 2009

Alcock and Brown Fly Atlantic Ocean. David Vachon. Keywords: John Alcock, Arthur Whitten Brown, aviation, transatlantic, 1919

Jack Johnson Wins Championship Fight. David Vachon. Keywords: Sports, Boxing, heavyweight, 1910

Lord Grey Reforms British Government. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Earl Grey, parliament, William IV, Reform Act, 1831

Apple-Tree Grower Inspires Folklore. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Johnny Appleseed, 1800

Vol. 20, No. 6, June & July, 2009

President Washington Applauds Balloon Pilot. Patricia Lynne Knee. Keywords: Jean-Pierre Blanchard, Philadelphia, aviation, 1792

Americans Search Arctic for Lost British Explorer. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Elisha Kent Kane, Franklin Expedition, First Grinnell Expedition, Second Grinnell Expedition, 1850

Rome Invades Britain. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Julius Caesar, Gallic Wars, 55 B.C.

New Bridge Sways In Wind. David Vachon. Keywords: Tacoma Narrows Bridge, engineering, disaster Clarke Eldridge, 1940

Professional Baseball Clubs Form "National League." Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson, sports, 1901


Vol. 21, No. 1 August & September, 2009

Columbus Sails Across Atlantic. Rick Bromer. Keywords: exploration, 1492

U.S Customs Officials Say Brancusi's Work Is Not Art. Paul Chrastina Keywords: sculpture, tarrif law, 1926

Oppenheimer Heads A-Bomb Design Team. David Vachon. Keywords: quantum mechanics, nuclear weapons, World War Two, 1943

English Smugglers Test Union Blockade. David Vachon. Keywords: Thomas E. Taylor, United States Civil War, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1863

Vol. 21, No. 2 October & November, 2009

British Navy Attempts to Sink the Bismarck. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: World War Two, 1941

Engineers Compete For Mississippi River Project. David Vachon. Keywords: James Buchannan Eads, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, 1873

Argentine Army Crosses Andes Mountains. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Jose de San Martin, South America, Chile, Peru, 1817

Writer Is Jailed For Refusing To Pay Taxes. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, 1846

Vol. 21, No. 3 December, 2009 & January, 2010

Susan B. Anthony Arrested For Voting. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: women's suffrage, jurisprudence, 1872

Charles Atlas Builds Fitness Empire. David Vachon. Keywords: sports, marketing, 1922

Writer Seeks Love, Finds Career. David Vachon. Keywords: Jane Austen, literature, 1797

Webster Compiles Dictionary. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: lexicography, literature, 1806.

Slave Learns To Read, Then Seeks Freedom. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Frederick Douglass, 1826

Vol. 21, No. 4 February & March, 2010

Bicycle Invented In Paris. David Vachon. Keywords: invention, transportation, Pierre Lallement, 1862

Gertrude Ederle Attempts To Swim English Channel. David Vachon. Keywords: sports, 1926

Former Slave Leads Nation To Independence. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Toussaint L'Ouverture, Haiti, 1791

Deaf-Blind Girl Is Taught To Read & Write. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller, 1887

Vol. 21, No. 5 April & May, 2010

Accused Spy Is Freed for Lack of Evidence. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Belle Boyd, American Civil War, espionage, Front Royal, Virginia, 1862

Kidnap Victim Seeks Birth Family. David Vachon. Keywords: John Tanner, American frontier, Ojibway, Native Americans, 1790

Mountain Mail Carrier Is Western Hero. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Snowshoe Thompson, California, Sierra Nevada, United States Postal Service, 1855

Filibuster Ship Goes Down Off Florida. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: literature, Stephen Crane, The Open Boat 1897

Female Flier Seeks License. David Vachon. Keywords: Raymonde de Laroche, aviation, 1908

Vol. 21, No. 6 June & July, 2010

No Plan To Free Slaves, Lincoln Assures Crowd. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Emancipation Proclamation, slavery, American Civil War, 1860

Watt Builds Better Engine. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: invention, steam engine, guild system, 1775

New York City Creates New Kind of Park. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Frederick Law Olmstead, urban planning, 1857

Fleming Discovers Penicillin. Rick Bromer. Keywords: medicine, antibiotics, pharmaceuticals 1928


Vol. 22, No. 1 August & September, 2010

Alamo Falls, Texas Army Retreats. Richard Santarelli. Keywords: Sam Houston, Antonio López de Santa Anna, San Jacinto, Runaway Scrape, warfare, 1836

Forgeries Fool Experts. David Vachon. Keywords: William Henry Ireland, William Shakespeare, literature 1793

Ancient Puzzle Solved. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Rosetta Stone, Jean Francois Champollion, linguistics, translation, 1814

Arrested Alchemist Must Make Gold To Win His Freedom. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Johann Frederick Böttger, Dresden, porcelain, 1705

Jesse Owens Stars In “Nazi Olympics.” Paul Chrastina. Keywords: sports, 1936

Vol. 22, No. 2 October & November, 2010

Scientist Predicts Problems For Transatlantic Telegraph. Rick Bromer. Keywords: William Thompson, Lord Kelvin, communications, science, technology, 1854

Imaginative Spies Fool Nazis. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: The Man Who Never Was, Operation Mincemeat, World War Two, Ian Fleming, Ewen Montagu, Charles Cholmondeley, 1943

Women's Suffrage Movement Turns Violent in Britain. Brenda Ralph Lewis. Keywords: Emmeline Pankhurst, 1905

Napoleon Invades Russia. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Mikhail Ilarionovich Kutuzov, Napoleonic Wars, 1812

Coffee Comes to the Caribbean. P. Lynne Knee. Keywords: Horticulture, Martinique, France, 1723

Vol. 22, No. 3 December, 2010 & January, 2011

Universe Suddenly Seems Bigger. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Edwin Hubble, science, cosmology, astronomy, 1924

Slaves Capture Schooner. Paul Chrastina. Amistad, Sengbeh Pieh, slavery, 1839.

Printer Invents Typewriting Machine. David Vachon. Keywords: Christoper Latham Sholes, invention, 1867

Pinkerton Suspects Socialite of Espionage. Rick Bromer. American Civil War, Washington, D.C., 1861

Dutch Army Invades England. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: William of Orange, Glorious Revolution, 1687

Vol. 22, No. 4, February & March, 2011

Impersonator Confuses Nazis. Dorothy Patricia Brewster. Keywords: E. Clifton James, World War Two, General Bernard Montgomery, 1944

Earth May Revolve Around Sun. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Copernicus, astronomy, 1512

Emperor of Ethiopia Battles Italian Army. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Menelik II, 1895

Sculptor Carves Mountain Into Monument. David Vachon. Keywords: Gutzon Borglum, Mount Rushmore, 1924

Vol. 22, No. 5, April & May, 2011

Professor Organizes Bus Boycott. David Vachon. Keywords: Jo Ann Robinson, Montgomery, Alabama, Martin Luther King, Jr. Rosa Parks, civil rights, 1955

Allies Face Bottleneck in Italian Mountains. Paul Chrastina. keywords: Charles Minot "Minnie" Dole. 10th Mountain Division, World War Two, National Ski Patrol, 1941

Artist Records Scenes At Fur-trade Rendezvous. Rick Bromer. keywords: Alfred Jacob Miller, art, Rocky Mountains, 1833

New King Transforms Weak State of Macedonia Into Imperial Power. Matthew Surridge. keywords: Philip II, Greece, Alexander the Great. 359 B.C.

Vol. 22, No. 6, June & July, 2011

Paine Urges Americans To Declare Independence. David Vachon. Keywords: American Revolution, Common Sense, 1774

Explorers Seek Penguin Eggs. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Scott Antarctic Expedition, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, 1911.

Steam Power Moves Ancient Monument. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Egypt, obelisk, Cleopatra's needle, 1877

Reporter Fakes Insanity To Get the Facts. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Nellie Bly, investigative reporting, New York World, Joseph Pulitzer, 1877


Vol. 23, No. 1, August & September, 2011

Archbishop Defies King. Matthew Surridge. keywords: Thomas Becket, Henry II, England, 1170

Alan Lomax Records Songs By Muddy Waters. David Vachon. keywords: Delta Blues, Chicago. Music, 1941

Buried Museum Unearthed at Ur. Paul Chrastina. keywords: Leonard Woolley, archaeology, Mesopotamia, Sumeria, Babylonia, Iraq, 1922

Lady Plots rescue of Rebel Lord. Rick Bromer. keywords: Jacobite Rising, Lady Nithsdale, England, 1716

Self-taught Artist Gets New York Show. David Vachon. keywords: Grandma Moses, primitive art, 1940

Vol. 23, No. 2, October & November, 2011

Swede Tries To Save Hungarian Jews From Nazis. Paul Chrastina. keywords: Raoul Wallenberg, World War Two, Budapest, 1945

Unsanitary Practices Rife In Meat Packing Industry. Shay C. Bromer. keywords: Upton Sinclair, Literature, The Jungle 1905

Man-eating Lions Halt Railway Construction. David Vachon. keywords: John Henry Patterson, Tsavo, Uganda, 1898

Anesthesia Makes Surgery Painless. Rick Bromer. keywords: William Thomas Green Morton, ether, 1846

Attack Surprises Union Army. Rick Bromer. keywords: Phillip Henry Sheridan, American Civil War, Cedar Creek, 1864

Vol. 23, No. 3, December, 2011 & January, 2012

Pharaoh Fights Hittites At Kadesh. Paul Chrastina. keywords: Ramses II, Egypt, 1275 B.C.

Rough Road To Freedom On The Underground Railroad. Rick Bromer. keywords: John P. Parker, Ripley, Ohio, slavery. 1850

Young Lady's Parents Are Shocked By Her Unconventional Ambition. Paul Chrastina. keywords:: Florence Nightingale, nursing, medicine, 1850

King Seeks To Punish Disrespectful Politician. Matthew Surridge. keywords: John Wilkes, George III, civil disobedience, constitutional rights, 1763.

Inventors Wage Patent War. David Vachon. keywords: Glenn Curtiss, aviation, Wright brothers, 1908

Vol. 23, No. 4, February & March, 2012

Union General Claims Slaves Are "Contraband." David Vachon. keywords: American Civil War, Benjamin F. Butler, Hampton, Virginia, Fort Monroe, slavery, 1861

Republican Army Besieges Toulon. Matthew Surridge. keywords: Napoleon Bonaparte, French Revolution, 1793

Rhode Island Permits Freedom of Religion. Paul Chrastina. keywords: Roger Williams, Providence, Colonial America, U.S. Constitution, 1644

Detectives Report Assassination Plot. Matthew Surridge. keywords: Allan Pinkerton, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Baltimore, Maryland, 1861

Franklin Says All Matter May Hold Electric Charges. Rick Bromer. keywords: Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia, electricity, lightning, 1750

Vol. 23, No. 5, April & May, 2012

Attila the Hun Invades Roman Empire. Matthew Surridge. keywords: Flavius Aetius, Gaul, Battle of Chalons, Catalaunian Fields, 451

Astronomer Reports Explosions on Sun. Rick Bromer. keywords: Richard C. Carrington, astronomy, solar flare, 1859

Washington Crosses Delaware River. Rick Bromer. keywords: John Greenwood, American Revolution, Battle of Trenton, New Jersey, 1776.

Explorers Hope to Find New Species. Paul Chrastina. keywords: Lewis and Clark, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Thomas Jefferson, grizzly bear, zoology 1804

Vol. 23, No. 6, June & July, 2012

Ferry Boatman Challenges Steamboat Monopoly. Paul Chrastina. keywords: Cornelius Vanderbilt, interstate commerce, Supreme Court, 1817

Queen of France Wants Her Marriage Annulled. Matthew Surridge. keywords: Eleanore of Aquitaine, Louis VII, Second Crusade, 1147

Sailor's Survival Inspires Novel. Rick Bromer. keywords: Alexander Selkirk, Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe, 1709

Spartan General Launches Campaign in Northern Greece. David Vachon. keywords: Brasidas, Ancient Greece, Peloponnesian Wars,Amphipolis, 424 B.C.

Photographer Documents Lives of Western Indians. David Vachon. keywords: Edward S. Curtis, John Pierpoint Morgan, Native Americans, 1900


Vol. 24, No. 1, August & September, 2012

Parliamentary Soldiers Hunt Fugitive King. Rick Bromer. keywords: Charles II, English Civil War, 1642

Explorers Attempt To Map Grand Canyon. Paul Chrastina. keywords: John Wesley Powell, 1869

Zeppelins Are Better Than Airplanes Says Captain of Hindenburg Matthew Surridge. keywords: aviation, disaster, 1937

Teenaged Inventor Tries to Ski on Water. David Vachon. keywords: Ralph Samuelson, Minnesota, waterskiing, 1922

Vol. 24, No. 2, October & November, 2012

Workers Defend Mint As Fire Devastates City. Rick Bromer. keywords: San Francisco, earthquake, Frank A. Leach, 1906.

Birdseye Promotes Frozen Food. David Vachon. keywords: Clarence Birdseye, 1930

Genghis Khan Reforms Mongol Society. Matthew Surridge. keywords: Temjun, Central Asia, 1170

Clara Barton Founds American Red Cross. Paul Chrastina. keywords: philanthropy, 1882.

Vol. 24, No. 3, December, 2012 & January, 2013

British Army Trapped At Dunkirk. Dorothy Patricia Brewster. keywords: Bertram H. Ramsey, World War II, France, 1940

Census Worker Invents Counting Machines. David Vachon. keywords: Herman Hollerith, technology, IBM, 1872

Fairfax Organizes New Model Army. Matthew Surridge. keywords: Sir Thomas Fairfax, English Civil War, 1642

Clinton Pushes Ahead With Controversial Canal. Paul Chrastina. keywords: DeWitt Clinton, Erie Canal, New York, 1817

Vol. 24, No. 4, Febuuary & March, 2013

Farmers Rebel In Massachusetts. Shay Bromer. keywords: Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion, 1787

China Fights British Opium Smugglers. Paul Chrastina. keywords: Lin Zexu, Opium Wars, 1839

Secretary of State Says U.S. Must Fight. Matthew Surridge. keywords: Robert Lansing, World War One, Woodrow Wilson, William Jennings Bryan, League of Nations, 1914

Wealthy Landowners Seek Ban On Horseless Carriages. David Vachon. keywords: Goldsworthy Gurney, transportation, 1828

Vol. 24, No. 5, April & May, 2013

Japanese Navy Attacks Midway Atoll. Paul Chrastina. keywords: Chuichi Nagumo, Isoroku Yamamoto, Second World War, 1942

Political Turmoil Threatens Paris Waxworks Business. Paul Chrastina. keywords: Marie Tussaud, French Revolution, 1789

Bandit Joins Rebellion Against Emperor. Matthew Surridge. keywords: Liu Bang, Han Empire, 215 B.C.

Sequoyah Invents System of Writing. David Vachon. keywords: Cherokee, literacy, 1809




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