INDEX TO OLD NEWS
(ISSN 1047-3068)
Vols. 7-19


Vol. 7, No. 1. September, 1995.

La Salle Claims Louisiana for France. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: exploration, North America, Mississippi River, 1687

S. Guggenheim Funds Museum. Hershey Stehman. Keywords: Hilla Rebay, New York City, 1927

Spartacus Leads Slave Rebellion. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Rome, -72

English Poet Lost As Yacht Sinks. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Percy Bysshe Shelly, Edward John Trelawny, Mary Shelly Greece 1822

Cowboys Harass Well-dressed Tourist. National Police Gazette. Keywords: Colorado, 1890

Mutineers Seize H.M.S. Bounty. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: William Bligh, Fletcher Christian, Pacific Ocean, mutiny 1787

Vol. 7, No. 2. October, 1995.

William of Normandy Invades England. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Hastings, Harold, 1066

Blackfeet Capture Mountain Man. Thomas James. Keywords: John Colter, Rocky Mountains 1809

Elizabeth I Quarrels With Earl of Essex. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Robert Devereux, England 1599

Owens Wins 4 Gold Medals. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: sports, Olympics, Nazi Germany, 1936

Will Carnegie & Family Seek Opportunity in America. John Risser. Keywords: Andrew Carnegie, industry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1848

Vol. 7, No 3. November, 1995.

Widow Seeks Contact With Houdini’s Ghost. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: magic, spiritualism 1926

A Young Woman is Led Astray By Novels. Erica Hershey. Keywords: H. L. Mencken, Red Lion, Pennsylvania 1900

Yankee Captives Dig Tunnel Under Confederate Prison. James Wells Keywords: Richmond, Virginia, Libby Prison 1865

Abner Doubleday Won’t Play Ball. Robert Esty. Keywords: baseball 1839

Reunion At Gettysburg. Rick Bromer. Keywords: American Civil War 1913

“Ledbelly” Ledbetter Tries to Sing His Way Out Of State Prison. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: music, blues 1917

Vol. 7, No. 4. December, 1995.

Vasco da Gama Seeks Sea Route to India. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Portugal, exploration, India, Indian Ocean 1497

White Woman, Disguised as Black Boy, Spies on Confederate Army in Virginia.  S. Emma Edmonds. Keywords: United States Civil War, espionage 1861

Young Scholar Attempts to Decipher Hieroglyphics of Ancient Egypt. Paul Chrastina (Brian Warhola). Keywords: Jean Francois Champollion, linguistics, translation 1814

German Warships Flee British Fleet. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: World War 1, Sauchon, Mediterranean Sea, Istanbul, Turkey 1914

English King Moves Against Scottish Rebels. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Glencoe Massacre, Clan MacDonald, Clan Campbell, Scotland, England, 1691

Vol. 7, No. 5. January & February, 1996.

Immune System Discovered. John Risser. Keywords: Elie Metchnikoff, medicine 1881

Tycoons Wage Railroad War. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: James Fisk, Jr., New York City, Jay Gould 1869

Explorers Voyage Toward North Pole. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: George Tyson, Charles Francis Hall, Arctic, exploration 1871

Daring French Pilot Flies English Channel. Louis Bleriot. Keywords: aviation, Louis Bleriot 1909

Greek Mathematician Battles Roman Army. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Archimedes, Punic Wars, Syracuse, Greece -212

U.S. Government Paralyzed By President’s Struggle to Save Lady’s Reputation. Peter Huber. Keywords: Margaret O’Neill, Andrew Jackson, American 1828

Vol. 7, No. 6. March, 1996.

Confederates Attack Fort Sumter. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: United States Civil War 1861

Aaron Burr Demands Satisfaction From Alexander Hamilton. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: duel 1804

Harriet Tubman Frees 300 Slaves. Rick Bromer. Keywords: United States abolition slavery 1851

English Artist Tries to Climb Matterhorn. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: mountaineering exploration, Edward Whymper, Switzerland, Italy, 1865

Vol. 7, No. 7. April, 1996.

King Xerxes Invades Greece. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Thermopylae,Salamis, Persia -480

Princess Elopes. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Isabella, Ferdinand, Medieval Spain 1469

Amateur Meteorologist Experiences Hurricane In Galveston, Texas. Dr. O.S. Young. Keywords: meteorology 1900

New Fashion Popular in California. National Police Gazette. Keywords: fashion 1895

British Government Is Slow to Give Prize to Clockmaker. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: John Harrison, longitude, England 1764

Vol. 7, No. 8. May & June, 1996.

Donner Party Trapped by Mountain Blizzards. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Virginia Reed, Rocky Mountains 1846

Charles Dickens In Love With Maria Beadnell. Peter Huber. Keywords: romance 1855

Pirates Kidnap Roman Teen. Plutarch Keywords: Julius Caesar, Rome 20

Stagecoach Robber Writes Poem For Police. Rick Bromer. Keywords: James B. Hume, Charles Bolton, California, United States 1875

Seminoles Won’t Leave Florida. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Osceola, Indians United States 1835

Germans Astonished by New Weapon. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: World War One, tank, France 1916

Vol. 7, No. 9. July & August, 1996.

Emperor of China Declares War on Drugs. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Lin Tse-hsu, Opium Wars, Hong Kong, Canton 1838

Chechen Rebel Fights Russians In Single Combat. Alexandre Dumas. Keywords: Cossack, Caucasus Mountains, Russia, 1858

Three Bronte Sisters Keep Literary Success a Secret. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Charlotte, Emily, Anne Bronte, England, English literature, 1846

Pirates Capture Ship. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Bartholomew Roberts 1720

Mr. Abraham Lincoln to Wed Miss Mary Todd. John Risser. Keywords: United States 1841

Transatlantic Radio Impossible, Scientists Think. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Guglielmo Marconi, radio 1901



Vol. 8, No. 1. September, 1996.

Whig Party Nominates William Henry Harrison. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: United States president 1841

British Empire Needs Rubber. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Henry A. Wickham, Brazil, England 1873

Besieged Parisians Launch Balloons. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Franco-Prussian War, Paris 1870

Confederate Spies Plot to Burn New York. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: United States Civil War 1864

Queen Boadicea Rebels Against Rome. Paul Chrastina. (Brian Warhola) Keywords: England 61

Vol. 8, No. 2. October, 1996.

Richard E. Byrd Attempts First Flight to North Pole. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Arctic aviation 1926

Smoked Like a Man. National Police Gazette. Keywords: cigarettes, tobacco 1895

Widow Declares War on the Wires. National Police Gazette. Keywords: crime 1884

Ailing Ulysses S. Grant Writes His Memoirs. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Mark Twain, United States Civil War 1885

Substitute For Whale Oil Found in Pennsylvania. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Edwin L. Drake, Titusville, Pennsylvania United States 1857

Britain Invades Tibet. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Francis Younghusband, Dalai Lama 1903

Electric Light Controversy. National Police Gazette. Keywords: Asbury Park, New Jersey 1891

Vol. 8, No. 3. November, 1996.

Captain Cook Discovers Hawaiian Islands. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Pacific Ocean exploration 1778

Slave Mailed North As Freight. Erica Hershey. Keywords: Henry “Box” Brown, slavery 1849

“Sir William Courtenay” Stirs Rebellion in England. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: John Nicholas Tom 1838

Pope Wants Michelangelo To Paint Chapel Ceiling. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Sistine Chapel, Renaissance Italy 1503

Housewife Becomes Spy For George Washington. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Lydia Darragh Revolutionary War, United States, espionage 1776

Pyrrhus Wins Again. Paul Chrastina. (Brian Warhola) Keywords: Pyrrhic victory, Rome war -290

Vol. 8, No. 4, December, 1996.

London Destroyed By Great Fire. Rick Bromer. Keywords:Samuel Pepys England 1666

American Soldiers Hunt Guerrilla Leader In Philippines. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Frederick Funston, Emilio Aguinaldo, Pacific Ocean, 1901

Pretty Wench Conquers Monarch. Erica Hershey. Keywords: Jeanne Vaubernier, King Louis XV, France 1769

Preacher Accused of Espionage. John H. Aughey. Keywords: United States Civil War 1862

Vol. 8, No. 5. January & February, 1997.

Wright Brothers Build Powered Flying Machine. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: aviation, invention 1903

Priest Defends Indians. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Bartolome de Las Casas, Caribbean Sea 1514

Yankee Miners Tunnel Under Rebel Fort. Peter Huber. Keywords: Petersburg, United States Civil War 1864

Rome Sacked. Paul Chrastina. (Brian Warhola) Keywords: Charles de Bourbon, Renaissance Italy 1527

Florence Nightingale Becomes A Nurse. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: medicine, England 1851

Vol. 8, No. 6. March, 1997.

Continental Army Attacks Trenton. Rick Bromer. Keywords: George Washington, American Revolutionary War 1776

Reporter Nellie Bly Fakes Insanity, Is Confined in Asylum. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Elizabeth Cochran, journalism 1887

German Officers Plot to Kill Hitler. David Vachon. Keywords: World War 2 1944

Rival Expeditions Race to South Pole. David Vachon. Keywords: Robert F. Scott, Roald Amundsen Antarctic exploration 1911

Franklin Experiments With Lightning. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Benjamin Franklin, invention 1752

Vol. 8, No. 7. April, 1997.

Buccaneers Raid Spanish Main. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Henry Morgan, pirate, Spain 1669

Rival Bone-Hunters Seek New Species of Extinct Animals. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Othniel Charles Marsh, Edward Drinker Cope, paleontology, dinosaur 1890

Popular Spectacle Stirs Controversy Among Students. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: gladiators, Alypius, Augustine, Rome 380

Princess Arrested in Mexico. Paul Chrastina. (Brian Warhola) Keywords: Maximillian, Agnes zu Salm-Salm, Mexico, Juarez 1867

Indian War Disrupts Trade on Great Lakes. David Vachon. Keywords: Alexander Henry, Canada 1761

Vol. 8, No. 8. May & June, 1997.

Judea Rebels Against Rome. David Vachon. Keywords: Josephus, 67

Confederate Spy Arrested in Washington, D.C. Allan Pinkerton. Keywords: Rose O’Neil Greenhow United States Civil War 1861

Fire Destroys Museum. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: P.T. Barnum, New York City 1865

New Dictionary From Noah Webster. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: literature 1825

Controversial Medical Procedure Provokes Debate in France. Paul Chrastina. (Brian Warhola) Keywords: medicine, Jean-Baptiste-Denis, blood transfusion 1667

American Lady Joins Art Rebels in Paris. Erica Hershey. Keywords: Mary Cassat 1851

Vol. 8, No. 9. July & August, 1997.

Conspirators Hide Gunpowder Under English Parliament Building. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Guy Fawkes, England 1605

Celebrated Pianist Wants Judge to Rule On Her Right to Marry. Erica Hershey. Keywords: Robert Schumann, Clara Weick Schumann, music 1839

American Swimmer Challenges English Channel. London Illustrated News. Keywords: Captain Paul Boyton, sport 1875

Napoleon Invades Russia. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Raymond de Montesquiou 1812

Steamboats Race Up the Mississippi. Herbert and Edward Quick. Keywords: United States 1870

$10,000 Reward Offered For Capture of Jesse James. David Vachon. Keywords: Robert Ford United States 1882

Edgar Allen Poe Files False News Report. Paul Chrastina (Brian Warhola). Keywords: The Balloon Hoax, literature 1844



Vol. 9, No. 1. September, 1997.

Slaves Capture Schooner. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: slavery, Amistad, New Haven 1839

Sergeant Major John Champe Is Asked To Perform a Secret Mission for General George Washington. R. E. Bloom. Keywords: Benedict Arnold, American Revolutionary War 1780

Yellow Fever Hits Panama Canal Zone. Patricia Lynn Knee. Keywords: William C. Gorgas, medicine 1905

New York Crowds Flock to See Paintings of Rocky Mountains. Erica Hershey. Keywords: Alfred Jacob Miller, art 1837

Texans Refuse to Abandon Alamo. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Texas, William Barret Travis, Mexico 1836

Vol. 9, No. 2. October, 1997.

Hannibal Leads Army and Elephants Into Alps. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Carthage, Rome, Punic Wars -218

Canadian Physician Helps American Slaves Flee Northward. Erica Hershey. Keywords: slavery, abolition, Alexander Milton Ross United States 1853

Russia Offers to Sell Land to United States. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Alaska, William H. Seward 1867

Saladin Besieges Jerusalem. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: crusades, medieval 1187

Witness Describes Assassin’s Death. William Garret. Keywords: John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, United States Civil War 1865

American Rebels Invade Canada. David Vachon. Keywords: American Revolutionary War, Guy Carlton, Benedict Arnold 1776

Vol. 9, No. 3. November, 1997.

Celebrities Ride Fast New Trains At Grand Opening of Liverpool & Manchester Railway. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Fanny Kemble 1830

Mongols Invade Japan. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Takezaki Suenaga 1274

Widow Plans to Plunge Over Niagara Falls. David Vachon. Keywords: Annie Edison Taylor, daredevil 1901

Austen Henry Layard Searches for Lost City. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: archaeology, Nineveh, Iraq 1840

Indian War at Detroit. David Vachon. Keywords: Charles Debuisson 1712

Vol. 9, No. 4. December, 1997.

Confederate Raiders Attack Indiana & Illinois. R.E. Bloom. Keywords: United States Civil War, John Hunt Morgan 1863

Horror at Sea On Raft of Medusa. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Henri Savigny, Theodore Gericault, art 1816

Presidential Candidate Jailed for Sedition. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Eugene Victor Debs United States 1918

Amundsen Seeks Northwest Passage. David Vachon. Keywords: Arctic exploration 1903

Caesar Reports Success As Rome Invades Britain. Julius Caesar. Keywords: Gallic Wars -55

Vol. 9, No. 5. January & February, 1998.

Empress of Russia Seeks Bride For Nephew. Sarah K. Bromer. Keywords: Catherine the Great 1752

Theo van Gogh Fails to Sell Paintings By His Brother, Vincent. David Vachon. Keywords: art, Vincent van Gogh 1884

Pirate Surgeon Attempts To Walk Across Panama. Mick Foran (David Vachon) Keywords: Lionel Wafer 1680

Italian Frogmen Attack Austrian Dreadnought. Paul Chrastina. (Brian Warhola) Keywords: World War 1 Pula, Venice 1918

Black Hawk Refuses to Leave Illinois. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Fox, Sauk Indians United States 1829

Vol. 9, No. 6. March, 1998.

Mutiny Disrupts Continental Army. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: American Revolutionary War, Anthony Wayne 1781

Astrologers Warn of Dangerous Day For Roman Emperor. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Domitian Rome 96

Indians Demand Toll From Caravan On Santa Fe Trail. Erica Hershey. Keywords: Alexander Majors United States 1850

Composer Battles for Custody of Nephew. Paul Chrastina. (Brian Warhola) Keywords: Ludwig van Beethoven 1818

U.S. Navy Attempts to Land Airplane on Ship. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Eugene Ely aviation 1910

Can King George Prevent Marriage of James Stuart? Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Charles Wogan, Maria Clementina Sobieska 1719

Vol. 9, No. 7 . April, 1998.

Seven Gangsters Massacred in Chicago On St. Valentine’s Day. R.E. Bloom. Keywords: Al Capone, Jack McGurn United States 1928

Shipwreck Strands Seamen On Sub-antarctic Islands. David Vachon. Keywords: Robert Holding, Auckland Islands, exploration 1864

Artist Accused of Stealing From Pope. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Benvenuto Cellini Italy Renaissance Rome 1534

Report Warns that Marriage Is Going Out of Style in England. The Illustrated London News. Keywords: fashion 1887

Proper Lady Has Secret Romance With Unruly Explorer. Paul Chrastina. (Cynthia Thistle) Keywords: Isabel, Richard Francis Burton 1850

Naturalist Observes Earthquake in Kentucky. John James Audubon. Keywords: New Madrid Earthquake United States 1811

Vol. 9, No. 8. May & June, 1998.

British Monarch Wants to Wed American Divorcee. David Vachon. Keywords: King Edward VIII 1936

YMCA Instructor Invents New Game. R.E. Bloom. Keywords: James A. Naismith, basketball United States 1891

Astronomer Sees Evidence of Civilization on Mars. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Percival Lowell, astronomy 1894

Mutiny Aboard H.M.S. Hermione. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: David O’Brien Casey, Hugh Pigot, British Navy 1797

Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: medicine 1928

Vol. 9, No. 9. July & August, 1998.

Passenger Ship Collides With Freighter. David Vachon. Keywords: Henry George Kendall, Empress of Ireland 1914

Turks Attack Malta. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Hospitallers, jihad 1565

Ancient Egyptian Monument Is Moved By Steam Power. Erica Hershey. Keywords: archaeology, obelisk, London, Egypt engineering 1877

Anarchist Plots to Shoot Capitalist. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Alexander Berkman, Henry Clay Frick United States 1892

Illinois Farmer Invents Barbed Wire. David Vachon. Keywords: Joseph Glidden, invention 1873

Statue From France Unveiled in New York. Keywords: Statue of Liberty, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi United States art 1886



Vol. 10, No. 1. September, 1998.

Edison Invents Electric Light. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: invention United States 1879

Ibn Saud Returns to Riyadh. David Vachon. Keywords: Saudi Arabia 1901

Money Crisis Hits Paris As Colonists Discover No Gold in Louisiana. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: John Law, France 1720

A Plucky Rescue. National Police Gazette Keywords: Chicago, accident 1892

Rum On Tap. National Police Gazette Keywords: Indiana alcohol 1890

Captain Richard Burton Seeks Source of Nile River. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: exploration, Africa 1858

Vol. 10, No. 2. October, 1998.

Navies Battle on Lake Erie. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Oliver Perry, War of 1812 United States 1813

Al Jolson Stars in Synchronized Movie With Sound. R.E. Bloom. Keywords: movies film United States 1927

Napoleon Is Exiled to Elba. David Vachon. Keywords: Neil Campbell 1814

Shipwreck on Cape Breton. David Vachon. Keywords: Walter Prenties 1781

James Watt Invents Improved Steam Engine. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: invention 1775

Vol. 10, No. 3. November, 1998.

Joan of Arc Rides to Rescue Orleans. Rick Bromer. Keywords: France, Hundred Years War 1428

Weather Delays Transport of Cannons to Boston. R.E. Bloom. Keywords: American Revolutionary War, Henry Knox 1776

Mona Lisa Stolen, Picasso Arrested. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Art, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, Louvre, France 1911

Lincoln Frees Slaves. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: United States Civil War 1862

Monk Discovers Principles of Heredity. David Vachon. Keywords: Gregor Mendel, medicine, genetics 1866

Vol. 10, No. 4. December, 1998.

Scientist Finds Evidence That Earth Orbits Sun. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Nicholas Copernicus astronomy 1512

Confederate President Questions Suspected Spy. David Vachon. Keywords: United States Civil War, Jefferson Davis, LaFayette Baker, espionage 1861

Actress Inspires Symphony. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Hector Berlioz music 1827

Merchant Ship is Wrecked Off Australia. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Eliza Fraser, Australia 1836

Britain Invades Canada. David Vachon. Keywords: French and Indian War, James Wolfe, Montcalm 1758

Vol. 10, No. 5. January & February, 1999.

British Attack New Orleans. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: War of 1812, Andrew Jackson, Edward Packenham United States 1815

Louis-Schmeling Contest Seen As Ideological Fight. Peter Huber. Keywords: sport 1938

New Tourist Attraction In Paris. London Illustrated News Keywords: sewers France 1870

Follower of John Brown Is Captured In Missouri. David Vachon. Keywords: abolition, slavery 1856

John and Abigail Adams Have Doubts About Their Daughter’s Suitor. Peter Huber. Keywords: founding father United States 1784

Mt. Vesuvius Erupts, Destroys Pompeii. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Pliny, volcano 79

Vol. 10, No. 6. March, 1999.

Volcano Destroys Island of Krakatoa. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Indonesia, volcano 1883

Walt Disney Struggles to Survive After Losing Oswald, the Lucky Rabbit. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: cartoon film 1928

Choctaw Warriors of U.S. Army Baffle Germans. Lynn Knee. Keywords: World War 1 1918

Peasant Impersonates Runaway Husband. Sarah Bromer. Keywords: Martin Guerre Medieval France 1556

British Sportsmen Hunt Crocodiles in Ceylon. The Graphic Newspaper Keywords: Hunting sport 1888

New Asphalt Surfaces Make Streets Too Slippery. The Graphic Newspaper Keywords: accident 1872

Indians Angry As Treaty Promises Are Not Honored. David Vachon. Keywords: William F. Cody, Buffalo Bill United States 1868

Vol. 10, No. 7. April, 1999.

Cyrus of Persia Hires Greek Mercenaries. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Xenophon, Anabasis, Athens -402

Anarchist Shoots President McKinley. Barbara M. Soper. Keywords: Buffalo, New York, Leon Czolgosz United States 1901

New York Cartoonist Fights Tammany Hall. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Thomas Nast, “Boss” Tweed, New York City 1869

Siamese Twins Seek Love In North Carolina. David Vachon. Keywords: Chang, Eng 1839

Vol. 10, No. 8. May&June, 1999.

Coronado Seeks Cities of Gold In Wilderness North of Mexico. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Cibola, Indians Spain 1540

Louis Armstrong, 12, Arrested For Firing Gun. Rick Bromer. Keywords: New Orleans music 1912

Is Washington, D.C., Vulnerable to Attack By Confederates? David Vachon. Keywords:United States Civil War 1861

Jim Thorpe Wins 2 Gold Medals At 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. R.E. Bloom. Keywords: sport 1912

Pirate Queen of China Fights Imperial Navy. Patricia Lynn Knee. Keywords: Madame Ching 1807

Suez Canal Completed. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Ferdinand deLesseps 1869

Vol. 10, No. 9. July & August, 1999.

First Lady Conceals President’s Illness. Barbara M. Soper. Keywords: Woodrow Wilson, Edith Wilson 1919

Samuel F.B. Morse Invents Underwater Telegraph That Works Without Wires. Bob Lochte Keywords: invention 1842

Modoc Indians Fight U.S. Army. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Washington, Oregon, 1873

Virginia Militiaman Sentenced to Death As Spy in Canada. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Robert Stobo, French and Indian War espionage 1756

Confederate Agents Plot to Burn New York City. David Vachon. Keywords: United States Civil War 1864



Vol. 11, No. 1. September, 1999.

Montgolfier Brothers Invent “Flying Machine”. Rick Bromer. Keywords: aviation, invention, France 1783

Irish Poet Woos Political Agitator. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: W.B. Yeats, Maude Gonne 1889

Professor Leads Union Troops On Key Hill at Gettysburg Battle. Rick deJarnette. Keywords: Gettysburg, United States Civil War, Joshua Chamberlain 1863

Submarine Attacks Passenger Ship. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Lusitania, Charles Lauriat 1915

Sale of Jumbo the Elephant Angers Many in England. Edmund Lindop. Keywords: P.T. Barnum 1882

Vol. 11, No. 2. October, 1999.

British Cavalry Fights Islamic Rebels in The Sudan. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Winston Churchill 1898

Earthquake Shakes Mississippi River Valley. Bob Lochte. Keywords: New Madrid Earthquake, John Bradbury 1811

Queen Becomes King. Kim Hostrawser. Keywords: Hatshepsut, Egypt -1525

Death Toll High In Slave Rebellion. R.E. Bloom.Keywords: Nat Turner 1831

Secret Surgical Procedure for President Grover Cleveland. R.E. Bloom.Keywords: surgery 1893

“Don’t Give Up the Ship,” Dying Captain Tells Crew. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: James Lawrence, Shannon, Chesapeake War of 1812 United States 1813

Vol. 11, No. 3. November, 1999.

Lord Elgin Takes Greek Statues to London. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Parthenon, Greece 1803

Free Man From New York Is Sold Into Slavery. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Solomon Northup, Louisiana 1841

George Ferris Builds Big Revolving Wheel. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: Chicago invention 1893

Marconi Invents Wireless Telegraph. David Vachon. November, 1999. Keywords: radio, telegraph, invention 1896

Confederate Raiders Attack Vermont. David Vachon. November, 1999. Keywords: United States Civil War 1863

Vol. 11, No. 4. December, 1999.

Bonaparte Invades the Holy Land. Jacqueline Schaalje. Keywords: bubonic plague, Jaffa, Acre 1798

Explorers Seek Ruins Of Lost Civilizations In Central America. Paul Chrastina.Keywords: Maya 1839

Flood Devastates Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Rick Bromer. Keywords: 1889

Mob Readies Noose To Hang Surgeon If Operation Fails. Samuel L. Ostrin. Keywords: Ephiram McDowell, medicine 1809

President Injured In White House Boxing Match. Edmund Lindop. Keywords: Theodore Roosevelt 1905

Vol. 11, No. 5. January & February, 2000.

Will United States Build Panama Canal? Edmund Lindop. Keywords: Philippe Bunau-Varilla, Theodore Roosevelt 1884

American Prisoner of War Sent to British East Indies. David Vachon. Keywords: John Blatchford, American Revolutionary War 1777

Velocipedes Go 800 Miles in 2 Weeks. The Graphic. Keywords: bicycle, England, Scotland 1873

Bubonic Plague Threatens San Francisco. Kenneth A. Ehrman. Keywords: Dr. Rupert Blue, medicine 1901

Science Fiction & Fantasy Become Movie Subjects. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Georges Melies 1895

Harriet Quimby Tries to Fly English Channel. Michael Hull. Keywords: aviation 1912

Matthew Brady Photographs Illustrious Americans. Richard Sheppard. Keywords: United States Civil War 1850

Vol. 11, No. 6. March, 2000.

Curies Discover New Elements. David Vachon. Keywords: radioactivity, radium, polonium 1898

Ethan Allen Urges Invasion of Canada. David Vachon. Keywords: Vermont, Green Mountain Boys, American Revolution 1776

U.S. Navy Finds Antarctic Continent. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Wilkes Expedition, Henry Eld, William Reynolds 1840

Mob Steals “Pope’s Stone” From Monument. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Washington Monument, Know-Nothing Party 1854

Pilgrims Protest Maypole & Gun Sales at “Merrymount”. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Thomas Morton, New England 1625

Vol. 11, No. 7. April, 2000.

England Attacks New Amsterdam. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Peter Stuyvesant, New York, Dutch 1664

Anarchist Leader Suspected of Inciting Assassination. Barbara Soper. Keywords: Emma Goldman, Leon Czolgosz, William McKinley 1901

Trial Ends in Combat. Jean Froissart. Keywords: France, tournament 1387

British Officer Seeks To Free Russians Enslaved in Khiva. Jerry Betts. Keywords: Great Game, Lt. Richmond Shakespear 1840

English Gentleman Invents Photography. David Vachon. Keywords: Henry Fox Talbot 1839

Widow Invents Dishwasher. Kenneth A. Ehrman. Keywords: Josephine Garris Cochrane, Chicago World’s Fair 1883

Vol. 11, No. 8. May & June, 2000.

Slaves Steal Confederate Ship. Don Farrant. Keywords: Robert Smalls, Charleston, United States Civil War 1862

Mary Tudor Fights For Throne of England. Ellen McDaniel-Weissler. Keywords: Bloody Mary 1553

Howard Carter Seeks Tomb of Pharoah Tutankhamen. David Vachon. Keywords: Egypt, King Tut, archaeology 1922

Shackleton Expedition Trapped in Antarctic Ice. Robert Buckland. Keywords: Antarctica, exploration 1915

Vol. 11, No. 9. July & August, 2000.

Syrian Queen Defies Rome. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Zenobia, Aurelian, Palmyra 271

Mark Twain Invests in Mechanical Typesetter. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Samuel Clemens 1880

Gasoline-powered Car Races Stanley Steamer In Branford, Connecticut. David Vachon. Keywords: automobile Hiram Percy Maxim 1899

Antiseptic Surgery: Medical Advance or Quack Fad? Mick Foran (David Vachon. ) Keywords: Dr. Joseph Lister, medicine 1865

Mungo Park Searches For African River. David Vachon. Keywords: Niger River 1795



Vol. 12, No. 1. September, 2000.

Battle of Crecy Tests English Longbows Against Crossbows. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Hundred Years War, England, Edward III, France, Philip VI 1346

Pacifist Quakers Shipwrecked in Florida Among Hostile Indians. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Jonathan Dickinson, 1696

Rival Architechts Contend To Build Cathedral Dome. Jessica Bromer. Keywords: Brunelleschi, Italy, Renaissance, Florence 1418

Steamboat Mishap Endangers General Lafayette. Barbara J. Mitchell. Keywords: Ohio River 1825

New Diagnostic Tool For Physicians. Rick Bromer. Keywords: medicine, Rene Laennec, stethoscope, France 1816

Shy Writer Hopes To Master Public Speaking. David Vachon. Keywords: Demosthenes, Greece, Athens -354

Vol. 12, No. 2. October, 2000.

Invaders Challenge Aztec Emperor. Paul Chrastina. . Keywords: Montezuma, Moctezuma, Mexico, Hernan Cortes, Tenochtitlan 1519

Italian Dirigible Reaches North Pole. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Nobile, arctic exploration 1928

Father & Daughter Make Risky Attempt To Save Shipwreck Victims. Helen Dyer. Keywords: Grace Darling, Farne Islands, England 1838

Turkish Sultan Attacks Constantinople. Jaqueline Schaalje. Keywords: Ottoman Empire, Mehmed II 1452

Vol. 12, No. 3. November, 2000.

Will Lincoln Take Action To Defend Fort Sumter?. David Vachon. Keywords: American civil war 1860

Englishman Hopes to Find Lost Architectural Wonder. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: John Turtle Wood, Ephesus, Temple of Artemis, Diana, archaeology 1863

John Wise Plans to Send Express Mail By Balloon. Rick Bromer. Keywords: aviation, St. Louis, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Buffalo, New York 1859

Elias Howe Invents Sewing Machine. David Vachon. Keywords: Singer 1843

Vol. 12, No. 4. December, 2000.

Fugitive King Flees Puritans. Richard F. Bromer. Keywords: Charles II, English Civil War, 1651

West Point Graduate Struggles to Earn A Living. Richard F. Bromer. Keywords: Ulysses S. Grant, 1839

Rev. Mason L. Weems Writes Biography of George Washington. Richard F. Bromer. Keywords: 1791

Pasteur Seeks Cure For Rabies. Richard F. Bromer. Keywords: Medicine, 1885

Will Ann Coleman Find Happiness With James Buchannan? Richard F. Bromer. Keywords: 1819

Vol. 12, No. 5. January & Febrary, 2001.

Stranded Whalers Face Starvation. Barbara J. Mitchell. Keywords: Alaska, David Jarvis 1897

Dangerous Experiments Land “Moon Man” In Massachusetts Court. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Robert Hutchings Goddard, rockets, space travel, science 1929

Can Secretary Seward Avert War with Britain?. David Vachon. Keywords: United States Civil War, Trent Affair, Charles Wilkes 1861

Alexander the Great Invades Persia. Troy Letherman. Keywords: Darius, Macedon, Issus -334

First American Locomotive Runs Race Against Horse. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Peter Cooper, railroads, Tom Thumb 1830

Vol. 12, No. 6. March, 2001.

General Gage Intends to Crush Rebellion. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Boston, Revolutionary War, Bunker Hill, Breeds Hill, Lexington, Concord 1773

Girl Finds Fossils of Ancient Reptiles. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Mary Anning, paleontology, science, England 1820

Spy Warns of Confederate Plan to Attack New England. David Vachon. Keywords: United States Civil War, Charles Dana, Richard Montgomery, espionage 1864

Union Prisoners of War Break Out of Libby Prison. James M. Wells. Keywords: United States Civil War, Richmond, Virginia, Colonel Rose 1863

King Tuthmosis III Fights Prince of Kadesh at Meggido. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Hatshepsut, Egypt, Second Kingdom, Palestine -1500

Vol. 12, No. 7. April, 2001.

Mob Storms Bastille. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: France, Paris, French Revolution 1789

De Soto Brings Pigs To North America. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Spanish, conquistadors 1539

Angry Englishman Hijacks Vessel From American Revolutionists. David Vachon. Keywords: Nicholas Cresswell 1776

Anson Circles Globe In Search of Plunder. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Pacific, England, Spain, Phillipines 1743

Mysterious Disease Attacks Men Diggling Foundations for Brooklyn Bridge. David Vachon. Keywords: New York City, Washington Roebling 1870

Long Drive Up the Chisholm Trail Brings Texas Cattle to Market. Rick Bromer. Keywords: cowboys 1867

Vol. 12, No. 8. May & June, 2001.

Lee Surrenders. David Vachon. Keywords: United States Civil War, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses Grant, Appomatox 1865

Will Napoleon Keep Louisiana?. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Charles LeClerc 1803

Nellie Bly Races Around the World. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Elizabeth Cochrane, journalism 1889

Two Rivals Contend For Mastery of Empire. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Octavian Caesar, Marc Antony, Cleopatra, Rome -44

Slave Saves Money To Buy His Own Freedom. David Vachon. Keywords: slavery, Olaudah Equiano 1766

Vol. 12, No. 9. July & August, 2001.

Hurricane Threatens Ship Carrying Gold. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: S.S. Central America 1857

Japanese Leader Unable to Prevent Civil War in Capital. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Japan, Yoshimasa 1467

Phonograph is Demonstrated in London, England. The Illustrated News. Keywords: Thomas Edison 1878

Blockade Runner Heads For Savannah With Cargo of Guns. David Vachon. Keywords: United States Civil War, James D. Bulloch 1861

Britain Defends Gibraltar Against Spain and France. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: George Elliot 1782

Elephants Arrive At Calcutta. The Illustrated News. Keywords: India 1858

“Typhoid Mary” Detained By Health Officials. David Vachon. Keywords: Mary Mallon, New York City 1906



Vol. 13, No. 1. September, 2001.

Mary Wortley Montague Says Inoculation Can Prevent Smallpox. David Vachon. Keywords: medicine 1721

Workshop Burns Down After Furnace Explosion. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Italian Renaissance, Cellini 1543

Secretary of War Won’t Leave Office After President Tries to Fire Him. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Lorenzo Thomas, Andrew Johnson, Edwin Stanton 1868

Scientists Seek New Planet. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Uranus, astronomy, John Couch Adams, Urbain LeVerrier 1845

Union & Confederate Navies Fight Near Cherbourg, France. David Vachon. Keywords: United States Civil War, Raphael Semmes 1862

Vol. 13, No. 2. October, 2001.

Searchers Can’t Find Roanoke Island Colonists. Rick E. Smith. Keywords: John White, Virginia 1587

Philadelphians Arrested For Liberating Slaves. Rick Bromer. Keywords: William Small, Passamore Williamson, underground railroad 1855

Dangerous Experiments Test Theory that Mosquitoes Spread Disease. David Vachon. Keywords: Walter Reed, Yellow Fever, Panama 1901

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Baker Explore Central Africa. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Nile River 1863

Vol. 13, No. 3. November, 2001.

Benedict Arnold Betrays America. David Vachon. Keywords: American Revolution 1780

New Pesticide Seems Harmless to Humans. Rick Bromer. Keywords: DDT 1939

Inventor Leon Theremin Is Arrested In Moscow Michael Fuller. Keywords: music 1938

Historian Challenges Story of Emily Geiger, American Patriot. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: American Revolution, South Carolina 1780

Swedish Balloonist Starts Flight To North Pole. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Salomon Andree 1897

Vol. 13, No. 4. December, 2001.

Explorers Cross Australian Outback. Patricia Lynne Knee. Keywords: Robert O’Hara Burke 1860

Humphry Davy Invents Safety Lamp for Miners. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: coal, England, industrial revolution, invention 1815

American Mutineers Seize British Sloop. David Vachon. Keywords: Gideon Olmstead, American Revolutionary War, mutiny 1778

Greene’s Army Faces Larger British Force. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: American Revolutionary War, South Carolina 1781

Female Pirates Captured. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Mary Read, Anne Bonney 1720

Vol. 13, No. 5. January & February, 2002.

Rescue Team Braves Hurricane To Save Shipwreck Victims. Michael Fuller. Keywords: Richard Etheridge, Outer Banks, North Carolina, Pea Island, United States Coast Guard 1896

Searching For Stallions, Englishman Explores Central Asia. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Great Game, Moorcroft, Afghanistan, India, horses 1811

Frontier Physician Studies Digestion. David Vachon. Keywords: medicine, Dr. William Beaumont, Alexis St. Martin 1822

Submariners Attempt To Reach North Pole. Stewart B. Nelson, PhD. Keywords: Nautilis, arctic exploration 1931

Bonaparte Leaves Egypt. David Vachon. Keywords: Napoleon, France, 18 Brumaire 1799

Vol. 13, No. 6. March, 2002.

Spanish Armada Threatens England. David Vachon. Keywords: Duke of Medina Sedonia, Don Alonzo Perez de Guzman el Bueno 1588

Virtuoso Denies Rumors of Pact With Satan. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Niccolo Paganini, music 1840

American Bison Society Organized To Save Species From Extinction. Patricia Lynne Knee. Keywords: William Hornaday 1905

British and German Warships Converge on Falkland Islands. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: John Arbuthnot Fisher, World War One, Winston Churchill 1914

Invention Put To Test At Tunnel Disaster . Michael Fuller. Keywords: Garrett A. Morgan, fire safety hood, Cleveland, Lake Erie 1916

Vol. 13, No. 7. April, 2002.

Fire Devastates Downtown Chicago. David Vachon. Keywords: William Bross 1871

Daredevil Sam Patch Leaps at Genessee Falls. Jerry Miller. Keywords: Rochester, New York 1829

Eccentric Nazi Official Appears in Britain With His Own Peace Plan. David Vachon. Keywords: Rudolf Hess 1941

Islamic Fundamentalists Surround Capital of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: George Gordon, Khartoum 1855

Researcher Claims Stonehenge Is Older Than Roman Empire. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: John Aubrey, megalith, Avebury 1655

Vol. 13, No. 8, May & June, 2002.

Powell Expedition Explores Grand Canyon. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: John Wesley Powell, western exploration 1869

Boston Man Advocates Giving Criminals A Second Chance. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Probation, law, John Augustus 1841

Sacred Well Of the Maya Was Site of Human Sacrifice. David Vachon. Keywords: Edward Herbert Thompson, Yucatan, Chichen Itza, cenote 1904

Inventor Hopes to Save U.S. President. R.E. Bloom. Keywords: Alexander Graham Bell, James A. Garfield, medicine 1881

Shipwrecked Spaniard Flees Across Ireland After Armada’s Defeat. David Vachon. Keywords: Francisco de Cuellar, Spanish Armada 1588

Vol. 13, No. 9. July & August, 2002.

Captain Frank Hamer Hunts Outlaws Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow. Michael Fuller. Keywords: crime 1934

Political Differences Threaten Romance. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Eliza Shipton, Aquilla Giles, American Revolution 1778

Can Rocks Fall From Sky? Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Ernst Chladni, meteor, meteorite, astronomy 1794

Abolitionist Frederick Douglass Is Wary of John Brown’s Plan For Slave Rebellion. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: American Civil War 1859

Bridge Construction Starts With Kite-Flying Contest. Erica Hershey. Keywords: Niagara Falls, New York Homan Walsh, Charles Ellet 1848

New Steamboats Built to Ascend Mississippi River. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Henry Miller Shreve, New Orleans 1812

Fishermen Battle Legendary Monster. Rick Bromer. Keywords: giant squid, Newfoundland 1783



Vol. 14, No. 1. September, 2002.

Invaders Menace White House. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Dolley Madison, James Madison, War of 1812 1814

German Attempts First Flight From Europe to North America. Louise Abbot. Keywords: aviation, Hermann Koehl 1928

Proposal to Help Foundlings Stirs Controversy in London. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Thomas Coram, charity 1737

Yankee Spy Is Surprised to Find Rebel Army in Western Virginia. David Vachon. Keywords: American Civil War 1861

Vol. 14, No. 2. October, 2002.

Girl Discovers Ancient Cave Art. Jerry Miller. Keywords: Altamira, archeaology, Don Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, cave art 1879

Public Hanging Draws Crowd. York Gazette. Keywords: capital punishment 1907

Radio Broadcast Describes Martians Invading New Jersey. Bob Lochte. Keywords: Orson Welles, War of the Worlds 1938

Invention Lifts War to the Sky. William R. Bradle. Keywords: aviation, World War One, Roland Garros 1915

Railroad Worker is Changed Man After Accident. Matt Santateresa. Keywords: Phineas Gage, neurology, John Harlow, medicine 1848

Lone Confederate Ship Challenges Union Fleet Above Vicksburg. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: C.S.S. Arkansas, Isaac Newton Brown, Mississippi, American Civil War 1862

Vol. 14, No. 3. November, 2002.

Surveyors Find Geysers In Yellowstone Valley. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Ferdinand Hayden, United States National Park 1860

Americans Annex Hawaii. David Vachon. Keywords: Lili”uokalani 1898

First Englishman In Japan Is Forbidden To Go Home. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Will Adams, Shogun 1600

Abraham Lincoln Challenged to Duel. Michael Fuller. Keywords: United States 1842

Vol. 14, No. 4. December, 2002 & January, 2003.

Alexander Graham Bell Invents Telephone. David Vachon. Keywords: Mabel Bell 1875

Indian Leader Wants Reservation In Pennsylvania. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Teedyuscung 1750

“Saint Louis Blues” Is Big Hit Song For W.C. Handy. Rick Bromer. Keywords: entertainment, popular music 1914

Pilots Try to Break Aviation Record. Michael Fuller. Keywords: Clyde Pangborn 1931

Vol. 14, No. 5. February, 2003.

Pirates Seize Navy Ship. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Stephen Decatur, Tripolitan War, Barbary Pirates 1804

Eli Whitney Invents Cotton Gin. David Vachon. Keywords: Industry, slavery 1794

Explorer Is Mauled by Lion. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: David Livingstone, Africa 1844

New Device Speeds Work On Alpine Tunnel. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Mont Cenis, Frejus, Germaine Sommeiller, Italy, France 1870

Film Documents Inuit Way of Life. Louise Abbot. Keywords: Robert Flaherty, Nanook of the North 1920

Vol. 14, No. 6. March, 2003.

Henry Ford Invents New Way to Assemble Cars. David Vachon. Keywords: assembly line, industry 1910

Jacob Riis Photographs Slums of New York. Louise Abbot. Keywords: photography 1887

Doctor Proves That Germs Cause Disease. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Robert Koch, anthrax, bacteriology 1874

Santos-Dumont Builds Powered Balloons. David Vachon. Keywords: dirigible, aviation, Paris, France 1900

Vol. 14, No. 7. April, 2003.

France Gives Statue To United States. Michael Fuller. Keywords: Statue of Liberty, Joseph Pulitzer 1886

White Star Ocean Liner Wrecked Off Nova Scotia. David Vachon. Keywords: Atlantic shipwreck, James Agnew Williams 1873

Warehouse Erupts ‘Like Volcano’ As Stored Chemicals Burn. Paul Hashagan. Keywords: Joseph Martin,v Smokey Joe”, firefighting, New York City 1922

Mysterious Mounds Hold Buried Treasure. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Sutton Hoo, Edith Pretty, archeology, Anglo-Saxon 1939

British Balloonists Explore Upper Atmosphere. David Vachon. Keywords: James Glashier, aviation 1862

Vol. 14, No. 8. May & June, 2003.

Woman Attends Medical School. Michael Fuller. Keywords: Elizabeth Blackwell, medicine 1849

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Invents Snowmobile. Louise Abbot. Keywords: Quebec 1922

Artist Sues Critic David Vachon. Keywords: James McNeill Whistler, John Ruskin, art 1878

Confederates Capture Reporters from North. David Vachon. Keywords: United States Civil War, Albert Deane Richardson, journalism 1863

Vol. 14, No. 9. July & August, 2003.

Sierra Club Opposes Dam in National Park . Paul Chrastina. Keywords: John Muir, Yosemite, Hetch Hetchy, California, environmentalism 1892

Christians in Jerusalem Besieged by Muslim Army. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Sophronius, Omar, Dome of the Rock, Palestine 636

Drake Sails Around World. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: England, Spain, Elizabeth, circumnavigation 1578

French Intellectuals Sneer At Design of New Tower in Paris. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Eiffel Tower, architecture, art 1889

Philosopher’s Wife Seeks Escape from His Utopia. Lona Manning. Keywords: Abigail May, Amos Bronson Alcott, Fruitlands, Massachusetts, transcendentalism 1842



Vol. 15, No. 1. September, 2003.

Gandhi Leads Protest Movement in South Africa. Michael Fuller. civil rights. 1906

Woman Takes Command Of Ship off Cape Horn. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Josua Mary Ann Patten, navigation, 1855

Censorship Ruins Playwright’s Career. Lona Manning. Keywords: Henry Fielding, 1737

Man Attempts First Trip Across America By Bicycle. David Vachon. Keywords: Thomas Stevens, 1884

Vol. 15, No. 2. October, 2003.

Conquistador Enslaved By Indians. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Cabeza de Vaca, Florida, Texas, Mexico, American Indians, 1527

Quarrelsome Duo Attempts First Flight Across English Channel By Balloon. David Vachon. Keywords: Jeffries, Blanchard, aviation, England, France, 1784

Cable Car System Built In San Francisco. David Vachon. Keywords: Andrew S. Hallidie, 1873

Homeless Children Gather At Steam Grates In New York City. Harper's Weekly. Keywords: poverty, 1876

Unschooled Boy From London Slum Seeks Work As Scientist. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Michael Faraday, electromagnetism, science, technology, 1812

Vol. 15, No. 3. November, 2003

Historic Playhouse May Be Demolished. Jerome Markham. Keywords: Globe theatre, William Shakespeare, 1598

Plastic Material Not Yet Perfect. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Celluloid, John Hyatt, 1875

Shoemaker Challenges Louisiana Segregation Law. Michael Fuller. Keywords: Homer Plessy vs. Ferguson, 1896

American Lady Accompanies Santa Fe Traders On Trail. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Susan Magoffin, 1846

McClintock Searches For Lost Expedition. David Vachon. Keywords: Francis Leopold McClintock, Franklin Expedition, 1857

Vol. 15, No. 4. December, 2003 & January, 2004.

Democrats Nominate General George McClellan To Run Against Lincoln. Lona Manning. Keywords: politics, 1864

School Trains Dogs To Guide the Blind. Michael Fuller. Keywords: Dorothy Eustis, Morris Frank, seeing-eye, 1927

English Investors Risk Fortunes In Arctic Gold Rush. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Martin Frobisher, Michael Lok, 1576

Aviators Attempt To Break Around-the-world Speed Record. David Vachon. Keywords: Wiley Post, Harold Gatty, aviation, 1931

Vol. 15, No. 5. February, 2004.

Cossacks Invade Siberia. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Yermak, Ivan the Terrible, Russia, 1580

American Navy Attacks Britain. David Vachon. Keywords: John Paul Jones, Scotland, 1778

Volcanic Eruption Threatens Iceland. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Laki, geology, 1783

British Comedy Burlesques Italian Opera. Jerome Markham. Keywords: John Gay, The Beggar's Opera, 1728

Indians Halt Work of Surveyors Mason & Dixon. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Mason-Dixon Line, Colonial America, 1767

Vol. 15, No. 6. March, 2004.

Chief Joseph Refuses To Sell Tribal Lands. David Vachon. Keywords: Nez-Perce Indians, 1877

Millionaires Invest In Mysterious Gold Mine. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Death Valley Scotty, Albert Johnson, California, 1904

British Navy Hunts Mutineers & Stolen Ship. Michael Fuller. Keywords: H.M.S. Bounty, Edward Edwards, 1790

Dewey Reorganizes Library. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Dewey Decimal System, 1873

Vol. 15, No. 7. April, 2004.

Lady Attempts To Climb Mt. Blanc . Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Henriette d'Angeville, mountaineering, 1838

Trevithick Invents Locomotive For Railways. David Vachon. Keywords: engineering, Industrial Revolution, 1808

Soldier Studies Ancient Inscriptions. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: cuneiform, Iran, archeology, 1835

Territory of California Seeks Independence. Rigel Crockett. Keywords: Don Juan Alvaredo, United States, 1836

New York Detective Promotes New Way To Identify Criminals. Lona Manning. Keywords: Joseph A. Faurot, fingerprinting, criminology, 1905

Vol. 15, No. 8. May & June, 2004.

Diplomat Schemes Against Napoleon. Casimir Kukielka. Keywords: Clemens von Metternich, Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleonic Wars, 1813

Inventor Experiments With Beef Biscuits And Condensed Milk. Lona Manning. Keywords: Gail Borden, 1850

Russian Warships Dispatched To Battle Japanese Fleet. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Russo-Japanese War, Rozhestvensky, Battle of Tsushima, 1904

George Back Searches For Missing Explorer. Michael Fuller. Keywords: Canada, Arctic exploration, 1833

Vol. 15. No. 9. July & August, 2004.

King John Disavows Magna Carta. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: England, Plantagenet, Barons' War, 1215

Promising Invention Hits Marketplace Snags. David Vachon. Keywords: Whitcomb Judson, zipper, fashion, 1891

Wireless Operator on Sinking Ship Sends Call For Help. David Vachon. Keywords: Jack Binns, Republic shipwreck, technology, wireless radio, 1909

Paxton Designs "Crystal Palace." Matthew Surridge. Keywords: London Great Exhibition, architecture, 1851



Vol. 16. No. 1. September, 2004.

Clerk Wants To Reform Chinese Civilization. Rick Bromer. Keywords: Li Ssu, China, Ch'in, Qin, First Emperor, -221

Irish Rebel Flees English Prison. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Eamon de Valera, Ireland, England, Easter Rising, Lincoln Jail, 1918

Arctic Explorer Proposes Controversial Theory. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Alfred Wegener, Greenland, continental drift, plate tectonics, geology, 1915

Vermont Physician Attempts to Drive Horseless Carriage Across United States. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Horatio Nelson Jackson, automobile, Winton, 1903

Vol. 16. No. 2. October, 2004.

Attorney-General Gets Life Sentence. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Hugo Grotius, Netherlands, Calvinism, Loevestein Castle, 1618

AC versus DC: Westinghouse & Edison Battle To Decide How To Light America. David Vachon. Keywords: Battle of the currents, industry, invention, 1888

Fifteen-year-old Boy Invents New Alphabet For the Blind. David Vachon. Keywords: Louis Braille, France, 1823

Disguised Slave Travels North By Rail With Her Husband. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Ellen William Craft, slavery, underground railroad, Fugitive Slave Act, 1848

Vol. 16. No. 3. November, 2004.

Small British Sloop Fights Powerful Spanish Frigate. William R. Bradle. Keywords: Thomas Cochrane, Master & Commander, Napoleonic Wars, 1801

Should Machiavelli Be Trusted? Rick Bromer. Keywords: The Prince, Florence, Italy, Renaissance, 1512

Rontgen Discovers X-Rays. David Vachon. Keywords: science, radioactivity, electromagnetic spectrum, 1895

"Black Ships" Threaten Japan's Isolationism. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Kayama Eizaemon, Matthew C. Perry, Japan, Shogun, 1853

Vol. 16. No. 4. December, 2004 & January, 2005.

King Orders Arrest Of Bible Translator. Brenda Ralph Lewis. Keywords: William Tyndale, King Henry VIII, 1534

Vermont Farmer Takes World's First Photos of Snow Crystals. Sarah Bromer. Keywords: Wilson A. Bentley, photography, meteorology, 1885

Chester Carlson Invents Machine To Copy Documents. David Vachon. Keywords: technology, Xerox, xerography, 1938

Lawyer Says American Colonists May Criticize Their Government. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Zenger case, jurisprudence, Colonial America, American Revolution, 1735

Hunter Seeks To Confirm Existence Of Legendary Jungle Ape. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Paul Du Chaillu, gorilla, zoology, 1855

Vol. 16. No. 5. February, 2005.

American Sailors Head For North Pole. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: George W. Melville, De Long, Jeannette Expedition, arctic exploration, 1879

Thaddeus Lowe Plans Transatlantic Balloon Flight. David Vachon. Keywords: aviation, U.S. Civil War, 1859

Kellogg Brothers Disagree About How To Sell Cereal. David Vachon. Keywords: Will Kellogg, 1894

Merchant Seaman Attempts To Swim English Channel. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Matthew Webb, sports, 1875

Vol. 16. No. 6. March, 2005.

Young Irish Mercenary Joins Fight For South American Independence. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Simon Bolivar, Daniel Florence O'Leary, Venezuela, Colombia, Andes, military history, 1819

New Medical Procedure Excites Controversy in Boston. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Cotton Mather, medicine, smallpox, Colonial America, 1721

George Mallory Tries to Climb World's Highest Mountain. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: Mount Everest, mountaineering, 1924

George Eastman Simplifies Photography. David Vachon. Keywords: invention, 1880

Vol. 16. No. 7. April, 2005

British Parliament Debates Slave Trade. Brenda Ralph Lewis. Keywords: William Wilberforce, 1789

Stranded Sailors Face Long Journey Home To Germany. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Hellmuth Karl von Mucke, World War I, Emden, 1914

Censors Disapprove Of Diderot's Encyclopedia. Matthew Surridge. Keywords: France, Encyclopedie, 1758

Tailor Puts Rivets In Pants. David Vachon. Keywords: Jacob W. Davis Youphes, Levi Strauss, blue jeans, 1871

Vol. 16. No. 8. May & June, 2005

Woman Seeking Long-Lost Husband Faces Danger on Amazon River. Michael Fuller. Keywords: Isabel Godin, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Guiana, 1769

Charles Babbage Invents Mechanical Calculator. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: technology, invention, computer science, 1822

Doctor John Snow Blames Water Pollution For Cholera Epidemic. David Vachon. Keywords: medicine, epidemiology, London, 1848

Elevator Safety Device Invented. David Vachon. Keywords: Elisha, Charles Otis, New York City, architecture, 1851

Vol. 16. No. 9. July & August, 2005

Nansen Sets Sail Towards North Pole. David Vachon. Keywords: Fram, Arctic, 1893

Explosion Devastates Canadian City. Michael Fuller. Keywords: Mont Blanc, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1917

Hemingway Finds Mentors In Paris. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, Sherwood Anderson, literature, 1921

Slave Won't Stop Seeking Freedom. Paul Chrastina. Keywords: Jacob D. Green, slavery, 1840



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




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