New years eve 1919 .. party cloudy in Pottsville .. according to weather records, it turned blustery and much colder
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Yes, there WAS a war on Christmas. President Grant ended it.
All Christmas activities, including dancing, seasonal plays, games, singing carols, cheerful celebration and especially drinking were banned by the Puritan-dominated Parliament of
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October 5, 1999 to now: Dried petals lay beneath the sand
October 5, 1999: The new Cardinal Brennan gym is dedicated.. 20 years later: The gym is now property of North Schuylkill…
All of those tears, hugs.. and long embraces between friends in front of that gymnasium in the summer of 99 are just history… memories are the flowers… forward in the sands of time..
Happy birthday to the 9/11 kids
This is a milestone in time..
The kids who were presented on 9/11 come of age..
Their smiles.. their laughs.. their cries.. their lives. All of that matters. They had 18 years on this planet as we all grew since that day.
Pop culture after September 11 2001
Pop culture after September 11 2001
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The day that terrorism flew over Schuylkill County
Consider this… if you were alive and well in Tremont, Pine Grove, you were touched by terror… The Bear Mountain area of Schuylkill County was touched by terror..
Places like Schuylkill Haven, the McKeansburg Hotel, and Auburn all had a moment with this.
The flight path of the doomed Flight 93 went over all of these communities on that date..
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