It all started when my mom’s friend Janet came to my house with a pack of cards in the spring
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Tag: history
June 17, 1948: United Airlines Flight 624 crashes near Centralia PA
United Airlines Flight 624 crashed at 1:41 PM daylight time just between Aristes, PA and Centralia, PA. Four crew members
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Cemeteries: The place to be for summer fun as they partied like it was 1899
And I guess I’m jealous of them, too. Because, after all, cemeteries are solemn places.. tears often fill the landscape around tombstones. But why not fine foods and spirits? Why not some laughter.. why not a picnic?
So while it may not be the most popular point of view, I agree with the comment on my Facebook page: Bring back the cemetery celebration!
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Memorial Day 1962: The day the fire started
On May 27, 1962, a small fire was believed to be contained at a landfill in Centralia Pennsylvania. The town
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Camazotz Begins
When we read Batman’s first appearance in Detective Comics #27, he is already operating as a crime fighter. Batman’s origin is first
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Decoration day dies
We needed a way to commemorate the Civil War once it was done.. Decoration Day was a fine way to
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