It was fresh after a new attack on our nation, 60 years after Pearl Harbor. More veterans were still alive, they were ready to lament the new brutal deadly day of 9/11 and compare and contrast it to what they lived through, then 60 years prior..
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30 years ago: The Dirt Devil of Christmas at the Schuylkill Mall!
It appears people of Schuylkill County had a lot to clean in 1991
Continue readingSkooky Things Season 2 Episode 4: Murder of a priest
On Tuesday, September 18, 1990, various news sources began reporting on the murder of Ashland priest Father Leo Heineman..
His case made history and is still being discussed today.
Continue readingSkooky Things Season 2, Episode: And you thought politics was bad today!? Welcome to the Kelayres Massacre
The eve of election day, November 5, 1934, a political feud in the coal mining town erupted into violence. Five died, and dozens were injured in an event that would forever become known as the “Kelayres Massacre.”
Continue readingSeptember 10, 2001: 20 years later.
It’s almost the 20th anniversary of September 10, 2001: The final day of peace, the final day of ‘mundane.’
Continue reading15 YEARS AGO: THE FINAL FALL FOR CARDINAL BRENNAN
The final graduating class of Cardinal Brennan began its school year right about now…15 years ago. A milestone of time.
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