Tag: history

November 10, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

THE NON HOT NOVEMBER RAIN IN HISTORY

The winter of 1990-91 was predicted to be cold after a hot November. It was not.

October 6, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

SKOOKY THINGS (OR TINGS?) EPISODE 2: The Lakewood Park murder

Lakewood Park in Barnesville PA thrived in the 1930s.. It would host some of the era’s big band stars.. It

History can indeed be forgotten.

And that old adage that whatever you post online is there forever is clearly NOT true. Just ask Myspace users. Just as Geocities users. Just as AOL Instant Messangers and ICQ chatters.. And there may be a few ten minute best of VINEs on Youtube.. but millions of others are gone for good.

The peach lady is a symbol of how things can go into the trash heap.

Cue the THE LOST HISTORY OF PRE-9/11

August 22, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

Sheppton PA was the site of an historic mine disaster in August 1963

Sheppton PA: The location was one of the first rescues of trapped miners accomplished by raising them through holes bored through solid rock, an event that gripped the world’s attention during August 1963..

At press time, that was 57 years ago this month.