SpotlightPA reported on December 14 that - After removing a trio of Confederate historical markers an hour west of Gettysburg, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has replaced two with significant revisions that view Confederate milestones through a more critical lens. The McConnellsburg, Fulton County, markers and plaques commemorate the first deaths of … [Read more...] about PA Updates Civil War Markers – ‘Confederate Soldiers’ Are Now ‘Enemy Soldiers’
History
General Hap Arnold (Arnold Field, Lower Merion High School) Said ‘Negro Pilots Cannot Be Used In Our Present Air Corps.’
On The Plus Side - His Leadership Was Instrumental In Defeating The Imperial Japanese And The Nazis The playing field where the Aces of Lower Merion High School host their Central League opponents in football, soccer, lacrosse and field hockey - has been known as General Hap Arnold Field since 1950. Arnold graduated from Lower Merion High School in … [Read more...] about General Hap Arnold (Arnold Field, Lower Merion High School) Said ‘Negro Pilots Cannot Be Used In Our Present Air Corps.’
Villanova’s Paul Arizin, The Only Big-Five Player Among The NBA-75
Villanova’s Paul Arizin is the very best among all of the great athletes who ever played for any Big-5 basketball team. And that’s saying something. Tom Gola, Guy Rogers, Matt Goukas, Jameer Nelson, Corky Calhoun, and fellow Villanovans, Kyle Lowry, Mikal Bridges, Howard Porter, Bill Melchioni, Wali Jones, Ed Pinckney, Kerry Kittles – They were all nice players – But in … [Read more...] about Villanova’s Paul Arizin, The Only Big-Five Player Among The NBA-75
When Jim Gardner Reported That The Action News Car Caught Fire – On The Lawn In Front Of Channel 10.
This is one of the first examples for us to reminisce over, of what undoubtedly will be a countless number of Jim Gardner's "Greatest Hits." With no threat to human life or injury, the undisputed Dean of Local Broadcast News (sorry Facenda), couldn't keep his wry sense of humor completely in check, as he described the demise of Action News Cruiser #3, which burst into flames, … [Read more...] about When Jim Gardner Reported That The Action News Car Caught Fire – On The Lawn In Front Of Channel 10.
A Century Of Splashing
The New York Times wrote, in 2013 – The crossing is officially a ford, with a concrete slab covering the stream bottom so a car can plunge through without digging ruts or sinking into the mire. Depending on the season and the weather, the water is a few inches to a foot or so deep, but road builders of an earlier era lacked the money to build a bridge. In recent years every … [Read more...] about A Century Of Splashing