The Times Leader

Champs Were Crowned Here In 1947 And ’48 State Titles Were Determined In Local Landmark That Has Been Venue For Many Events

LOOKBACK: HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING AT THE ARMORY Inside a packed gym and in front of a crowd that included his future wife, Bill Philistine made history at one of the Wyoming Valley’s most important ...
Des Moines Register

Old Time Photo: Wakonda Club hosts big event in 1947

1947: The Wakonda Club in Des Moines, opened in 1922, hosted the first NCAA Championship west of the Mississippi River in 1939 and then hosted one of its first marquee events, the highly regarded ...
KSAT

Beirut explosion: A similar event happened in Texas in 1947

Texas City explosion in 1947 (Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries) (Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries) TEXAS CITY, Texas – Tuesday’s ...
KRQE Blogs

Roswell newspaper to host 2-day event on 1947 incident

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) – A 1947 incident in Roswell that the military attributed to a weather balloon is the focus of a two-day event. The Roswell Daily Record has been covering the mystery since the ...