Showing posts with label Local And National History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Local And National History. Show all posts

Sunday, July 28, 2019

TIME MACHINE: 1935, 1970, 2001, 1902.




February, 1935

The Denton Journal


January, 1970



 Sunday Times (Salisbury)



June, 2001

The Star Democrat (Easton)

November, 1902

Baltimore Sun



1979..  ESPN arrives on cable television.

1958..  #1 records include Tom Dooley (The Kingston Trio), To Know Him Is To Love Him (Teddy Bears), The Chipmunk Song (David Seville & The Chipmunks). 

The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011.  I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area...a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.







Sunday, July 21, 2019

TIME MACHINE: 1899, 1973, 2002.




(The Weather Channel has ranked the Blizzard Of 1899 as the worst winter storm in U.S. history.) 

February, 1899



 Democratic Messenger

February, 1899
(Accomac)


Peninsula Enterprise 

February, 1959









Salisbury Times

March, 1973



  Worcester County Messenger

January, 2002 




The News Journal (Wilmington)




                                                             


1964.. The Beatles are making their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan TV show.

1980.. A 24-hour news channel, CNN, is launched on cable television.



The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011.  I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area...a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.














Sunday, July 14, 2019

TIME MACHINE: 1989, 1971, 1880, 1949, 1936.




March, 1989













Daily Times (Salisbury)



March, 1971
(Pocomoke Jr. Womens Club)



 Democratic Messenger

April, 1880

The Morning News (Wilmington)

Footnote:  The spelling is "Klej Grange," the first word reportedly representing the first name initials of Drexel's daughters.


July, 1949


The Capital (Annapolis)


May, 1936

Worcester Democrat

Footnote: A son and grandson of Sartorius were physicians who had longtime practices in Pocomoke City.


                                                                    

1955.. 12-year-old Judy Tarr is the Delmarva Spelling Bee champion and will compete in the national competition.


Salisbury Times
1962..
The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.)

Note: WBOC-TV broadcasts a special 30-minute program Monday evening (July 15) celebrating 65 years on the air. On Monday we'll republish a Pocomoke Public Eye article from a couple of years ago looking back at the Eastern Shore's early TV history.


The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011.  I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area...a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.