Born Feb. 4, 1906, Clyde Tombaugh grew up on farms in Illinois and Kansas. Tombaugh couldn't afford to attend college – ...
It was known as the great quake. The mere mention of the year caused Bay Area residents to shudder. The year was 1868. Once upon a time, that was considered the big one in the Bay Area. In writing on ...
Readers of the Jan. 31, 1906 edition of The Appeal were likely happy to hear that repairs would be occurring soon to a key bridge damaged by flooding but not so happy to hear about the rising cost ...
OSLO, Norway (WCSC) — The 26th president of the United States became the nation’s first chief executive to be honored with a Nobel Peace Prize on Dec. 10, 1906. President Theodore Roosevelt received ...