Effect of the Great Crash of 1929 The first ... calls Smoot-Hawley "among the most catastrophic acts in congressional history." Hoover optimistically noted that he had the authority under the ...

Members of the Feighner family pose in front of this stately Italianate brick farmhouse at 2401 Smith Road in 1905. The home looks much the same today, and it has been in the Henkel family for ...

Baseball season has started. Le Roy has a long history of the national pastime. In 1895, E.F. Elmore who lived in Geneva, Neb., wrote to The Le Roy Gazette. He was a member of the “Myrtle Street ...

Goucher College has received a $55 million donation, the largest gift in the private school's over 130-year history ... fund's investment income. Other local schools have also begun exploring ...

While Memphis is at 95% totality, we will not have the full effect of the total solar eclipse, so colors will not be affected as much here. It is recommended that reds and greens be worn in large ...

The history of Las Vegas is the ultimate American rags-to-riches story, filled with unusual heroes and foes. This 103-year-old saga follows the city through its incredible ups and downs ...

NEW ORLEANS — WWL Louisiana is tracking boil water advisories in the area. Advisories don’t necessarily mean that the water is contaminated but that viruses or bacteria could have gotten into ...

Republican-American archivesA view of Waterbury's new disposal plant and incinerator next to the Naugatuck River and South Main Street one year after the 1955 flood. The 40.2-mile-long river ...

South Lake Tahoe's ban on single-use plastic water bottles goes into effect Monday just in time for Earth Day. The city passed an ordinance back in 2022 banning single-use water bottles and ...