Amelia Earhart, the famous woman aviator, visited Rochester 80 years ago, today (Nov. 22). She was going to give a talk on flying at the Lyceum Theater that evening but first she visited radio station WHEC and talked with Al Sigl. The following article is from the Rochester Times-Union on Nov. 22. – – – – …
This article on Amelia Earhart appeared in the Rochester Times-Union on Nov. 21, 1932. That was the day before her visit. She was in Rochester to promote her book; The Fun of It. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – - Thrills of …
Amelia Earhart will be coming to talk at the Lyceum Theater on Nov. 22, (1932). This ad was among the theater ads in the Nov. 12, 1832 issue of the Rochester Times-Union. Come back the next 2 days for more articles on Amelia’s visit.
It was 80 years ago that the stock market crash of 1929 pushed a fragile economy over the edge. On Oct 28th the stock market dropped a little less than 13% and then the next day (called Black Tuesday) it dropped another 12%. Why was that a problem? Many people were buying stocks by borrowing …
On July 20th 1969 the first people from this planet walked on the moon. It was one of the greatest steps of exploration since Columbus finding the new world. The race to the moon proved that we take on an advanced technological challenge and make it happen. Yet, the computers on the lunar modules were …
The Sunday Jan. 17th Democrat & Chronicle has 2 columns of the doings of at least 60 different Pedro clubs of Rochester. (More info. on the card game – Pedro.) Trolley car #321 struck the lead carriage of a funeral procession at North Street and Central Avenue. The carriage, which was carrying the pall-bearers, was …
A meeting was held Sunday night Jan. 10 at National Theater to discuss what should be done about the unemployed men of Rochester. There isn’t any city agency at this time to help men find work. The only agency helping find employment is the YMCA. An employer said that it is a hard task to …
More news from early January 1909. The playgrounds of Rochester were featured in the January 1909 issue of the national magazine, “The Playground.” Articles in the magazine had interviews with Mayor Edgerton and the park’s department president, Alexander B. Lamberton. Also featured were pictures of the playgrounds at Number 26 & 14 schools, Brown Square …
Here’s some news from the first week on Jan. 1909…