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This Day In History, May 18th, 2022 – “Lights Out”
80 years ago today the lights around NYC’s baseball fields went out, and the rest of the city would follow suit.
This Day In History, May 17th, 2022 – “U.S.S. Holland”
125 years ago today John Holland launched his new submersible, the Holland VI.
This Day In History, May 16th, 2022 – “Wagon’s West”
180 years ago today the first major Wagon Train dared to travel the treacherous Oregon Trail.
This Day In History, May 15th, 2022 – “Battle of Drewry’s Bluff”
160 years ago Union ships attempted to sail up the James River to test the defenses around Richmond Virginia.
This Day In History, May 14th, 2022 – “A New World”
415 years ago today the site for the first permanent English settlement in the New World was decided upon.
This Day In History, May 13th, 2022 – “U.S.S. Planter”
160 years ago Robert Smalls stole the C.S.S. Planter and navigated to reach the safety of the blockading Union Navy.
This Day In History, May 12th, 2022 – “War Comes to the Mississippi”
80 years ago today the beautiful waters off the Gulf Coast became a killing ground for a sinister monster under the waves.
This Day In History, May 11th, 2022 – “Columbia River”
230 years ago today American Adventure Captain Robert Gray sailed into what is now the Columbia River.
This Day In History, May 10th, 2022 – “Kingman Reef”
100 years ago today America claimed the Kingman Reef in the Pacific Ocean.
This Day In History, May 9th, 2022 – “Operation Pocket Money”
50 years ago today the United States began mining North Vietnamese ports.
This Day In History, May 8th, 2022 – “Dog Show”
145 years ago the first-ever Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show took place in the Westminster Hotel in Manhattan, New York.
This Day In History, May 7th, 2022 – “Endeavour”
30 years ago the Space Shuttle Endeavour blasted into space from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Retirement of Patty Brookins – The Chief’s Desk
This week Chief Scott Freitag wishes HR Manager Patty Brookins a happy retirement.
This Day In History, May 6th, 2022 – “John Deere Makes his Name”
185 years ago today a blacksmith in Grand Detour, Illinois, gave American farmers the first-ever credited steel plow.
Battle of Williamsburg – May 5th This Day In History
160 years ago dvancing Union Troops caught the Confederate forces retreating to secure Richmond, Virginia.
From the Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce – May 2022
Business news, events, new businesses, and opportunities from Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce in May 2022.
This Day In History, May 4th, 2022 – “The Battle of the Coral Sea”
80 years ago today, the first-ever naval battle took place in which no ship from either side saw their enemy.
This Day In History, May 3rd, 2022 – “Americans Land on the North Pole”
70 years ago today, May 3, 1952, the first Americans landed on the North Pole.
This Day In History, May 2nd, 2022 – “QE2”
53 years ago today the Queen Elizabeth II made her maiden voyage to the United States.
This Day In History, May 1st, 2022 – “You May Fire When Ready, Gridley”
124 years ago today the American Asiatic Squadron decimated the decaying Spanish Fleet.
This Day In History, April 30th, 2022 – “Porky’s Hare Hunt”
84 years ago today Porky the Pig introduced us to cartoon legend, Bugs Bunny.
Taxes in Yavapai County – The Chief’s Desk
This week Chief Scott Freitag discusses taxes, property values, and funding.
This Day In History, April 29th, 2022 – “Admiral Farragut Captures New Orleans”
160 years ago today the Stars and Stripes rose proudly over a very defiant southern city.
This Day In History, April 28th, 2022 – “10 Miles and Still a Record”
153 years ago today railroad history was made and has yet to be beaten.
This Day In History, April 27th, 2022 – “Mother Nature’s Wrath, Even in War”
80 years ago today the town of Pryor, Oklahoma was devastated by a massive tornado.
This Day In History, April 26th, 2022 – “It Crashed, But At Least It Reached Its Destination”
60 years ago today NASA made history, achieving the United States first ever landing of a spacecraft on another celestial body.
This Day In History, April 25th, 2022 – “License Plates”
121 years ago today requirements for license plates on American cars became mandated.
This Day In History, April 24th, 2022 – “The Spray”
127 years ago today man first circumnavigated the globe, and alone.
This Day In History, April 23rd, 2022 – “Death for Sirhan Sirhan”
53 years ago today Palestinian assassin Sirhan Sirhan was found guilty, and sentenced to death.
Fighting Wildfires – The Chief’s Desk
This week Chief Scott Freitag discusses wildfires and reflects on the Tunnel and Crooks Fires.
This Day In History, April 22nd, 2022 – “Sooners and Eager Boomers”
133 years ago today some 50,000 men, women, and children, participated in the Oklahoma Land Rush.
This Day In History, April 21st, 2022 – “D for Denver”
160 years ago today, April 21, 1862, when Congress established the Denver mint.
This Day In History, April 20th, 2022 – “Apollo 16”
50 years ago today, April 20, 1972, when Apollo 16 and her crew touched down on the surface of the Moon.
This Day In History, April 19th, 2022 – “Explosion on the U.S.S. Iowa”
33 years ago today, April 19, 1989, tragedy struck the battleship U.S.S. Iowa.
This Day In History, April 18th, 2022 – “The Doolittle Raid”
80 years ago today the United States struck back at the Japanese Empire.
This Day In History, April 17th, 2022 – “Capitulations of Santa Fe”
530 years ago today King Ferdinand II, Queen Isabella I, and Christopher Columbus made a bargain to discover the New World.
This Day In History, April 16th, 2022 – “District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act”
160 years ago today Congress passed a law emancipating, or freeing, all enslaved persons in the District of Columbia.
Being Vulnerable – The Chief’s Desk
This week Chief Scott Freitag discusses the topic of being vulnerable.
This Day In History, April 15th, 2022 – “Down With The Ship”
110 years ago today the “Unsinkable Ship” R.M.S. Titanic, slipped beneath the icy-cold waters.
This Day In History, April 14th, 2022 – “Webster’s Dictionary”
194 years ago today Noah Webster registered the copyright for his American Dictionary.
This Day In History, April 13th, 2022 – “MOAB”
Five years ago today the U.S. Air Force deployed the largest non-nuclear weapon in our available arsenal.
This Day In History, April 12th, 2022 – “The Table Battles”
51 years ago today American diplomats stepped foot in China’s capital, Beijing.
This Day In History, April 11th, 2022 – “Closing the Port”
160 years ago today the Bonnie Blue Flag of the Confederacy was lowered over Fort Pulaski.
This Day In History, April 10th, 2022 – “Watching In 3-D”
69 years ago today moviegoers watched the premier of the first ever color movie in 3-D
This Day In History, April 9th, 2022 – “BATAAN”
80 years ago today US Forces on the Bataan Peninsula surrendered to the Japanese.
Agency Updates – The Chief’s Desk
This week Chief Scott Freitag discusses the ongoing challenges with ambulance service.
This Day In History, April 8th, 2022 – “Truman and the Steel Companies”
70 years ago today President Truman attempted to take almost total control of the U.S. Steel Industry.
This Day In History, April 7th, 2022 – “Counterattack”
It was just 160 years ago today when the Union forces counter-attacked at the Battle of Shiloh.
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