In 1980 he was convicted of having violated the civil rights of people thought to be associated with members of the Weather Underground, by ordering FBI agents to break into their homes and search the premises as part of an attempt to prevent bombings. He was ordered to pay a fine, but w...
March: Bennett-Arcan party leaves Wisconsin in search of gold. June 27: Edward F. Beale weds Mary Edwards, daughter of U.S. Rep. Samuel Edwards (Penn.). August 15: Eight-pound gold nugget found in San Feliciano Canyon. September 1: Constitutional Convention held at Monterey. October 7: ...
Antique brick holds a timeless charm and allure that can enhance the aesthetic appeal of any outdoor space. With its vintage character and rich history, antique brick provides a unique and distinctive touch to driveways, patios, and walkways
Rough and Ready is the only mining town to have "seceded" from the Union and then voted itself back in. Populated mostly by miners from the state of Wisconsin, the town hoped to rid itself of a recently introduced tax on new mining claims and the prohibition of alcohol in Nevada County....
The policy promised to build 85,000 units of housing every year, in the hope that within 10 years, 70% of families can have permanent homes, shortening the queueing time from 6.5 to 3 years, increasing transportation infrastructure and urban density.[50] Unfortunately, such policies came ...
Wright's most notable structures are the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo (1922); Fallingwater in Mill Run, Pennsylvania (1936); and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City (1959), along with his homes Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin (1911); and Taliesin West in Phoenix, Arizona (1938). He ...
The deaths at Kent State were not the only ones to occur during protests in 1970, with three on-campus deaths taking place inMississippiandWisconsinthat same year. However, the Kent State protest brought students out to voice opposition to US military activities in Southeast Asia...
the Emporium offered everything from a splendid selection of books (thank you,Jane Austen Books!), to t-shirts, gowns, headdresses, and ribbons, tohandmade paperandcalendarsgiving Austen events from the novels and letters for each day of the year. (Thank you, Wisconsin region–I love those...
From a post I saw on Facebook on Thursday: “Boone, NC officials have confirmed that 62 members of thePennsylvania Amish communityhave completed the construction of 12 tiny homes in western North Carolina in under 48 hours. The total cost of the project was over $300,000, all of which wa...