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Urban myth: Phil Collins thinks he is a reincarnation of one of the Alamo defendersnew
Not true, writes Collins in the introduction to his new book The Alamo and Beyond: A Collector's Journey.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-20-2012 |
History
Urban Myth: Ozzy Osbourne Pissed on the Alamonew
On January 19, 1982, a month after he stole headlines by biting the head off a bat during a concert, British heavy metal rock star Ozzy Osbourne gained even more notoriety when he was arrested in San Antonio for urinating on the memorial cenotaph in Alamo Plaza.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-18-2012 |
History
Finding the Mayanew
Dr. George Bey does not subscribe to the belief based on the Mayan calendar that the world will end Dec. 21, 2012. However, he has a request of believers: "Please give me your money a few days before," he says. "I would like to use it toward research."
Jackson Free Press |
Trip Burns |
03-22-2012 |
History
Irish Heroesnew
The Irish have given hope to the modern world. Somehow, some way, wiser heads were able to prevail in Northern Ireland—the bloody violence has halted, and peace reigns. Will the same hold for Iraq and Afghanistan? Only time will tell.
Jackson Free Press |
Richard Coupe |
03-16-2012 |
History
The Bloody, Sexy Beginnings of Valentine's Daynew
When you're giving your significant other overpriced flowers and candies tomorrow, remember this: You're celebrating the brutal beheading of a dude who just wanted to help horny youngsters.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
02-14-2012 |
History
Tags: Claudius the Cruel, St. Valentine
Triumph in the Skynew
Santa Rosa's James Goodwin, former Tuskegee Airmen pilot, reconciles his feelings about the historic WWII flying squadron.
North Bay Bohemian |
Rachel Dovey |
01-11-2012 |
History
Group Set to Capitalize on Apparitions at Yorktown Hospitalnew
YORKTOWN, Texas — The idea of a haunted hospital conjures up waves of dread — and not just for those still-too-recent memories of Andrew McCarthy’s performance in that Kingdom Hospital mini-series.
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
09-29-2011 |
History
San Antonio’s Top Haunted Housesnew
Chasing Shadows reviews San Antonio’s top haunted houses.
San Antonio Current |
Ken Gerhard |
09-28-2011 |
History
Library Seeks to Save Jefferson’s Papersnew
In three years, Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Articles of Confederation, helped secure French aid for the Revolutionary War and deployed soldiers to fight Native Americans on Virginia’s western frontier. Now, the Library of Virginia is restoring all 2,500 of Jefferson’s executive papers, which date from 1779 to 1781, to ensure they survive as long as his legacy.
Style Weekly |
Melissa Scott Sinclair |
08-17-2011 |
History
Virginia's Neglected Patch of Civil War Battlefieldsnew
Over a century after the real skirmish, the Battle of Waynesboro unfolds on a privately held piece of land that once belonged to Confederate Major William Patrick.
C-Ville Weekly |
Brendan Fitzgerald |
06-28-2011 |
History
A Reunion At Mt. Lowenew
Lionel Rolfe is the author of “Literary L.A.,” about which a documentary is being made. The following are his recollections of his teen years at Mount Lowe Military Academy in Altadena, California and the secrets that mostly died with its closing.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
06-27-2011 |
History
The FBI in Sin Citynew
Newly declassified FBI documents paint a (sometimes comic) picture of the agency's activities in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas CityLife |
Jason Whited |
06-10-2011 |
History
Ishi's legacynew
A century after walking into the white man's world, the ‘last wild Indian’ continues to teach us about Native American life, California history and humanity.
Chico News & Review |
Meredith J. Cooper |
04-25-2011 |
History
James Petigru, Charleston's Last Union Soul, Dared to Challenge Confederacynew
He supported the Union, but Petigru had little support for leaders of either republic. As the rest of Charleston ran to watch the spectacle of April 12, Petigru sat alone in his law office. He wrote days later to his sister Jane "that which was threatening a long time has come and the sword is drawn.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
04-12-2011 |
History
Charleston's Rich Sought Shelter in the North Carolina Mountains During Civil Warnew
More than a few paintings of Charleston during the Civil War show the Holy City's nobility observing the fighting around them. But that wasn't the case for most of Charleston's elite, many of whom spent the war years in Flat Rock, N.C.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
04-12-2011 |
History
Tags: Civil War, Charleston
