10 years ago
From the Journal Tribune: “”After months of preparation, debate and site visits by Fire Chief Stephen Nichols, the Board of Selectmen unanimously approved a revised Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Tuesday Night. Robert Bohlmann, director of the York County Emergency Management Agency, said he was pleased with the work done to make the plan a reality for the town.”
50 years ago
From the Biddeford-Saco Journal: “Fourteen inches of snow clogged the local area today as municipal crews battled to keep main arteries open. Stalled cars hampered plowing. The storm was Maine’s worst this winter, bringing gale force winds last night with more snow falling this morning. Hazardous driving conditions caused hundreds of motorists troubles as they attempted to maneuver their vehicles.”
100 years ago
From the Biddeford Daily Journal: “There is no clue to the burglars who broke into the postoffice at Dunstan Corner and general store owned by Postmaster George W. Knight about 1:45 this morning. The safe was blown by the crooks. About $210 in cash belonging yo Mr. Knight was taken and also the money belonging to the postoffice department and $200 in stamps. Three men were seen hurrying away from the building shortly after the explosion awakened the neighborhood. The men disappeared in the darkness before anyone could give chase.”
— Krysteana Scribner
Today in History
Today is Monday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2016. There are 341 days left in the year.
On this date:
In 1533, England’s King Henry VIII secretly married his second wife, Anne Boleyn, who later gave birth to Elizabeth I.
In 1890, reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) of the New York World completed a round-the-world journey in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes. The United Mine Workers of America was founded in Columbus, Ohio.
In 1915, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Coppage v. Kansas, upheld the right of employers to bar employees from belonging to labor unions by making them sign a “yellow dog contract.”
In 1924, the first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France.
In 1945, the World War II Battle of the Bulge ended as German forces were pushed back to their original positions. Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first community to add fluoride to its public water supply.
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