A Criminal OperationA Criminal Operation
In 1912 a Presbyterian pastor in Greeneville, Tennessee, decided to help his former secretary back at the school he headed in Pittsburgh. That decision cost the woman her life and
Author: Steve Gilly
Last Survivor of the Sultana Explosion Dies – March 4, 1931Last Survivor of the Sultana Explosion Dies – March 4, 1931
On April 27, 1865, the side-wheel steamboat Sultana exploded and sank while moving from New Orleans up the Mississippi River toward Cairo, Illinois. The ship had stopped at Vicksburg where
Fire Destroys West Virginia Capitol Second Time – March 2, 1927Fire Destroys West Virginia Capitol Second Time – March 2, 1927
In 1870 the first official West Virginia state capitol building was built, a very ornate Italianate structure in Charleston. That building was added onto in 1887 with an addition. This
The Bloody HarpesThe Bloody Harpes
In the late 1700s two cousins, Micajah Harpe and Wiley Harpe, terrorized the Appalachian frontier, stealing, fighting, raping and killing pioneers as they crossed Appalachia looking for a new home.
NASCAR Incorporated – February 21, 1948NASCAR Incorporated – February 21, 1948
On this day in 1948 the National Association for Stock Car Racing was incorporated. NASCAR went on to become one of America’s favorite sports. The idea for an association came
The Olympic Park BomberThe Olympic Park Bomber
In the summer of 1996 a bomb exploded at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. An investigation eventually led to a man who was suspected in bombings of abortion
Chuck Yeager Born – February 13, 1923.Chuck Yeager Born – February 13, 1923.
On this day 99 years ago Charles Elwood Yeager was born in Myra, West Virginia. Chuck Yeager went on to become a Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force, a
The Crash At Clingman’s DomeThe Crash At Clingman’s Dome
In the summer of 1946 a training mission for a B-29 Superfortress ended in tragedy. Today we tell the story of that B-29, which crashed into the third-highest mountaintop in
Popcorn Sutton, Appalachian MoonshinerPopcorn Sutton, Appalachian Moonshiner
Moonshining has been a part of Appalachian tradition since the first settlers moved into these mountains two hundred fifty years ago, bringing the knowledge of distilling alcoholic spirits from the
The Regulator MovementThe Regulator Movement
Who were the men who moved into what’s now East Tennessee, establishing the first local governments there, such as the Watauga Association in 1772 and the State of Franklin in