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
Category: The 1950’s
The Witch MurdersThe Witch Murders
In 1950 a man shot and killed his sister-in-law and niece in a country store in northeast Tennessee. Why he did that is our story today. Don’t forget to subscribe
The First Integrated Little League Team In The SouthThe First Integrated Little League Team In The South
In 1951 Little League baseball came to Norton, Virginia. In that very first season the Little League allowed black boys and white boys to play together, fully integrated, for the
The Witch MurdersThe Witch Murders
In August, 1950, a man walked into a country store in Stanley Valley, Tennessee, and committed a terrible crime. What he did, and why he did it, is the subject
Hank Williams Dies – January 1, 1953Hank Williams Dies – January 1, 1953
On New Year’s Eve, 1952, Hank Williams was scheduled to appear for a show at the Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, West Virginia. Due to a massive snowstorm that was blanketing
The Knox Mine DisasterThe Knox Mine Disaster
In 1959 a mining operation ignored mine regulations leading not only to a mine roof collapse but flooding so bad that several miners were killed and the entire economy in
The Mile High Swinging Bridge Dedication – September 2, 1952The Mile High Swinging Bridge Dedication – September 2, 1952
On this day in 1952 Merle Umstead was the first person to walk over a new bridge near Linville, North Carolina. Merle was the daughter of William B. Umstead, who
April 8, 1951April 8, 1951
On this day 70 years ago a military twin engine C-47 airplane which was in route to Charleston, West Virginia, for the funeral of a flier crashed and burst into
Der FurrierDer Furrier
Today we tell how Adolf Hitler came to be in eastern Kentucky after World War II…not. It’s actually a story about a massive con job on post-war Nazi sympathizers all
Elgin Baylor’s BoycottElgin Baylor’s Boycott
The Minneapolis Lakers weren’t exactly setting the basketball world on fire in January, 1959. In fact, on January 16th they had a 15/27 won loss record for the season. The