This Day In History — First Kentucky Derby Takes Place

May 17 1792 The New York Stock Exchange was established when a group of 24 brokers and merchants met by a tree on what is…

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This Day In History — Junko Tabei becomes the First Woman to Summit Mount Everest

May 16 1770 Marie Antoinette married the future King Louis XVI of France. 1868 The first ballot on one of 11 articles of impeachment in…

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Sedgwick County Commissioner O’Donnell Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges

BY JADEN MOUNT On May 5, Sedgwick County Commissioner Michael O’Donnell was charged with twelve counts of federal fraud and money laundering; five counts of…

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This Day In History — U.S. Department of Agriculture was Created

May 15 1862 The U.S. Department of Agriculture was created by an act of Congress on this day. 1911 The Standard Oil Company, headed by…

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Will Signing the Anti-LGBTQ Adoption Bill Hurt Colyer’s Governor Election Ticket?

BY JADEN MOUNT In less than seven months, citizens of Kansas will cast their ballot for the next governor. Current Governor Jeff Colyer took over…

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VIDEO: TMN 2017-18 Reflection

Student Webmaster Jaden Mount shares his thoughts on the success of Tiger Media Network over this past academic year.

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This Day In History — First Olympic Games on U.S. soil

May 14 1796 Edward Jenner administered the first smallpox vaccine to 8-year-old James Phipps. 1804 The Lewis and Clark expedition set out from St. Louis.…

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This Day In History — Louis Armstrong records “When the Saints Go Marching In”

May 13 1568 Mary Queen of Scots was defeated at the Battle of Langside and immediately fled to North England. 1846 The United States formally…

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This Day In History — President Carter visits Castro’s Cuba

May 12 1870 Manitoba became a province of Canada. 1932 The body of Charles and Anne Lindbergh’s kidnapped baby was found. 1937 Britain’s King George…

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Genna Hirsch — The Established Caregiver

BY TRISTAN SASSE Genna Hirsch, a nontraditional nursing student at Fort Hays State University, recently received a $4,000 scholarship from the world’s largest provider of…

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