May 09 1914 Mother’s Day became a public holiday. 1926 Explorers Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett flew over the North Pole. 1936 Fascist Italy…
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This Day In History—Allied Forces End World War II
May 08 1794 Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, the father of modern chemistry, was guillotined during the Reign of Terror. 1877 The first Westminister Dog Show was…
View More This Day In History—Allied Forces End World War IIGlobal Leadership Project Creates Composting Project
Over the past year, the Global Leadership Project at Fort Hays State University has created an ongoing composting project, Trash Hunger Not Food, in conjunction…
View More Global Leadership Project Creates Composting ProjectThis Day in History — Beethoven’s 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna.
May 07 1824 Beethoven’s 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna. 1847 The American Medical Association was organized in Philadelphia, Pa. 1915 The British ocean liner Lusitania…
View More This Day in History — Beethoven’s 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna.This Day In History — The Hindenburg disaster occurs
May 06 1882 Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act over President Chester A. Arthur’s veto. 1889 The Universal Exposition opened in Paris, marking the completion…
View More This Day In History — The Hindenburg disaster occursThis Day In History — Alan Shepard becomes first American in space
May 05 1809 Mary Kies of South Killingly, Conn., became the first woman to be granted a patent. The patent was for the rights to…
View More This Day In History — Alan Shepard becomes first American in spaceThis Day in History — Public Enemy Number One , Al Capone, was jailed for tax evasion.
May 04 1626 Peter Minuit landed in Manhattan, which he later bought for $24 worth of cloth and brass buttons. 1886 The Haymarket Square riot…
View More This Day in History — Public Enemy Number One , Al Capone, was jailed for tax evasion.VIDEO: This Week in Tiger Athletics [Issue #14]
TMN Station Manager Boomer Sabata is joined by Sports Information Director Ryan Prickett in giving an update on sports at Fort Hays State University.
View More VIDEO: This Week in Tiger Athletics [Issue #14]FHSU “What Were You Wearing” Exhibit Examines Rape Culture
BY SHEA HARPER Sexual assault survivors are taking back the words too often used to discredit them: “What were you wearing?” They display their answers…
View More FHSU “What Were You Wearing” Exhibit Examines Rape CultureThis Day In History—Elvis Presely Marries Priscilla Beaulieu
May 01 1707 The Act of Union joined England and Scotland to form Great Britain. 1931 The Empire State Building opened in New York City.…
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