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…
View More This Day In History — First Kentucky Derby Takes PlaceAuthor: Tristan Sasse
Senior Journalist at Fort Hays State University
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…
View More This Day In History — Junko Tabei becomes the First Woman to Summit Mount EverestThis 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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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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May 03 1937 Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for Gone With the Wind. 1948 The Shelley v. Kraemer Supreme Court decision stated…
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ICYMI: Tigers Struggle against Missouri Western on “Pack the Park” Night
BY TRISTAN SASSE PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARISSA CASTANOS On Friday, April 27, the Fort Hays State University Tiger baseball team hosted the Missouri Western Griffons…
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Nathan Shepherd Drafted by New York Jets
BY TRISTAN SASSE PHOTO COURTESY OF FHSU ATHLETICS On Friday, April 27, Nathan Shepherd became the third player in Fort Hays State University history drafted…
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Brett Meyer and Kelly Wycoff – The Dynamic Duo
BY TRISTAN SASSE PHOTOS COURTESY OF BRETT MEYER With a relationship developed through sports, junior Brett Meyer and senior Kelly Wycoff have…
View More Brett Meyer and Kelly Wycoff – The Dynamic DuoThis Day In History — Power Plant Accident at Chernobyl Occurs
April 26 1607 Colonists land at Cape Henry, Va., They would found Jamestown the next month. 1865 John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln’s assassin, was surrounded by…
View More This Day In History — Power Plant Accident at Chernobyl OccursThis Day In History — American Revolution Begins
April 19 1775 The “shot heard around the world” was fired. Colonial Minute Men took on British Army regulars at Lexington and Concord, Mass., starting…
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