This Day In History — Jack the Ripper takes his last victim

November 09 1888 Jack the Ripper killed his last victim, Mary Jane Kelly. 1938 Nazis burned and looted temples and Jewish-owned stores and houses in…

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Strong Second Half Guides No. 4 Kansas Past FHSU

BY TRISTAN SASSE On Tuesday, November 7, the Fort Hays State University men’s basketball team was back in action in their second exhibition game of…

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This Day In History — Montana becomes 41st US State

November 08 1889 Montana became the 41st state. 1892 Former president Grover Cleveland beat incumbent Benjamin Harrison and became the only president to win nonconsecutive…

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Tiger Soccer Receives No. 2 Seed in Central Region of NCAA Tournament

BY TRISTAN SASSE On Monday, November 6, the field for the Division II NCAA National Tournament was set. The MIAA champion Fort Hays State University…

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This Day In History — Roosevelt wins fourth term

November 07 1874 The Republican Party was first symbolized as an elephant in a cartoon drawn by Thomas Nast in Harper’s Weekly magazine. 1916 Jeannette…

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This Day In History — James Naismith is born

November 06 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States. 1861 Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America. 1869…

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This Day In History — Franklin D. Roosevelt wins third term

November 05 1605 The Gunpowder Plot to blow up the English Parliament failed. 1872 Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for trying to vote in…

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This Day In History — Tomb of King Tut Discovered

November 04 1842 Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill. 1880 James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio, patented the first cash register. 1922…

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This Day In History — Laika goes into orbit

November 03 1839 The first Opium War between China and Britain broke out. 1903 Panama proclaimed its independence from Colombia. 1952 Clarence Birdseye marketed the…

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This Day In History — Flight of the “Spruce Goose”

November 02 1889 North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states, respectively. 1947 Howard Hughes flew the Spruce Goose on its first…

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