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The Mississippi River was dangerously turbulent that night, and the weather was cold and stormy. The only available transport across to Vicksburg was a small skiff. It would mean risking his life, but Fall felt compelled to deliver the crucial information to General Smith, who he knew would be at the Balfours' Christmas Ball at that moment.
On New Year's Eve, many localities in the United States and elsewhere mark the beginning of a new year through the raising or lowering of an object.Many of these events are patterned on festivities that have been held at New York City's Times Square since 1908, where a large crystal ball is lowered down a pole atop One Times Square (beginning its descent at 11:59:00 p.m. local time, and ...
Louisiana State Baseball League: Louisiana: Independent (1915) Class D (1920) 1915, 1920 Maine State League: Maine, New Hampshire: Independent (1887) Class D (1907–1908) 1887, 1907–1908 Manitoba-Dakota League (MANDAK) Manitoba, North Dakota: Independent: 1950–1957 Maryland Fall Baseball: Maryland: Fall: 1998 Massachusetts-Connecticut ...
Alabama fell to No. 13 and Mississippi slotted in at No. 14 and need serious help to make the field. The top 10 was completed by No. 7 Georgia, No. 8 Tennessee and No. 9 SMU.
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Madeline Heim is a Report for America corps reporter who writes about environmental issues in the Mississippi River watershed and across Wisconsin. Contact her at 920-996-7266 or mheim@gannett.com .
[72] [73] On April 1, 1953, Mississippi Attorney General J.P. Coleman announced that integrated baseball clubs did not have the right to appear on baseball diamonds in the state of Mississippi. While Coleman acknowledged that there was no specific statute for baseball teams, his edict was based on segregation statutes within the Mississippi ...
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]