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Despite pumping out over 182,000 US gallons (690,000 L) of gasoline, pollution from the accident remained. In 2004, local residents and a school district won a lawsuit for payment of damages. [41] [42] A bulldozer ruptured and ignited a gas pipeline in Brookshire, Texas. Flames reached 250 feet (76 m), and the bulldozer operator was killed. [43]
The Memphis 13 are the group of young children who integrated the schools of Memphis, Tennessee. On October 3, 1961, 13 African-American first grade students were enrolled in schools that were previously all white. The schools that the students attended were Bruce, Gordon, Rozelle, and Springdale elementary schools. [1]
Events from the year 1961 in Michigan.. The top stories in Michigan in 1961, as selected by Associated Press newspaper, radio, and television editors, [1] were as follows: (1) the opening of the state's Constitutional Convention; (2) the negotiations between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and automobile manufacturers; (3) the Detroit Tigers' bid for the American League pennant with 101 wins ...
Memphis was incorporated as a village on April 4, 1865. It did not attain the status of a city until 1953. [5] [6] The area was originally developed for agriculture, as most settlers were farmers. As lumbering became a major industry in Michigan, log rafts were floated down the Belle River into the St. Clair River and south to Detroit.
Ruth Hamilton poses near a wall being demolished during a ceremony marking the beginning of the renovations to Michigan State University's Campbell Hall on Friday, May 10, 2024, in East Lansing.
Three women are dead after a five-vehicle crash in Hickory Hill Tuesday night. A car ran a red light while fleeing from police, the department said. Three dead, seven injured after driver flees ...
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Alice B. Cowles House (formerly Faculty Row House Number 7) is a structure on the campus of Michigan State University.It is the oldest extant building on MSU's campus, though only the foundation and two exterior walls remain from the original 1857 construction.