Day in history for July 25, 2002

1852 -- 150 years ago

The Native American convention at Trenton, N.Y., nominated Daniel Webster for president and George W. Washington of Virginia for vice-president.

1877 -- 125 years ago

A dispatch from Muscatine, Iowa, says about a fourth of the city was blown away by the tornado this afternoon. No particulars.

1902 -- 100 years ago

All the tinners have not gone to the arsenal. H.T. Siemon has a shop full of them, and is prepared to do all kinds of tin, cornice or furnace work on short notice.

1927 -- 75 years ago

Villagers and woodland folk trekked to Quebec today for the marriage of Lena Wilson, daughter of the northwoods, to Bud Stillman, of the New York Stillman family.

1952 -- 50 years ago

When he blistered his arm on the window sill of an auto that had been standing in the sun, C. Jim Simmons, Moline, vowed something ought to be done to prevent such occurrences. His solution: a strip of metal covered with mohair that fits on most automobile doors. The new arm rest is being produced in Rock Island by Ess-H-Bee Products, Inc.

1977 -- 25 years ago

The Quad-City Airport will be closed to all flights from midnight Aug. 28 to 7 a.m. Sept. 2 while crews repair lights and runways, a move expected to force at least 8,000 airline passengers to juggle travel schedules. The closure follows a partial shutdown beginning Aug. 1 that calls for cancellation of all 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. flights.

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