Quad-Cities Online

QCOnline.com

RadishMagazine.com

Text size: font - font +

Day in history for December 29, 2002

1852 -- 150 years ago: The river has closed at this point due to the cold weather.
1877 -- 125 years ago: A. Bamberger, former clothing merchant in Rock Island, now of Chicago, is visiting at the Harper House.
1902 -- 100 years ago: Local dealers blame railroads for very pronounced coal shortage.
1927 -- 75 years ago: Dr. A.R. Wallin of Augustana College is appointed committee chairman of National Education Association.
1952 -- 50 years ago: An Argus photographer's camera was broken as scuffling at the main entrance to The Argus building marked the start of the third week of the printers' strike against the four Quad-Cities daily newspapers. Shouldering and elbowing by massed pickets gave Rock Island police a rugged time as employees arrived. Acting Chief of Police Lawrence O. Jones announced that police will establish a line tomorrow through which employees will be given access to the building.
1977 -- 25 years ago: A proposed crude-oil pipeline from St. Louis to the Twin-Cities could add about $40,000 per year to the coffers of Rock Island County governments. About 14 miles of the line, to be constructed for Northern Pipeline Co., would cross Rock Island County. Plans presented to the county board show the line would enter the county from Mercer County and run through Buffalo Prairie Twp. and a corner of Drury Twp. before crossing the Mississippi River into Iowa.

Back: Available days in December 2002

Submit event | Search events

Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.

(More History)