Quad-Cities Online

QCOnline.com

RadishMagazine.com

Text size: font - font +

Day in history for May 16, 2008

1858 -- 150 years ago: Mr. Loewenthal, Levi Dillenburg and J.M. Rosenfield, three of our substantial businessmen, will leave Monday for a summer's tour through Europe. 1883 -- 125 years ago:
1908 -- 100 years ago: Dan Brennan was elected captain of the 1909 Rock Island High School basketball team last night. 1933 -- 75 years ago:
1958 -- 50 years ago: WHBF-TV's new 1,000-foot tower and antenna, located on Highway 150, about a mile-and-a-half south of Orion, has already become a landmark in the Quad-Cities area. The tower will go into operation Sunday morning. 1983 -- 25 years ago:

Back: Available days in May 2008

Submit event | Search events

$69,900

(More homes)

1525 42nd St.
Rock island, IL Details

Orange Salad
(More recipes)

ALTER METAL RECYCLING

BILLS HOME IMPROVEMENT

COURTESY FORD

DOCS INN

GENESEO CHAMBER COMMERCE

SKYLINE INN

VIRDI EYE CLINIC

(More Print Ads)

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)