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Day in history for September 4, 2008

1858 -- 150 years ago: Yesterday Mr. Fish showed us a piece of the Atlantic Cable. It is a portion of the wire which has been submerged.1883 -- 125 years ago:
1908 -- 100 years ago: H.C. Walker, superintendent of the public school system of St. Louis, Mo., was a visitor in Rock Island today.1933 -- 75 years ago:
1958 -- 50 years ago: Bowlers from all over the Quad-Cities jammed Town Andamp; Country Alleys last night as the lanes were opened to the public for the first time. Kenny Enright and Al Barnes, proprietors of the spacious new Rock Island 24-lane bowling establishment, seemed to enjoy opening night festivities as much as anybody else.1983 -- 25 years ago:

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1863 -- 150 years ago: Large quantities of ice from LaCrosse and Lake Pepin are beingshipped on ice boats, towed by steamers to St. Louis and points below.
1888 -- 125 years ago: With the Mississippi River at 18 feet above the low water stage,Rock Island is waging a valiant fight to keep the river from flooding the entire city.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Approval has been given by the city commission for paving 45thStreet between 7th and 11th Avenues.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Herndon Wright, of East Moline, has won the discus-throw title, by aheave of more than 140 feet, to set a new high school record at Champaign.
1963 -- 50 years ago: With the Selective Service Law recently extended by Congress forfour more years, Mrs. Hazel Doris reminded young men that they must register withinfive days after attaining their 18th birthday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Over 500 Quad-Cities area retired volunteers were honoredrecently for their community services at a Retired Senior Volunteer Program luncheonat Palmer Auditorium in Davenport. Guest speaker, William Moffitt, director of productengineering of Deere & Co., spoke about leadership and stressed the importance ofcommunity volunteers.

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