The year was 1941. Americans were preoccupied with World War Two going on in Europe. Nerves were on edge and Americans needed something or someone to do something positive. That someone turned out to be Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees. Baseball was an escape from the pressures of war and people were following both the war and the game that summer especially because of DiMaggio.
The annual Twain on Main celebration returns to historic downtown Hannibal on Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 28 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 29 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. More than 175 booths of arts and crafts, merchandise and specialty foods will be featured on Main Street, and three entertainment areas will spotlight Mark Twain’s classic books: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Princ
With Easter Sunday arriving this Sunday roughly 80 percent of all Americans are expected to observe the holiday in some way according to the personal finance website WalletHub who has put together a list of the best and worst cities for Easter Celebrations.
It is a true sign of spring when Major League Baseball teams arrive for Spring Training in Florida and Arizona. Such is the case for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals next week.
The Quincy University Men's Soccer team will be competing in the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer National Tournament Semi Final game in Louisville, Kentucky this Thursday. The Hawks, with a record of 21-1-2, will meet Lynn, Florida (17-1-1) at 1 p.m.
The New York Post revealed that rich Manhattan mothers are hiring handicapped people to pose as family members so that their kids can cut in the front of the long lines for rides at Disney World in Orlando.