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Glancing Backward 1/23/2009
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share thisToday is Saturday, Jan. 23, the 23rd day of 2010. There are 342 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 23, 1960, the Swiss-Italian-made bathyscaphe (BATH'-ih-skahf) Trieste, owned and operated by the U.S. Navy, carried two men to the deepest known point in the Pacific Ocean, reaching a depth of more than 35,000 feet inside the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench.
Glancing Backward Locally:
25 years ago - 1985
At their regular business meeting today, the Bradford County Commissioners will consider the hiring of a solicitor.
The Troy Lions Club recently donated more than $500 worth of athletic equipment to the Troy High School.
James E. Green, a 1954 Towanda High School graduate, was sworn into office for his second term in the Arizona legislature, as a state representative for his home district of Tucson.
50 years ago - 1960
The relentless jaws of progress will snap Towanda's last link with railroad passenger service next week when station agent Floyd Stethers locks the door of the Lehigh Valley station in North Towanda for the last time.
Celebrating his birthday today is Newman W. Benson of Towanda RD1, well-known auto dealer.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Towanda Printing Company, David M. Turner, Thomas J. Finn, Staley N. Clarke, Jennie M. Baker, Thomas J. Burchill and Edward A. Parsons were elected to the board of directors
75 years ago - 1935
The Warren Center senior class held a pancake and sausage supper at the L.A.S. hall, the proceeds to be used to the fund for the seniors' trip to Washington.
Sheshequin residents shopping in the county seat on Saturday included Mr. and Mrs. John Sweet, Mrs. Horace Lawrence and Mary Kellogg.
Harry Davenport of Canton is one of the leading characters in the play "Battleship Gertie," which opened at the Lyceum Theatre in New York at the end of the week.
Elsewhere on this date:
In 1968, North Korea seized the Navy intelligence ship USS Pueblo, charging its crew with being on a spying mission. (The crew was released 11 months later.)
Ten years ago: The dark satire "American Beauty" won the Golden Globe for best film drama, while "The Sopranos" won best television drama.
Five years ago: Former "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson died in Malibu, Calif. at age 79. Viktor Yushchenko was sworn in as president of Ukraine.
One year ago: President Barack Obama quietly ended the Bush administration's ban on giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the option.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Rutger Hauer is 66. Singer Anita Pointer is 62. Actor Richard Dean Anderson is 60. Princess Caroline of Monaco is 53. Actress Tiffani Thiessen is 36.
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