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Local history
50 years ago: 1973
Dr. Leonard Bachman, Pennsylvania Health Services Director, was one of about 50 officials who met at the Altoona Vo-Tech to decide
what to do with the $6.5 million Altoona Restoration Center at Fourth Street and Lexington Avenue.
25 years ago: 1998
The Greenwood Neighborhood Watch Group, Jerry Fulare captain, was hosting a meeting at Altoona Area High School to teach adults about the dangers of drugs, assisted by the Altoona Hospital drug and alcohol services, Ken Healy prevention coordinator.
10 years ago: 2013
The 88th annual Sunday School Union Picnic was held at DelGrosso Park with about 20 different African American churches participating, including Mount Zion Missionary Baptist and Mother Gethsemane Churches in Altoona.
-- Compiled by Tim Doyle
World history
Today is Thursday, July 27, the 208th day of 2023. There are 157 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On July 27, 1953, the Korean War armistice was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting.
On this date:
-- In 1789, President George Washington signed a measure establishing the Department of Foreign Affairs, forerunner of the Department of State.
-- In 1909, during a test of the U.S. Army's first airplane, Orville Wright flew himself and a passenger, Lt. Frank Lahm, above Fort Myer, Va., for just over an hour.
-- In 1996, terror struck the Atlanta Olympics as a pipe bomb exploded at Centennial Olympic Park, killing one person and injuring 111.
-- The Associated Press