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Local history
5o years ago
Merle Glass Jr., 5, lost in the woods near Martinsburg for three days, was found safe and well by a search party of about 150 volunteers led by State Police Sgt. Albert Wegemer. The Pennsylvania National Guard and Juniata College students had assisted in the search.
25 years ago
Bland's Park, F.L. Smithe Machine Co., Leonard S. Fiore Inc., Improved Dwellings for Altoona and the Altoona Speedway (heritage category) were inducted into the Altoona-Blair County Chamber of Commerce Business Hall of Fame.
10 years ago
Make-A-Wish of Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia held its 14th annual Truck Convoy and Car Show at Leighty's Farm Market in Newry to raise funds to bring wishes to kids with life-threatening conditions.
-- Compiled by Tim Doyle
World history
Today is Friday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2023. There are 107 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Sept. 15, 1963, four Black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles in the blast.)
On this date:
-- In 1776, British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.
-- In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of their citizenship.
-- In 1940, during the World War II Battle of Britain, the tide turned as the Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses upon the Luftwaffe.
-- In 1955, the novel "Lolita," by Vladimir Nabokov, was first published in Paris.
-- In 1972, a federal grand jury in Washington indicted seven men in connection with the Watergate break-in.
-- In 1981, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve the Supreme Court nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor.
-- In 1985, Nike began selling its "Air Jordan 1" sneaker.
-- The Associated Press