Report: Factory Orders Drop To 61-Year Low
Jan 2nd, 2009 · Orders from factories fell for the 13th month in a row in December, as demand for goods dropped to the lowest level since January 1948, according to a report issued Friday.
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Holiday Card Exhanged Between 2 Men Since 1948
Dec 8th, 2008 · Back in 1948, a junior high school kid named Art Hebel sent a Christmas card to a classmate. At Christmastime in 1949, the classmate, Bill Nichols, sent the same card back to him. The two men have been sending the exact same card back and forth for 60 years. One lives in Michigan, the other in Indiana. And the Times-Herald newspaper says Hebel doesn't even have Nichols' phone number anymore. They never communicate. Except for the card.
Remembering Truman's 'Veep' ****
Aug 27th, 2008 · Alben Barkley served in Congress for close to 40 years and was Harry Truman's vice president from 1948-1952. He too might have been forgotten like other vice presidents except for two things: his nickname and the remarkable circumstance of his death.
In 1948, Democrats Weathered Civil Rights Divide *
Aug 27th, 2008 · The 1948 Democratic convention was divisive and chaotic. And unlike today's highly scripted affairs, the delegates did far more than just wave signs and cheer. Sixty years ago, they played a major role in shaping the civil rights movement in America.
Remembering The Berlin Airlift, 60 Years Later
Aug 17th, 2008 · Members of the Berlin Airlift, the military operation that brought food, supplies, and goods to West Berlin during the blockade by Moscow in 1948, were honored at the 60th anniversary ceremony in Germany.
Letter From 1948 Finally Arrives In Kansas
Jul 30th, 2008 · Through rain, sleet or snow, the U.S. Postal Service promises to deliver the mail. But it doesn't say when. After 60 years, a letter finally made its way to a mailbox in Kansas. The letter — postmarked Nov. 11, 1948 — was marked return to sender.
Palestinians Demand 'Right of Return'
May 14th, 2008 · As President Bush joins in celebrations marking Israel's 60th anniversary of independence, Palestinians are marking what they call the Nakba, or Catastrophe. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians either fled or were forced to leave their homes in what became Israel in 1948. They say any peace agreement must include the "right of return" — meaning they would be able to return to their former homes. Israeli officials say that is impossible.
Israel at 60: Palestinians' 'Absence of Tranquility'
May 14th, 2008 · In 1948, after decades of efforts to form a sovereign nation as a homeland for Jews, the U.N. founded the State of Israel in what was then the country of Palestine. It was a defining moment for the Jewish people, though Palestinians remember it as a catastrophe.
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