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History is Cool

HISTORY IS COOL: 45 years ago

Olympic hockey - To win a hockey medal in the Olympic Games takes the practice to develop solid teamwork and the confidence to believe that you can execute the right plays, according to United States Olympic Hockey Team Coach Herb Brooks. For the U.S. Olympic hockey squad, Sunday ...

HISTORY IS COOL: 100 years ago

Chamber meeting - Forty members attended the seventh Chamber of Commerce meeting of the present year at the Lakeside Inn, and President Swift suggested that the meeting be as informal as possible. The matter of providing a suitable public toboggan slide was first considered and the ...

HISTORY IS COOL: 90 years ago

School addition - Shovels took their first bite of earth from the site for the school addition on Wednesday. Long awaited by the school’s students and teachers, the actual start of digging operations was greeted with enthusiasm by those anxious for more commodious accommodations in ...

HISTORY IS COOL: 100 years ago

St. Agnes Church - The new St. Agnes Church’s edifice is fast taking on definite form. With a favorable autumn and the present pace, all outside work will be complete before cold weather sets in. Brick and masonry is in charge of Thomas Garrigan, who has a competent force of men moving ...

HISTORY IS COOL: 85 years ago

Dam complete - The Lake Placid Shore Owners have completed rebuilding the dam at the foot of Lake Placid, which the storm a year ago seriously damaged. - Olympic invite - The Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee, consisting of members of the board from the 1932 Olympic Winter Games ...

HISTORY IS COOL: 90 years ago

Train exodus - The Delaware and Hudson Railway station was a busy place Monday evening with the annual Labor Day exodus from this resort. In all, 41 pullmans and coaches left the station in four sections carrying vacationists back to their homes in the Northeast. The crowd included ...