Gusher signals start of U.S. oil industry and news from History.com

Gusher signals start of U.S. oil industry and news from History.com 1901: Gusher signals start of U.S. oil industryhttp://www.history.com/this-day-in-history  On this day in 1901, a drilling derrick at Spindletop Hill near Beaumont, Texas, produces an enormous gusher of crude oil, coating the landscape for hundreds of feet and signaling the advent of the American oil industry... read more American Revolution 1776 : North Carolina governor calls on Loyalists to combat rebels http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-carolina-governor-calls-on-loyalists-to-combat-rebels Automotive 2008 : World's cheapest car debuts in India http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worlds-cheapest-car-debuts-in-india Civil War 1861 : William Seward is named secretary of state http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-seward-named-secretary-of-state Cold War 1989 : Cuban troops begin withdrawal from Angola http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cuban-troops-begin-withdrawal-from-angola Crime 1994 : Green Beret indicted for murder http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/green-beret-indicted-for-murder Disaster 1962 : Avalanche kills thousands in Peru http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/avalanche-kills-thousands-in-peru General Interest 1920 : League of Nations instituted http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/league-of-nations-instituted 1922 : Griffith elected president of Irish Free State http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/griffith-elected-president-of-irish-free-state 1923 : U.S. troops depart Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-troops-depart-germany 1946 : First meeting of the United Nations http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-meeting-of-the-united-nations Hollywood 2000 : AOL-Time Warner formed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aol-time-warner-formed Literary 1961 : Dashiell Hammett dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dashiell-hammett-dies Music 1976 : "Convoy," by C.W. McCall, is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotconvoyquot-by-cw-mccall-is-the-351-song-on-the-us-pop-charts Old West 1843 : Outlaw Frank James born in Missouri http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/outlaw-frank-james-born-in-missouri Presidential 1941 : FDR introduces the lend-lease program http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-introduces-the-lend-lease-program 1967 : Johnson asks for more funding for Vietnam War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-asks-for-more-funding-for-vietnam-war Sports 1982 : Dwight Clark makes The Catch http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dwight-clark-makes-the-catch Vietnam War 1967 : Johnson asks for surcharge to pay for the war http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-asks-for-surcharge-to-pay-for-the-war 1972 : Hubert Humphrey criticizes President Nixon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hubert-humphrey-criticizes-president-nixon World War I 1923 : Harding orders U.S. troops home from Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/harding-orders-us-troops-home-from-germany World War II 1941 : Lend-Lease introduced into Congress http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lend-lease-introduced-into-congress

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Olympia, 2-war naval veteran, battles for survival

Olympia, 2-war naval veteran, battles for survival

USS Olympia, 2-war naval veteran, battles for survival http://tinyurl.com/2en4slz

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ASSOCIATED PRESS | JOANN LOVIGLIO | Mon, Sep 6, 3:03 AM

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ASSOCIATED PRESS | JOANN LOVIGLIO | Mon, Sep 6, 3:03 AM

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PHILADELPHIA — The USS Olympia, a one-of-a-kind steel cruiser that returned home to a hero's welcome after a history-changing victory in the Spanish-American War, is a proud veteran fighting what may be its final battle.

Time and tides are conspiring to condemn the weathered old warrior to a fate two wars failed to inflict. Without a major refurbishment to its aging steel skin, the Olympia either will sink at its moorings on the Delaware River, be sold for scrap, or be scuttled for an artificial reef just off Cape May, N.J., about 90 miles south… http://dailyme.com/story/2010090600000544/olympia-2-war-naval-veteran-battles-survival.html

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 105067-A USS Olympia (C-6), circa 1901

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