On this day in 1911, Sidney J. Thompson opened Thompson's Bakery at 280-282 Hull Street, in the Morton Building. The Athens Banner even announced the opening and the day's specials: Most African-American businesses did not receive front page notice in ... »
On this day in 1900, news of a mad dog attack was published on the front page of the Athens Banner: The earliest descriptions of rabies come from the 23rd century B.C.E., and the word itself comes from the Sanskrit word "rabhas," which means "to do vio... »
On this day in 1918, the Athens Banner reported that one of the city's most prominent citizens, Miss Mildred Lewis Rutherford, the principal of the Lucy Cobb Institute, was denied passage on a train to Richmond, Virginia, because the trunk of books she... »
On this day in 1919, Bernstein Brothers furniture store ran this ad for the popular Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet: (click to enlarge image) Kitchen cabinets of this type were made by more than just the Hoosier Manufacturing company of New Castle, Indiana, bu... »
On this day in 1904, the Athens Banner announced that unbeknownst to anyone, the first wireless Marconigram was sent to Athens several days earlier by Miss Mildred Rutherford, who did not want her relatives to worry that her ship was running late. Ala... »
On this day 70 years ago, in Due West, South Carolina, Charlayne Hunter-Gault was born to Althea Ruth and Charles S. H. Hunter, Jr. Her father's position as an Army chaplain caused the family to move frequently, so Charlayne and her younger brothers He... »
On this day in 1890, the Weekly Banner told this story of a local wedding ceremony held in town the previous week: A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.Mr. Albert Henley Weds Miss Lula Crawford. Wednesday witnessed one of the happiest, as well as one of the most ... »
