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Tag Archives: Dayton Daily News
100 Years Ago in Aviation: Harold Harris Parachute Jump
One hundred years ago this month – on October 20, 1922 – Lt. Harold R. Harris, a test pilot at McCook Field in Dayton, became the first person to successfully use a ripcord parachute to save himself during a real … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, SC&A
Tagged aviation, aviation history, Dayton Daily News, Dayton Daily News Archive, MS-214, MS-458, SC-314
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Garlow’s Blizzard of 1978 Photos
Bill Garlow was a photographer with the Dayton Journal-Herald from 1964 until the newspaper merged with the Dayton Daily News, and then continued with the DDN until his retirement, about 2006. Over his more than 40-year career, he captured hundreds … Continue reading
Posted in DDN and Dayton, SC&A
Tagged Blizzard of 1978, blizzard of 78, Dayton Daily News, DDN, MS-665, photographs, snow, weather
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With Spring Comes Track and Field
Any track and field athletes out there? Remember the huge invitationals, relays, and district meets at Welcome Stadium? For those of us with the “track bug” we look forward to, and often count the days until, spring arrives and the … Continue reading
Posted in Archival Collection, DDN and Dayton, Found It in the Archives
Tagged Dayton Daily News, photographs, Track and Field
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