On this day in Clark County history

On this day in Clark County history

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum.100 years agoOn Oct. 15, 1922, The Columbian declared what was then known as Clarke County to be the “gateway to the Mt. St. Helens country.” This declaration was made possible by the completion of a road from Chelatchie to the Yale-Yacolt bridge. While noting the bucolic landscape ornamenting the d…

Today in History, Oct. 14, 2022

Today in History, Oct. 14, 2022

Today in History

Today is Friday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2022. There are 78 days left in the year.

Today in History for October 14th

Highlights of this day in history: Chuck Yeager breaks sound barrier; Britain's Battle of Hastings takes place; Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize; Former President Theodore Roosevelt shot; Singer Bing Crosby dies. (Oct. 14)

Dear Annie for Oct. 13, 2022

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Today in History

Jazz great Louis Armstrong plays a child’s trumpet as he receives a warm welcome in Dusseldorf, Germany, Oct. 13, 1952. His wife Lucille is at right. Over the years, became America’s unofficial ambassador of jazz.