The in-depth story of the deadly 1889 Johnstown Flood caused by the Johnstown Dam Collapse. On Memorial Day of 1889, western ...

(WTAJ) — Commemoration events have been planned for the 135th anniversary of the Johnstown Flood. The National Park Service and Johnstown Area Heritage Association are hosting a series of events ...

The members of the billionaire executive class have billed themselves as great men of history beyond scrutiny and reproach.

The Johnstown flood of July 20, 1977, killed 85 people, 39 of them in Tanneryville, where the Laurel Run Dam broke. The storm began about 9 p.m. July 19, 1977, and ”just got stuck over the ...

It was the club’s earthen dam that broke May 31, 1889, the day of the Johnstown Flood. History shows club members did not replace draining pipes that had been removed, and screens they installed ...

It sent me back to the great classic on American disaster, “The Johnstown Flood” by David McCullough, published in 1968. I hadn’t remembered it contains information pertinent to the current ...

From this sheltered spot, a half mile as the crow flies from Johnstown Flood National Memorial, you could hear the rushing water of the South Fork of the Little Conemaugh River but not see it. Kitner, ...

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 335 Locust St., Johnstown, will host a special Community Common Prayer Service commemorating the 130th anniversary of the 1889 Johnstown Flood and the role that St ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Be on the lookout for zombies taking over downtown Johnstown. You in Flood City will host its annual Johnstown Zombie Crawl Saturday beginning at Stadium Pub & Grille ...

then missed the 1977-78 season because the Johnstown flood of 1977 damaged their ice-making equipment. They returned for two more seasons in 1978-79 and 1979-80 (as the Wings and Red Wings ...

JOHNSTOWN − It’s on the general election ballot in Johnstown as a tax increase, but for many residents it could be a tax cut. The City Council voted in May to try again to pass an income tax ...

“With the valley crowding up the way it was,” wrote David McCullough in his book, The Johnstown Flood, “the need for lumber and land was growing apace. As a result more and more timber was being ...