1861 g1 (thatcher) articles
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Intelligence Operation at Harpers Ferry (9 MAY 1861)
On 9 May 1861, Union spy Kirk Mason performed the first of three intelligence missions at Harpers Ferry. His activities are believed to be some of the first military reconnaissance operations of the American Civil War.
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How one Wearside man was a hit, thanks to Scargill and Thatcher
A Wearside man had designs on success - and it involved the Royal family and Arthur Scargill. Bill Spalding went into production of chess sets on a full-time basis in 1986 after the success of a set he created based on the Miners’ Strike in 1984. It proved so popular that he chose The Royals’ as his latest move in the board game market. Bill made the pieces by hand at his home in Hetton. He sent a set of his latest creation to the Queen and was given “a seal of approval” for the design. He...
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Haliburton: Brother called racial slur by fan in G1
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton said his younger brother was called the N-word by a fan while sitting in the stands during Game 1 of Indiana's first-round playoff series with the Bucks in Milwaukee.