Were dinosaurs already on their way out when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, ending the Cretaceous, the...
Founding Vicksburg: Rev. Newet Vick Vicksburg gets its name from our city’s founder, Newet Vick, who was a young Methodist preacher from Virginia who had emigrated...
History serves as a stark chronicle, often unveiling the darkest chapters of humanity’s existence. Amid the intriguing tapestry of Vicksburg’s past and its vibrant people, there...
On December 5th, 1953, Vicksburg, Mississippi, experienced an unusually warm Saturday aftemoon that took an unexpected turn. The day, initially marked by unseasonably warm temperatures culminated...
1117 Washington Street, a commercial building on the east side of the street between Grove and China streets, was built about 1902 and occupied by Lowenthal...
VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — You may recall the Wampanoag from the story of the first Thanksgiving we’ve all learned since childhood. And indeed, during the autumn of...
VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — Six decades after his assassination on that fateful November day in Dallas, a University of Southern Mississippi scholar assesses the impacts President John...
VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — The U. S. Marine Hospital at Vicksburg was located at 500 Speed Street from 1856 to 1895. In 1836, Congress passed a bill...
VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — On Saturday, November 18, at 10:00am Vicksburg National Military Park will host a rededication ceremony for the Rhode Island Memorial. On April 13,...
VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — NATCHEZ, Miss. – Before the showing of his film “The Six Triple Eight” on Monday at NAPAC Museum, James Williams Theres, the film’s...