Today In History

July 14, 1989 — George and Nancy Cave inspect the shelves of their newly opened store, Cave’s Paint and Hardware, located at 55 E. Main Street, Luray. The former store, which was located in the […]

July 13, 1889 — For several weeks Mr. Grayson, P.M., has been missing on Monday mornings small amounts from his cash drawer in the Post Office. He soon suspected that the office had been entered […]

July 12, 1986 — While millions of citizens were paying homage to Lady Liberty a couple hundred miles away, state dignitaries and a gathering of about 350 on Thursday offered a similar tribute to Shenandoah […]

July 11, 1964 — E. Frank Cubbage, Central District maintenance foreman of Shenandoah National Park, was presented a cash award by Park Superintendent R. Taylor Hoskins at a staff meeting on July 1. The letter […]

July 10, 1987 — Benny McCrary has set quite a few records. He has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records since 1968 as one of the world’s largest twins, has captured five […]

July 9, 1965 — Edward L. Shenk, 31, of Shenandoah, was admitted to the Ridgeley Memorial Hospital Wednesday, June 30, with second and third degree electrical burns received when he came into contact with a […]