Topic: Johnstown (Pennsylvania)
Johnstown, PA, September 03, 2011 -(PR.com)- The USSCO Federal Credit Union has been a part of the Moxham section of Johnstown, Pa., since it was...
The quote of the week comes from somebody who mailed a check to pay for a hammer stolen decades ago. Lynne Gramling, president of Central...
The growing interest in portable and convenient media sources has brought forth e-readers such as the Kindle and Sony's Reader. The features that consumers would like are larger screens, video, color displays, social networking and the ability to take notes and ...
The flood happened because of the failure of the South Fork Dam, which is positioned 14 miles upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. More than 250people lost their lives and more than $100 million in property wasas well as an additional ...
The water from yellow riverthan 2 million people lost their homes and almost 900,000 people were killed.Yellow river is also called River of Sorrow and it is veryThe Johnstown flood is alsothe failure of the South Fork Dam, which was ...
With the advent of the global financial juggernaut of the last half century, it was widely believed that local thrifts and community savings banks...
Are taxes ever really temporary? Johnstown Flood Emergency Tax One such temporary tax that ended up becoming permanent was the 1936 Johnstown flood tax. The Johnstown flood tax was a 10% temporary emergency tax imposed on alcohol sold throughout Pennsylvania. Several PA ...
Saving lives, collecting goods for the needy earn awards for mail carriers across countryA mail carrier who proved himself a good neighbor by rescuing an elderly man from a fire has been named hero of the year by the National Association of ...
On May 31, 1889, more than 2,000 died when a dam break sent water rushing through Johnstown, Pa.Today is Sunday, May 31, the 151st day of 2009. On May 31, 1889, more than 2,000 people perished when a dam ...
Defense contractor for whom Murtha got earmarks is suspended for alleged fraudA Pennsylvania defense contractor who got millions of dollars in congressional earmarks from Rep. John Murtha has been blocked from doing business with the Navy amid allegations of fraud.Details of ...