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JAN. 1 1840: Lawrence Taliaferro, tired of bribery attempts by crooked individuals, steps down as Indian agent at Fort Snelling, a position he had held since 1820. Native Americans and settler-colonists alike appreciated his honesty and intelligence, and his journals … Continue reading →

Culture, the new exhibition at The Gallery at Tacoma Community College, is billed as “an exhibition exploring the idea of cultural biases and its influence on the outlook of other cultures.” This is one of the most powerful, if not … Continue reading →

Ali Goldwater remembers flying in a plane over the Grand Canyon with William F. Buckley, Jr. and her grandfather, Barry Goldwater, when she was about five years old. “We flew up there, and he would always have a camera,” she … Continue reading →

Point-and-shoot digital cameras these days aren’t particularly exciting, unless of course they have some unique features such as 4K video support or a high zoom range. Incidentally, Sony’s new Cybershot DSC-WX800 manages to squeeze both these features into a really … Continue reading →

A VFA-122 Hornet taxis past aircraft shelters at NAS Lemoore. (Andrew McLaughlin) This week’s Throwback Thursday feature by Andrew McLaughlin comes from the October 2007 magazine edition of Australian Aviation, and looked at VFA-122, the US Navy squadron which trained … Continue reading →

Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter (CNN) — The number of people killed in plane crashes jumped in 2018 compared with the previous year, with more than 500 deaths recorded, new figures show. Nonetheless, 2018 was still one of the safest … Continue reading →

We need more stringent controls and government action to prevent a catastrophic disaster. The Federal Aviation Administration says today’s aircraft is safe from cybercriminals. Major aircraft builders say the same thing. But the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the … Continue reading →