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Today in history for Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Today is Wednesday, June 13, the 165th day of 2012. There are 201 days left in the year. 1862 -- 150 years ago: Strawberries are being sold in this city for 8 cents a quart. There will soon be plenty at 5 cents. 1887 -- 125 years ago: Former Sheriff J. M. Reticker and his wife of Red Oak, Iowa, are visiting friends in the city this week. 1912 -- 100 years ago: The Black Hawk brick plant at Sears has been awarded a contract to furnish bricks for the construction of the new Masonic Temple in Rock Island. 1937 -- 75 years ago: Ray Sehnert, of Rock Island, and Joseph Schneider, of Moline, are among the six state police officers of District 7 who will enter the state marksmanship match this week at Springfield. 1962 -- 50 years ago: Plans for acquiring a site for a future junior high school in Milan are nearing the closing stage. This will be the second site purchased by the school board for a possible junior high school. The other site, located in east Rock Island, will be used as a football field this fall. 1987 -- 25 years ago: U.S. Rep. Lane Evans joined Vietnam Veterans of America in filing suit in federal court Friday to block the planned closing of counseling centers for Vietnam veterans. 
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Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.
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