Mississippi timeline
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William Faulkner Attends the University of Mississippi
Faulkner was raised in and heavily influenced by the state of Mississippi, as well as by the history and culture of the South as a whole. When he... Read more
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William Faulkner Works as Postmaster of the University of Mississippi
Faulkner’s most notorious stint as a working man was his role of postmaster at the University of Mississippi post office, which incredibly he held... Read more
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William Faulkner purchases 'Rowan Oak'
Rowan Oak, also known as William Faulkner House, is William Faulkner's former home in Oxford, Mississippi. It is a primitive Greek Revival house... Read more
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The Natchez Fire
The Rhythm Club fire aka The Natchez Dance Hall Holocaust was a conflagration resulting in the death or serious injury of hundreds of people... Read more
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James Meredith Becomes the first African-American to Graduate from the University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith returned to the University of Mississippi Sunday to become the 115-year-old institution's first Negro graduate. It was on... Read more
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2010 Tennessee Floods
President Barack Obama has granted Governor Bredesen’s request for Federal Emergency Assistance for Tennessee. Cheatham, Davidson, Hickman and... Read more
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Gulf Oil Spill Reaches Mississippi
Large hunks of thick crude from the BP oil spill washed ashore on a Mississippi beach for the first time Sunday. The town victimized was Ocean... Read more
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