Pat Shingleton: "Oceania and Rhubarb..." Pat Shingleton: "Oceania and Rhubarb..." We say goodbye to April and rewind to some interesting weather events on this date. “Oceania” are land areas that... More >> Share: 5 years ago Thursday, April 30 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Thursday, April 30, 2020 9:00:00 AM CDT April 30, 2020 in Pat Shingleton Column
Pat Shingleton: "Francin's Folly" and Bugs, Plants... Pat Shingleton: "Francin's Folly" and Bugs, Plants and Leaves... The chief engineer for Lowell, MA, James Bicheno Francis, constructed a five-mile system of canals in 1848. The Merrimack River... More >> Share: 5 years ago Friday, April 24 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Friday, April 24, 2020 9:00:00 AM CDT April 24, 2020 in Pat Shingleton Column
Pat Shingleton: "Twisters and Shakers..." Pat Shingleton: "Twisters and Shakers..." There were two consecutive Sunday's of tornado damage in Walthall County this April. Today marks the 110th anniversary of the... More >> Share: 5 years ago Thursday, April 23 2020 Apr 23, 2020 Thursday, April 23, 2020 9:00:00 AM CDT April 23, 2020 in Pat Shingleton Column
Pat Shingleton: "Collisions at Sea..." Pat Shingleton: "Collisions at Sea..." On April 20, 1952, the tankers Esso Suez and Esso Greensboro collided in dense fog, 200 miles south of Morgan... More >> Share: 5 years ago Wednesday, April 22 2020 Apr 22, 2020 Wednesday, April 22, 2020 9:00:00 AM CDT April 22, 2020 in Pat Shingleton Column
Pat Shingleton: "Patron Saint of Lightning and... Pat Shingleton: "Patron Saint of Lightning and Concrete" Around 300 A.D. a father, enraged when his daughter converted to Christianity, beheaded her. After the decapitation he was killed... More >> Share: 5 years ago Friday, April 17 2020 Apr 17, 2020 Friday, April 17, 2020 9:00:00 AM CDT April 17, 2020 in Pat Shingleton Column
