History Archives - Page 7 of 9

‘Star of Bethlehem’ at Rocket Center’s Intuitive planetarium

Kimberly Ballard - December 21, 2022

HUNTSVILLE – More than 2,000 years ago, according to the nativity story in the Gospel of Matthew, a bright star appeared in the eastern...

Flying high: Research Institute launched 60 years ago

Ray Garner - December 20, 2022

HUNTSVILLE -- Sixty years ago today, the state of Alabama took a momentous step forward in being a major player for space age opportunities...

Oak sapling planting honors Jesse Owens legacy

Dylan Smith - December 12, 2022

OAKVILLE -- It has been 100 years since Olympic hero Jesse Owens and his family left Alabama for Ohio. In the years that followed, Owens...

Artemis I mission called success ‘for all humanity’

Staff reports - December 12, 2022

WASHINGTON -- Cited as the "crowning achievement of Artemis I," the Orion spacecraft splashed down Sunday morning in the Pacific Ocean, capping a more...

Cummings Research Park – where seeds of dreams were planted in cotton fields

Kimberly Ballard - November 15, 2022

HUNTSVILLE -- The idea that if you build it, people will come, is not exclusive to Iowa cornfields. It is also true of North...

Wall to honor ‘wind beneath the wings of the space program’

Kimberly Ballard - November 7, 2022

HUNTSVILLE – Regardless of whether you are a long-time Huntsville resident or a newcomer, it is impossible not to drive by the iconic Saturn...

Former Athens funeral home provides a haunting experience

Kimberly Ballard - October 21, 2022

ATHENS -- The address is 100 South Jefferson Street, right smack dab in the middle of Athens’ popular Downtown Square. It was once a funeral...

‘Weeping widow’ among spirits that haunt Decatur’s Old State Bank

Kimberly Ballard - October 7, 2022

256 Today has teamed up with Southern Ghost Girls Tours to bring you four of North Alabama’s most notorious and proven haunted places for...

Ghoul talk: Haunting season open for Southern Ghost Girls Tours

Kimberly Ballard - October 4, 2022

HUNTSVILLE -- It began on a brightly moonlit night many years ago when Jackie Bearden and her mother were sitting in the living room...

Medal of Honor recipient, ‘inspiration’ for Forrest Gump cites ‘love of fellow man’

Mecca Musick - September 30, 2022

HUNTSVILLE -- In one of the many memorable scenes in the movie, "Forrest Gump," the character receives the Medal of Honor from President Lyndon...

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