This day in history: August 8
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Date(s) - 08/08/2024
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1869
The new brick St. Mary’s church on Petrie Street was dedicated by Bishop Lynch, with an open air Mass. Within a few years, the church was condemned as being structurally unsound and had to be abandoned. The bricks were used to build homes along Petrie and Alexander Streets.
1906
Balloonist, Professor William Johnson, met his death before a large crowd while making a balloon ascent and parachute jump at the Little Falls fair. His first parachute opened, the second did not, and Johnson landed on wires along the Central railroad just west of the gulf bridge. He died in the Little Falls hospital.
1949
A total of 859 children are registered in the Little Falls summer playgrounds, Director Ann Pocentyluk (Martyniuk) reported.
1961
The opening of the new swimming pool near the Monroe Street field was a big splash as about 400 swimmers, mostly children, were on hand for the first dip. The evening crowd was almost as large as that during the afternoon.
