The New Hampshire Gazette. The Nation s Oldest Newspaper Editor: Steven Fowle Founded 1756 by Daniel Fowle. 2013 A runaway fuel train derails and burns, destroying half of downtown Lac Megantic, Quebec. 2001 ExFBI Special Agent, devout Catholic, patron of strippers, and exhibitionist Robert Hanssen pleads guilty to selling U.S. secrets to the U.S.S.R., then to the Russians. 1971 President Nixon sets up a Plumbers Unit to stop leaks. 1962 To test its dirtmoving capacity, the AEC sets off a buried nuke in Nevada. It creates Sedan Crater the nation s biggest and irradiates more Americans than any other test. 1924 Democrats deplore and condemn religious or racial dissension during the longest convention ever held, but balk at naming the Klan. 1916 Major Douglas MacArthur, newlyappointed censor at the War Department, says the General Staff approves of the bill just put before Congress at its request: it would impose censorship if there s a war. 1907 The Irish Crown Jewels are found to be missing. Several theories are put forth; none proven, all sordid. 1894 U.S. Marines land in Nicaragua to protect U.S. interests. . 1854 In white robes, with a trumpet, The Angel Gabriel, aka John S. Orr, appears in Bath, Maine and delivers an antiCatholic sermon. Townspeople then burn an Irish Catholic church. Comment. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. . . . . A contribution of any size helps our efforts and our future. The New Hampshire GazettePO Box 756Portsmouth, NH 03802
Fuel train derails in Lac Megantic, Quebec destroying half of downtown in 2013. Ex-FBI agent Robert Hanssen pleads guilty to selling U.S. secrets in 2001. In 1971, President Nixon sets up Plumbers Unit to stop leaks. A buried nuke test in Nevada in 1962 creates Sedan Crater. In 1924, Democrats condemn religious or racial dissension at convention without naming the Klan. Marines land in Nicaragua in 1894 to protect U.S. interests.