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Today In History 7/6

1348 Papal bull of Pope Clement VI issued during the Black Death stating Jews not to blame and urging their protection. 1415 Czech religious reformer ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Thursday, July 6, 2023 4:00 am

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Today In History 7/5

1687  Isaac Newton’s great work Principia published by Royal Society in England, outlining his laws of motion and universal gravitation. 1775 Congress adopts Olive Branch ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Wednesday, July 5, 2023 4:00 am

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Today In History 7/4

1776 The Declaration of Independence, adopted this day in 1776 by the Second Continental Congress, called for the American colonies to secede from Great Britain, ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Tuesday, July 4, 2023 4:00 am

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Today In History 7/3

324 Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. 1187 Battle of Horns of Hattin: Saladin, Sultan of ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Monday, July 3, 2023 4:00 am

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Today In History 7/2

626 Incident at Xuanwu Gate: in fear of assassination, Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng. 1644 At the ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Sunday, July 2, 2023 4:00 am

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Today In History 7/1

1859 1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. 1863 The Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most important battles of the ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Saturday, July 1, 2023 4:00 am

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Today In History 6/30

1520  Faced with an Aztec revolt against their rule, forces under the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés fight their way out of Tenochtitlan at heavy cost. ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Friday, June 30, 2023 4:00 am

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Today In History 6/29

1534 French mariner Jacques Cartier “discovered” Prince Edward Island off the coast of what is now Canada. 1613 During a performance of William Shakespeare’s Henry ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Thursday, June 29, 2023 4:00 am

Business

Audio engineer Reed at home in Oxford

Oxford resident Jeffrey Reed has been in the music industry most of his life – from playing in a high school band to working for ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Wednesday, June 28, 2023 10:05 pm

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Today In History 6/28

1389 Ottomans defeat Serbian army in the bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe. 1519 Charles V—who, as ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Wednesday, June 28, 2023 4:00 am

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Today In History 6/27

1542 Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sets sail from the Mexican port of Navidad to explore the west coast of North America on behalf of the Spanish ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Tuesday, June 27, 2023 4:00 am

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Today In History 6/26

363  Roman Emperor Julian is killed during retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by troops on the battlefield. 1483 Richard Plantagenet, ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Monday, June 26, 2023 4:00 am

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Today In History 6/25

1447 Casimir IV, the grand duke of Lithuania, was crowned king of Poland. 1678 Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is awarded a doctorate of philosophy from ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Sunday, June 25, 2023 4:00 am

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Today In History 6/24

1497 John Cabot became the first European to set foot in North America since the Vikings. 1509 Henry VIII is crowned King of England in ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Saturday, June 24, 2023 4:00 am

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Today In History 6/23

1611 English explorer Henry Hudson, his son and seven others set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship Discovery and never seen again. ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Friday, June 23, 2023 4:00 am

Obituaries

Ronnie Harold Philips

Obituary: Ronnie Harold Phillips, 68, passed away Monday, June 19, 2023, at his home in Oxford, after an extended illness. The funeral will be Thursday, ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Wednesday, June 21, 2023 12:12 pm

Business

New Oxford postmaster brings wealth of experience

The Oxford Post Office has a new leader with lots of experience. Brian Kist, a three-decade veteran of the U.S. mail system became postmaster in ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Wednesday, June 21, 2023 7:00 am

Obituaries

Sandra Jo Brown Atkinson

Obituary: Sandra Jo Brown Atkinson, 78, of Oxford, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2023, following a brief illness. She was born the only child of ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 4:59 pm

Obituaries

Hubert Avent

Obituary: Hubert (Herb) Avent, 81, of Etta, peacefully passed away on June 9th after a brief illness. Hubert Avent was born on August 28th, 1941, to ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 4:52 pm

Obituaries

LV Hilliard

Obituary: L V Hilliard was born December 27, 1945 in Oxford, to the late Willie J. Hilliard and Elisha L. Pegues. He accepted Christ as ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Monday, June 12, 2023 11:12 am

Obituaries

Dr. John Terry McMillan

Obituary: Dr. John Terry McMillan, 79, died Sunday, June 11, 2023, at his home in Oxford, MS. Visitation will be held at St. Peter’s Episcopal ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Monday, June 12, 2023 11:02 am

Business

New postmaster starts in Oxford

Brian Krist is now the postmaster for Oxford. He began his role in April and  grew up in a postal family. Kist started his career ... Read more

by Josh Boyd, Friday, June 9, 2023 11:49 am

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