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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 ... Read more

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1687  Isaac Newton’s great work Principia published by Royal Society in England, outlining his laws of motion and ... Read more

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1776 The Declaration of Independence, adopted this day in 1776 by the Second Continental Congress, called for the ... Read more

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

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

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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 ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

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Audio engineer Reed at home in Oxford

Oxford resident Jeffrey Reed has been in the music industry most of his life – from playing in ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

Obituaries

Ronnie Harold Philips

Obituary: Ronnie Harold Phillips, 68, passed away Monday, June 19, 2023, at his home in Oxford, after an ... Read more

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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 ... Read more

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Sandra Jo Brown Atkinson

Obituary: Sandra Jo Brown Atkinson, 78, of Oxford, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2023, following a brief illness. ... Read more

Oxford

Hubert Avent

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

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LV Hilliard

Obituary: L V Hilliard was born December 27, 1945 in Oxford, to the late Willie J. Hilliard and ... Read more

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Dr. John Terry McMillan

Obituary: Dr. John Terry McMillan, 79, died Sunday, June 11, 2023, at his home in Oxford, MS. Visitation ... Read more

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New postmaster starts in Oxford

Brian Krist is now the postmaster for Oxford. He began his role in April and  grew up in ... Read more