Thank you for all that attended the SOARA Field Day 2015. I know some of you wanted to attend and had work or family obligations. You can live vicariously through some pictures taken during the event below or click here for more.
Upcoming Activities
- SOARA Elmer Saturday - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, April 20, 2024
- SOARA Board Meeting - 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, April 22, 2024
- SOARA Auction - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, May 4, 2024
- SOARA 50th Anniversary Special Event - 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, May 18, 2024 – May 19, 2024
- Ham Radio License Exams - 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, May 20, 2024
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Today in History
1961 - 65th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:39; his 2nd event title
1967 - Italian boxer Nino Benvenuti beats American Emile Griffith in a 15 round points decision to win world middleweight crown at Madison Square Garden; start of famous trilogy of fights between the pair
1969 - Mont Expos Bill Stoneman no-hits Phillies, 7-0
1969 - The Band (formerly The Hawks), perform their 1st concert, at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California
1979 - Four Royal Ulster Constabulary officers are killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army van bomb in Bessbrook, County Armagh; the bomb is believed to be the largest PIRA bomb used up to that point
1981 - New York Islander Dennis Potvin's 3 playoff power-play goals vs Edmonton Oilers tie NHL record
1865 - Ursula Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic saint and foundress of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, born in Loosdorf, Austrian Empire (d. 1939)
1912 - Isador Caplan, British lawyer and Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, born in Blackpool, England (d. 1995)
1914 - George Davis, American art director (20th Century Fox), born in Kokomo, Indiana (d. 1984)
1961 - Frank J. Christensen, American labor leader, born in Chicago, Illinois
1970 - Redman [Reginald Noble], American rapper, born in Newark, New Jersey
1983 - Stanislav Chistov, Russian ice hockey player, born in Chelyabinsk, Russia
1962 - Louise Fazenda, American vaudeville, and silent and sound screen actress (Mack Sennett comedies), dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 66
1971 - Carmen Lombardo, Canadian musician, dies at 67
1974 - Vinnie Taylor, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a drug overdose
1997 - Allan Francovich, American documentarian
2013 - Deanna Durbin [Edna Mae Durbin], Canadian actress and vocalist (Every Sunday, Three Smart Girls, 100 Men and a Girl), dies at 91
2021 - Fred Arbanas, American football tight end (All-AFL 1962–67; Super Bowl 1970; Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs), dies at 82