Argonia NewsLocal news for Argonia, KS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Academic All-Stars- April 27, 2008 The following students were nominated to The Topeka Capital-Journal's All-State Academic Team. via Topeka Capital-Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/argonia-ks/2008/04/academic-all-stars?fromrss=1 First Woman Mayor- April 5, 2008 Profile America - Friday, April 4th. The possibility of the nation electing its first woman president is generating a lot of media coverage and private conversation. via Lincoln Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/argonia-ks/2008/04/first-woman-mayor?fromrss=1 Daily almanac- April 4, 2008 1887: Susanna Madora Salter became the first woman elected mayor of an American community: Argonia, Kan. 1949: The United States and 11 other nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty. 1968: The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. , 39, was shot to death on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. The killing sparked a wave of riots across the country. 1981: Henry Cisneros became the first Mexican-American elected mayor of a major U.S. city: San Antonio. Today's Birthdays: Poet Maya Angelou ,..http://www.topix.net/city/argonia-ks/2008/04/daily-almanac?fromrss=1 |