Our Rich History: 1867 report outlines details of construction of John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune The formal opening of the John A. Roebling Bridge took place on New…
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Our Rich History: Memorial Day 1951 and the Cold War chill
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD NKyTribune Our Rich History editor Memorial Day in 1951 looked much like the commemorations that…
Our Rich History: “Plessy v. Ferguson” — the Ohio River watershed and an important dissent
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune It stands today as one of the most consequential — and most…
Our Rich History: What is whiskey? The Taft decision — still the basic law today
By Michael O’Bryant Special to the NKyTribune “This is the intent of the act. The public will be made to…
Our Rich History: A Tale of Two Moon Rivers – did WLW inspire an Oscar-winning classic song?
By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune On a quiet stroll through Forsyth Park, beneath the sweeping Spanish moss-covered Live Oak…
Our Rich History: The immense sacrifice of American Revolutionary soldiers
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune On a sunny Saturday afternoon, March 28, the Rebecca Bryan Boone Chapter…
Our Rich History: The shifting sands of time — debate and defiance
Second of two parts By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune It is one of the ironies of history…
Our Rich History: So many questions, so little time. . . What time is it, anyway?
By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Daylight Saving Time (DST) took effect early Sunday morning at 2 a.m. Did you…
Our Rich History: Three bridges have crossed the LIcking River at 4th Street
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune On Monday morning, March 2, 2026, a controlled blast will demolish the…
Our Rich History: The Civil War — Richmond, Kentucky, to Cincinnati, Ohio
By James D. Porter III Special to NKyTribune By August 1862, the United States was entrenched in the Civil War…
Our Rich History: Out of struggle and hardship, Covington’s new Cathedral is born
Editor’s note: This is the final part of a four-part series celebrating the Quasquicentennial (125th) anniversary of the Dedication of…
Our Rich History: Bishop Camillus Paul Maes meets unforeseen obstacles during Cathedral construction
Editor’s note: This is the third in a four-part series celebrating the Quasquicentennial (125th) anniversary of the Dedication of St….
Our Rich History: A new cathedral was his dearest wish, but would his people ever see it?
Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series celebrating the Quasquicentennial (125th) anniversary of the Dedication of St….
Our Rich History: The current echoes of legality versus morality and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
By Jim Tecco Special to NKyTribune On a Monday evening in mid-October 2025 — 175 years after the passage of…
Our Rich History: New Year’s 1926, nativism and the failed moral experiment of prohibition
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune The headlines and news stories on New Year’s Day of 1926 —…
Our Rich History: Part 2 The Cincinnati Strangler — Mid-1960s murders still resonate
Part 2 of 2 parts By Dennis Whitehead Special to NKyTribune The killer, or killers, left scant evidence at the…
Our Rich History: Much to be thankful for on Thanksgiving 1945, with war over
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune There was much to be thankful for in 1945. On May 8th…
Our Rich History: The automobile craze and Kentucky Motors
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune The “roaring ‘20s” were known for more than Prohibition, bootlegging, and speakeasies….
Our Rich History: Armistice Day in the 1920s — A nation in search of itself
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune In the 21st Century, we celebrate Veterans Day as if the 11th…
Our Rich History: Skyscraper sweepstakes in Ohio River region, starting in early 1910s
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune The early 1900s witnessed an intense competition among U.S. cities to build…
Our Rich History: Inventor and businessman Thomas Brennan and his impact on Ohio River region
(Editor’s note: We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History! You can browse and read any of the past columns,…
Our Rich History: Anne Campbell, an educational, cultural, and political force in NKY
(Editor’s note: We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History! You can browse and read any of the past columns,…