The city council getting a report from the Joplin Sports Authority director Jared Bruggerman on the impact from the recent NJCAA championship played at Missouri Southern “Their (NJCAA) national championship that we hosted here we hosted out at Missouri Southern Leggett & Platt Center So we’re talking about seven to 10 days that we’ve got people coming into town just from the participants that were in it brought in about $900,000 into the Joplin economy we’re talking well over a million dollars of money that came into our town.” The Joplin City Council will meet at 6 p.m May 5th in regular session in Council Chambers in City Hall at 602 S Items on the agenda include a cooperative agreement between the City of Joplin and the Economic Security Corporation for the provision of lower income housing The Economic Security Corporation has acquired the property located at 2008 S this agreement will allow the City to assist in the provision of lower income housing at this location through its Home Investment Partnership Program Funds from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) The Council will also hear a presentation on the subject of the Joplin Sports Authority he City Council will consider measures that would allow the city to purchase several plots of land for cleanup and structure removal Accessibility Services: ASL interpretation and audio description will be available on Saturday An extraordinary core creative team of Black women artists a Toronto-based production company whose work transcends borders of all kinds — international an inventive reimagining of the composer’s often-overlooked 1911 opera and one of The New York Times’ top classical music performances of 2023.” the “King of Ragtime,” Treemonisha was a groundbreaking work that fused Western classical music with popular Black music from the era The work was never produced during Joplin’s lifetime — he spent his life savings attempting to bring Treemonisha to the stage but faced significant obstacles as a Black composer trying to secure funding at the dawn of the 20th century Joplin died penniless and was buried in an unmarked pauper’s grave his revisions and orchestrations for Treemonisha erased by decades of subsequent neglect Only an early first draft of his piano-vocal score remained where a group of extraordinary Black artists from around the world have reimagined Joplin’s fragmentary opera for the 21st century fusing a new story onto Joplin’s setting and characters and creating a lush new orchestration for Joplin’s melodies Joplin’s characters struggle to figure out how to move forward as citizens in the aftermath of enslavement a guiding light emerges in the form of an extraordinary young woman: Treemonisha Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha — A Musical Reimagining combines all of the original source material with a new story and libretto by acclaimed playwright and broadcaster Leah-Simone Bowen along with Emmy-nominated co-librettist Cheryl A Co-arranger/orchestrators are Grammy-winning composer Jessie Montgomery and two-time Grammy nominee Jannina Norpoth called “an incredible performer” by The Guardian heads up an all-Black cast in the title role with an all-Black orchestra playing both Western and African instruments led by international award-winning African American conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson and directed by renowned stage director Weyni Mengesha The Harris Theater offers a state of the art performance facility and a spectacular environment for special events in the heart of Millennium Park This city center is home to some of Chicago’s most iconic attractions and architecture Return to events calendar More info Sign up Get the guide Contact us © 2025 Choose Chicago. 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Bickersteth stars as Treemonisha in “Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha — A Musical Reimagining” at the Harris Theater “Treemonisha,” long had a kind of ghostly presence in America’s classical music scene because it was not fully staged until a 1972 joint premiere by the Atlanta Symphony and Morehouse College music department The 1911 work is important because it is a rare early example of an opera by an African American composer and not just any African American composer but one of the most important creators of ragtime (though it must be quickly said “Treemonisha” is not wholly a ragtime opera) Despite the 1972 premiere and later productions at the Houston Grand Opera and elsewhere the opera has remained a challenge for presenters because it was unfinished at the time of Joplin’s death with his original orchestrations and revisions lost including a libretto that is awkward and outdated when seen through a contemporary lens There have been at least three major efforts in recent years to reimagine the work for 21st-century audiences put together by a creative team of Black women artists from New York The work premiered in Toronto in June 2023 at the Luminato Festival and features an all-Black cast and orchestra titled “Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha — A Musical Reimagining,” was presented Thursday evening at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance While there are some exuberant ensemble sections strong individual performances and fine dancing It is important to make clear that this is not a reconstruction; nor is it an attempt to present this opera in its original form this production has a new libretto by Leah Simone-Bowen and Cheryl L Davis that draws on the original but takes it in new directions putting a greater focus on the strong Black woman at the center of the story at right) is appointed leader of both the Freedmen and Maroons as Parson Alltalk (bass-baritone Marvin Lowe from left) and her fiance Remus (tenor Ashley Faatoalia) and others sing their approval in “Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha — A Musical Reimagining” at the Harris Theater the work features a new orchestration and arrangements by Grammy Award winner Jessie Montgomery the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2021-24 composer-in-residence (The Sphinx Virtuosi recently performed the Overture from this work on tour.) This take on “Treemonisha” opens during the Civil War but mostly takes place in the 1880s along the Texas-Arkansas border focusing on a longstanding feud between the Freedmen (emancipated slaves) and Maroons (African descendants who had escaped slavery) Right before Treemonisha is about to be married she learns she is an orphan and embarks on an odyssey to discover her true identity and ultimately uncover leadership skills she didn’t know she possessed Although the production runs nearly 2½ hours which apparently clocked in around 90 minutes some of the storytelling feels rushed and clumsy when an enslaved woman hides her newborn child (Treemonisha) in a tree and is then shot and killed takes place so abruptly and confusingly that it would be impossible to know what has happened without the synopsis in the program This work is probably best described as an operetta and it often has the jaunty feel of light early 20th-century music theater “A Slow Drag,” the only one in this version of “Treemonisha” in which the lyrics are entirely those of Joplin but the composer was clearly striving to go beyond that style gospel and even a wonderful example of a male vocal quartet which has a long history in the Black musical tradition and Montgomery and Norpoth have added to that musical stew in their score which is performed by a 10-piece ensemble ably led by Jeri Lynne Johnson To evoke the backwoods world and ancestral history of the Maroons in Act 2 Montgomery and Norpoth draw on the marimba a West-African stringed instrument strikingly played by Tunde Jegede bringing a kind of Whitney Houston pop feel to the solo of the spirit of Treemonisha’s birth mother but this diversity of styles old and new does not completely jell into a comfortable including eight principals is largely effective with Canadian soprano Neema Bickersteth (Treemonisha) admirably anchoring the production with clear clarion singing and a grounded acting style Other stand-outs include Cedric Berry (Zodzerick) with his expressive bass-baritone voice and easy stage manner a Toronto-based rock and AfroPunk singer with an agile Terms of Use • Privacy Notice • Cookie Policy • Terms of Sale KSNF/KODE | FourStatesHomepage.com Video player above: Timelapse video of storms rolling over Springfield, Missouri – Source — These pictures were taken in the Saginaw area of Joplin and were sent in by Jesse DeGonia Areas throughout Newton County saw various levels of storm damage thanks to high-winds and hail Crowder College’s Neosho campus experienced extensive structural and roof damage (below) Above: Crowder College Neosho campus storm damage these are the actual most popular baby names so far in 2025 Whether it’s a short vacation or they’re jetting off to begin their career show the future traveler you care with a meaningful graduation gift National Teacher Appreciation Week begins May 5 take advantage of these freebies and deals | Missouri | Kansas | Oklahoma | Arkansas handed a teller a note in which he claimed to have a gun Joplin Police reportedly say the department is viewing security camera footage to get a better look at the robber Anyone with knowledge of the incident or tips is asked to call the Joplin Police Department at 417 623-3131 A fatal crash on Interstate 49 Saturday evening claimed the life of a one-year-old girl from Joplin The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident happened just south of Goodman when southbound traffic had stopped due to an animal on the interstate Inside Joplin features news and commentary about Joplin This blog does not share personal information with third parties nor do I store any information about your visit to this blog other than to analyze and optimize your content and reading experience through the use of cookies You can turn off the use of cookies at anytime by changing your specific browser settings I am not responsible for republished content from this blog on other blogs or websites without my permission This privacy policy is subject to change without notice and was last updated on May 10 If you have any questions feel free to contact me directly at rturner229@hotmail.com on my way home from the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival I visited the Joplin House State Historic Site but knowing now much more about Joplin and ragtime in general I did not recall anything about the interior but I did have a recollection of what it looked like from the outside but the street was named Morgan in Joplin’s day It’s in what was then a racially mixed neighborhood But it was not a slum; rents were generally in the middle range Joplin at that time was making enough money to afford to live there Louis in the 1900 census had a population of 575,000 making it the fourth largest city in the country They bought the property from the city for the price of the delinquent taxes They eventually obtained enough grants to go to work but because of its age and lack of documentation as to construction and maintenance they found it a bigger fixer-upper than they realized The state took it over and resumed the restoration and designated it a historic site The house opened to the public in the late 1990s and one parcel across the street is used for site-related events None of the furnishings are known to have been owned by Joplin Louis; their main production was in Chicago This firm also published three Joplin compositions: Bethena which in Joplin’s day was owned by ragtime composer Tom Turpin The original was not at that site but was in the neighborhood Joplin supposedly rented a second-floor apartment whose entrance was 2658A on the left side of the building as you face it But exactly how much space he occupied is uncertain That side of the house had been subdivided at various times into several dwelling units by the addition of doors to separate the rooms Joplin theoretically could have had only one small room although his wife Lottie is now known to have been there with him Joplin was earning a decent living from music sales but he also had private piano students Although there remain many unknowns about Joplin’s tenure in St. Louis, as well as many aspects of his life, this site does a good job of informing visitors of his contributions to the ragtime genre. Research about Joplin is still being done by scholars such as Dr. Ed Berlin and others who’s delved more deeply into Joplin than perhaps anyone else or evidence to disprove what had previously been believed The House is open daily except Sunday from 10 to 4 Admission to the 45-minute guided tour is $6 The tour begins with a 15-minute video chronicling Joplin’s life; it is designed for those who have little or no familiarity with him I recommend a visit if you find yourself in St an avid jazz fan and a supporter of musicians keeping traditional jazz alive in performance He is the concert booker for the Tri-State Jazz Society in greater Philadelphia He is the author of Going Dutch: A Visitors Guide to the Pennsylvania Dutch Country Unique and Unusual Places in the Mid-Atlantic Region We recognise you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore cannot grant you access at this time e-mail us at news@joplinglobe.com or call us at (800) 444-8514 Parkview High School student athletes with Latino-sounding last names were reportedly taunted by the Joplin High School student section during a recent basketball game An email Parkview parents sent to Joplin officials 25 game heard the taunts come from the Joplin student section including chants that they would “call ICE on them at the end of the game.” The chant may have been a reference to mass deportations of undocumented immigrants that President Donald Trump vowed to carry out if re-elected said Springfield Public Schools was also notified of the concerns "SPS is aware that our Parkview representatives experienced unacceptable behavior that made students feel targeted and unwelcome during a basketball game this week," Hall said Thursday in response to a request from the News-Leader "The district is taking action to help address the situation This includes follow-up with our student athletes to reiterate our support communication to their families to assure them the situation is being appropriately addressed and ongoing conversations with the administration in Joplin to prevent these circumstances in the future." director of communications and community engagement said the Joplin district takes the situation "very seriously" and remains committed to "fostering a positive and respectful environment for all students our administrators worked with the on-site Parkview administrative staff to take immediate action in addressing exchanges between students from both schools When reports of inappropriate conduct surfaced our administrative team responded immediately to investigate and address them," the statement read The district said it does "not condone any type of inappropriate or unsportsmanlike behavior" by students or student athletes Administrators are following board policy during the "ongoing investigation." The statement read: "Joplin Schools leadership is reinforcing expectations with our students and staff emphasizing the importance of sportsmanship and respect at all school events especially when emotions become heightened during athletic competitions." Parkview won the varsity game but lost the junior varsity game Parkview parents Sarah Jean Baker and Minor Baker sent an email Wednesday to three Joplin officials: Superintendent Kerry Sachetta was also sent to members of the Joplin school board and the Missouri State High School Activities Association "While spirited competition and school pride are natural elements of high school sports the behavior displayed by members of the Joplin student section and the lack of intervention by school administration crossed the line into unacceptable and racist conduct," the Parkview parents wrote in the email multiple witnesses reported that members of the Joplin student section taunted Parkview players with Latino-sounding names or appearances chanting that they would 'call ICE on them at the end of the game.' This type of remark is not just inappropriate — it is racially charged and entirely unacceptable in any school setting." the parents alleged the visiting team locker room was also defaced with a racial slur and was "removed but only after the insistence from Parkview administration." They questioned some of the referees' calls in the game and alleged the overall environment became "increasingly hostile" with little to no visible intervention from Joplin’s administrative team to de-escalate the situation "The inaction in this case sends a dangerous message: that racially motivated taunting and unsportsmanlike conduct will be tolerated," the parents wrote "Such indifference not only harms the students who were targeted but also reflects poorly on Joplin High School and its community." More: MSHSAA removes, apologizes for color analyst at halftime of Nixa, De Smet championship the parents asked what steps Joplin school leaders plan to take to safeguard students during future games Hall said every individual is expected to demonstrate respectful and responsible behavior at all times in order to maintain a "safe and welcoming environment for all." "We will reiterate these expectations within our own system and with all those we encounter during athletic and activity events," he said (This story was updated to include more information.) Note-taking apps don't need to be complex to be useful this open-source app is simply a place to write and organize your notes It's available for free and can easily save everything to local storage Notes you take in Joplin are yours the same way those you take in a paper notebook are If you do need syncing and collaboration abilities Joplin offers those features for a reasonable subscription price You might need to install some plug-ins for extra capabilities such as optical character recognition (OCR) and sketching but Joplin is still an Editors' Choice winner thanks to its ease of use and focused design Joplin also offers a paid syncing service called Joplin Cloud with plans starting at 28.69 euros per year (roughly $32 as of this writing) for the Basic plan It allows you to collaborate on notes with other Joplin users and upload up to 10MB of data per note for up to 2GB of total storage space It supports 200MB of data per note and up to 50GB of total storage space Joplin offers a 50% discount for students and teachers which you can request by emailing the company from a .edu email address OneNote is clearly a better deal for syncing notes because it offers more space with fewer restrictions (along with access to a whole suite of top-notch Office apps) along with mobile apps for Android and iOS You can download Joplin and start using it right away—you don't even need to set up an account Joplin's desktop interface consists of three panels The left panel shows a list of notebooks and tags the center panel shows a list of the notes in the current notebook and the right panel shows the currently open note You can create as many notebooks as you like and even nest notebooks inside each other You can also optionally give each notebook an emoji or custom icon to help it stand out in the sidebar you can switch between Markdown language and rich text at any time If you don't know what Markdown is and don't want to learn don't worry; just use the rich text option (the standard WYSIWYG text editor most people are familiar with) Joplin is more flexible than Obsidian in this aspect which essentially forces you to learn Markdown is a lightweight set of codes that you use to apply formatting and styling instead of selecting text and choosing a button instead of highlighting text and choosing to apply bold you could instead put two asterisks around a word Some people prefer Markdown because it's precise and other formatting options start and end Joplin has a two-pane interface for Markdown You can type in the left pane and see how it looks on the right You can turn off the preview pane or even open notes using a dedicated Markdown editor Joplin can import notebooks from Evernote. The process can take a while, however, since you have to do it one at a time. You can't connect the two services and pipe everything in the way you can with Notion or Zoho Notebook and titles all come over without any problem You can decide whether to import to simplified markdown files (ideal for simple notes) or as HTML files (better for clipped notes from websites and preserving formatting) Joplin lets you add location information when you create a note as well Importing is much easier if your source files use Markdown formatting I tested this process by importing four years' worth of journal entries from Obsidian; it worked nearly instantaneously which is good if you ever decide to stop using Joplin I tested the Markdown option by exporting a set of notebooks and opening them in Obsidian—it worked seamlessly As mentioned, you can sync your notes using the paid Joplin Cloud service or by using another cloud service, such as Dropbox or OneDrive. You can even sync using Amazon S3 (beta), Netcloud, WebDAV, or your file system (including network drives). It's also possible to set up a self-hosted Joplin server (in beta) The process of configuring the latter is outside the scope of this review I tried syncing with both Joplin Cloud and Dropbox Joplin regularly syncs changes you make to the cloud and It also enables you to share notebooks with other Joplin Cloud users any changes other users make sync via Joplin Cloud The cloud service also makes an email-to-Joplin feature possible in which you forward messages to an email address to add them to a notebook Syncing with Dropbox doesn't give you access to any collaboration or sharing features and then copy an API code into the application Joplin connects to Dropbox directly without using the desktop app meaning it doesn't affect Dropbox's three-device limit for the free version Most note-taking apps include a web clipper a browser extension for grabbing articles and other content from the web and instantly sending them to a notebook Joplin has a clipper for Chromium browsers and Firefox though the user interface is in need of an update: It's an unattractive box that lets you choose how to clip a web page and which notebook it should end up in You can grab the complete page or manually clip a selection or screenshot You can also clip a simplified version of whatever you're reading without things like ads and sidebars; this worked very well The one caveat with the web clipper is that you can't preview what you're clipping before sending it to Joplin This means that you won't know if there is a problem until you head back to the app shows you what the clipped note looks like and even lets you use a highlighter before you clip it Obsidian’s web clipper lets you clip just the text you highlight Joplin lacks OCR capabilities, meaning you can't search or copy text from images and PDFs. Bear, Evernote, and Google Keep all have OCR features Joplin also doesn't have any kind of drawing Whether those omissions are a big deal depends on your note-taking habits these third-party add-ons bring features such as OCR and scanning to Joplin the process of setting up and enabling these plug-ins is confusing and the features don't work as you might expect I needed to type in a code for my language preference in the settings something I had to find on another website either: I had to navigate a series of windows and noticeably wait for the processing to happen This is all to say that Joplin's plug-in system is a bit more typical of what you might expect from an open-source app than the rest of it Obsidian's add-on ecosystem is significantly more robust and usable I recommend that app if you really want to tweak your note-taking system Justin Pot believes technology is a tool, not a way of life. He writes tutorials and essays that inform and entertain. He loves beer, technology, nature, and people, not necessarily in that order. Learn more at JustinPot.com spirited coverage of the products and innovations that shape our connected lives and the digital trends that keep us talking Justin Pot believes technology is a tool, not a way of life. He writes tutorials and essays that inform and entertain. He loves beer, technology, nature, and people, not necessarily in that order. Learn more at\u00a0JustinPot.com Note-taking apps don't need to be complex to be useful which you can request by emailing the company from a .edu email address.\u00a0 You can download Joplin and start using it right away\u2014you don't even need to set up an account You can also optionally give each notebook an emoji or custom icon to help it stand out in the sidebar.\u00a0 which essentially forces you to learn Markdown.\u00a0 and other formatting options start and end.\u00a0 Joplin can import notebooks from Evernote. The process can take a while, however, since you have to do it one at a time. You can't connect the two services and pipe everything in the way you can with Notion or Zoho Notebook I tested the Markdown option by exporting a set of notebooks and opening them in Obsidian\u2014it worked seamlessly.\u00a0 As mentioned, you can sync your notes using the paid Joplin Cloud service or by using another cloud service, such as Dropbox or OneDrive. You can even sync using Amazon S3 (beta), Netcloud, WebDAV, or your file system (including network drives). It's also possible to set up a self-hosted Joplin server (in beta) to your other devices.\u00a0It also enables you to share notebooks with other Joplin Cloud users in which you forward messages to an email address to add them to a notebook.\u00a0 meaning it doesn't affect Dropbox's three-device limit for the free version.\u00a0 You can grab the complete page or manually clip a selection or screenshot.\u00a0You can also clip a simplified version of whatever you're reading without things like ads and sidebars; this worked very well Obsidian\u2019s web clipper lets you clip just the text you highlight Joplin lacks OCR capabilities, meaning you can't search or copy text from images and PDFs. Bear, Evernote, and Google Keep all have OCR features Joplin and Parham Named All-BIG EAST3/9/2025 12:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball Golden Eagles open BIG EAST tourney play vs say it's still too painful to recall the events of that day - nearly 15 years later She remembers feeling like a typical 17-year-old on the day of her high school graduation She skipped in front of the line of the graduates so she was one of the first to receive her diploma When Sticklen stepped outside after the commencement at the Missouri Southern State University arena her parents appeared worried about the tornado warnings but Sticklen didn't think it was a big deal Sticklen didn't hear from any of her friends for a while because all the phone lines were down She eventually heard from all of her friends - except one and his body was found in a lake several days later The tragedy of the tornado and losing a classmate brought her and her friends' group closer said everybody has a story about the tornado and how it affected them He received his degree as an emergency management technician in addition to this high school diploma that day This newest documentary is not the first time mainstream audiences will hear about the super-tornado and Joplin The city made national headlines for months after the catastrophe it became the deadliest tornado in nearly 60 years It caused $2.8 billion worth of destruction in just 32 minutes Sachetta is now the superintendent for Joplin Schools He said things didn't 'slow down' for a while even after they moved to the new high school Missouri and is a managing partner for a law firm She still feels a strong connection to her classmates but says the feeling of living in Joplin was just too much for her Sticklen still struggles to recall the day of the tornado without getting emotional but it hasn't diminished her pride in her city Photo by: Marquette UniversityJoplin Playing In NABC All-Star Game at Final Four4/1/2025 1:53:00 PM | Men's Basketball The EF-5 tornado that hit Joplin in 2011 left 158 people dead and over 1,000 injured 'The Twister: Caught in the Storm' is a new feature-length documentary that tells the story of the 2011 tornado in Joplin it is the subject of a new Netflix documentary "The Twister: Caught in the Storm" is a new feature-length documentary that tells the story of the EF-5 tornado that went through Joplin in 2011 The tornado ranked as the seventh deadliest tornado in US history according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The tornado left 158 people dead and injured over 1,000 people It had wind speeds over 200 mph and wrecked 13 miles of the city The film focuses on a group of Joplin High School seniors in the class of 2011 Their high school graduation occurred the same day the tornado hit was killed in the tornado while returning home from his commencement ceremony Tad Peters and his father were at a QuikTrip on I-44 in Rolla when an EF-2 tornado tracked through the city "The Twister: Caught in the Storm" is available on Netflix starting Wednesday To report an error or typo, email news@komu.com. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Open navigationClose navigationHome All the major chapters in the American story from Indigenous beginnings to the present day History from countries and communities across the globe On October 4, 1970, singer Janis Joplin dies of an accidental heroin overdose and was discovered in her Los Angeles hotel room after failing to show for a scheduled recording session Woodstock, the iconic music festival, brought huge crowds and groundbreaking performances. But it almost never happened.  ”I’d rather not sing than sing quiet,” she once said in comparing herself to one of her musical idols. “Billie Holliday was subtle and refined. I’m going to shove that power right into you, right through you and you can’t refuse it.” But if sheer abandon was Janis Joplin’s vocal trademark, she nevertheless always combined it with a musicality and authenticity that lent her music a great deal more soul than much of what the psychedelic era produced. In the autumn of 1970, Janis Joplin was in Los Angeles putting the finishing touches on the album that would prove to be the biggest hit of her career, Pearl. She did not live to see the album’s release, however, after her accidental overdose. A founding member of the Rolling Stones, Jones developed a severe substance abuse problem and was forced out of the band in June 1969. The following month, Jones was found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool. Terry O'Neill/Iconic Images/Getty Images Wilson headed up the American blues band Canned Heat, which performed Woodstock in 1969. Wilson struggled with mental illness and succumbed to a drug overdose in September 1970. Hendrix revolutionized rock and roll as both an artist and a producer during his brief four-year career. He died in London in September 1970, asphyxiating on his own vomit while sleeping. Joplin won over the San Francisco music scene with her bluesy vocals and powerful stage presence. Despite multiple attempts to get clean, she became increasingly addicted to heroin and alcohol and died of a heroin overdose in October 1970. Morrison, the lead singer and lyricist of The Doors, died in Paris in July 1971 of a heart attack, apparently caused by a heroin overdose. Yale Joel/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images A founding member of the Grateful Dead, McKernan, did not share his bandmates’ predilection for LSD but his heavy drinking caused him to develop cirrhosis in 1970. By 1972 his poor health prevented him from touring and he died of an internal hemorrhage in March 1973. Cobain, an icon of the Seattle grunge scene, struggled with mental illness and heroin addiction. He committed suicide in April 1994. Winehouse, a powerful English singer-songwriter, struggled with alcohol and drug addiction for years. She was found dead in her London apartment in July 2011. Discover more of the major events, famous births, notable deaths and everything else history-making that happened on October 4th On October 4, 1777, 11,000 Patriots under General George Washington attempt an early morning attack on British General William Howe’s 9,000 British troops at Germantown, Pennsylvania, five miles north of the British-occupied capital city of Philadelphia. Washington’s Continental forces were poorly trained, poorly fed and poorly clothed. Nonetheless, Washington thought them ready to fight and […] President Abraham Lincoln observes a balloon demonstration near Washington, D.C. Both Confederate and Union armies experimented with using balloons to gather military intelligence in the early stages of the war, but the balloons proved to be dangerous and impractical for most situations. Though balloons were not new, many felt that their military applications had yet […] On October 4, 1895, 21-year-old Englishman Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open golf tournament, edging Willie Dunn and others with a 36-hole total of 173 at the Newport (Rhode Island) Golf Club, an oceanside course. Rawlins worked at the Newport Golf Club as an assistant to his instructor, William Davis. As the Chicago Chronicle […] In the early hours of October 4, 1918, German Chancellor Max von Baden, appointed by Kaiser Wilhelm II just three days earlier, sends a telegraph message to the administration of President Woodrow Wilson in Washington, D.C., requesting an armistice between Germany and the Allied powers in World War I. By the end of September 1918, […] On October 4, 1927, sculpting begins on the face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota. It would take another 12 years for the granite images of four of America’s most revered presidents—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt—to be completed. The monument was the brainchild of a […] Legendary blues singer Bessie Smith is buried near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 4, 1937. Some 7,000 mourners attended her funeral. Smith had been killed a few days before when the old Packard she was driving hit a parked truck near Coahoma, Mississippi, between Clarksdale and Memphis. There is no record of Smith’s exact birth date, […] On October 4, 1955, the Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series at last, beating the New York Yankees 2-0. They’d lost the championship seven times already, and they’d lost five times just to the Yanks—in 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952 and 1953. But in 1955, thanks to nine brilliant innings in the seventh game from 23-year-old […] The Soviet Union inaugurates the “Space Age” with its launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite. 1966 Pope Paul VI addresses 150,000 people in St. Peter’s Square in Rome and calls for an end to the war in Vietnam through negotiations. Although the Pope’s address had no impact on the Johnson administration and its policies in Southeast Asia, his comments were indicative of the mounting antiwar sentiment that was growing both at […] Televangelist Jim Bakker is indicted on federal charges of mail and wire fraud and of conspiring to defraud the public. The case against the founder of Praise the Lord (PTL) Ministries and three of his aides exploded in the press when it was revealed that Bakker had sex with former church secretary Jessica Hahn. On […] On October 4, 1990, Beverly Hills, 90210, a TV drama about a group of teenagers living in upscale Beverly Hills, California, debuts on Fox; it will eventually become one of the top-rated shows on the new “fourth network,” which launched in 1986. Created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling, the show turned its […] A cargo plane crashes into an apartment building near an airport in Amsterdam, Holland, on October 4, 1992. Four people aboard the plane and approximately 100 more in the apartment building lost their lives in the disaster. An El-Al Boeing 747 cargo jet was scheduled to bring 114 tons of computers, machinery, textiles and various […] On October 4, 2011, Michael Morton, who spent 25 years in prison for his wife’s murder, is released after DNA evidence implicates another man in the crime. The prosecutor in the case later was accused of withholding evidence indicating that Morton was innocent. On the afternoon of August 13, 1986, a neighbor found 31-year-old Christine […] The jewelry gave wearers the opportunity to track their feelings. Humans have conceived versions of intelligent machines for centuries. These controversial artworks shocked the world. 'Walk' among the terra cotta warriors. Tour Anne Frank's secret annex. Read letters to FDR. And more. We strive for accuracy and fairness. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate Uncover fascinating moments from the past every day Learn something new with key events in history from the American Revolution to pop culture you agree to receive emails from HISTORY and A+E Global Media You must be 16 years or older and a resident of the United States Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInSPRINGFIELD (KY3) - A massive tornadic event from the Ozarks is being featured on the streaming service Netflix this spring According to Netflix, “The Twister: Caught in the Storm” goes inside the deadly tornado A trailer released on Thursday shows the service interviewed former students who had just attended the Joplin High School graduation before the tornado hit placing the region in the worldwide spotlight the tornado is considered the costliest in United States history KY3 WEATHER VAULT: See images of the devastation of the May 2011 Joplin tornado, city’s recovery too The twister ravaged through nearly one-third of Joplin city limits It covered 22 miles of ground in Jasper and Newton counties over 38 minutes NWS reports the tornado initially hit at 5:34 p.m The twister formed near the junction of State Highway JJ and West 32nd Street It intensified to catastrophic levels when it officially reached Joplin city limits at 5:41 p.m and 1,100 emergency responders arrived to assist with the tornado response More than 400 public safety agencies from at least five states made their way to provide mutual aid Remembering the May 22, 2011 tornado in Joplin More than 13 federal agencies and 820 FEMA employees helped with the Joplin response and recovery efforts at peak staffing Then-standing President Barack Obama traveled to Joplin later in May to visit some of the hardest-hit areas and meet with several survivors Tens of thousands of volunteer organizations fulfilled various tasks to help the Joplin community move forward the city reported at least 180,000 volunteers had dedicated more than 1.5 million hours of service in tornado response efforts To report a correction or typo, please email digitalnews@ky3.com Please include the article info in the subject line of the email