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		<title>Bridgeport Federal Express Train wreck, 1911</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2013/05/18/bridgeport-federal-express-train-wreck-1911/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 15:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Witkowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 11, 1911 the Federal Express Train wreck, one of the worst railroad wrecks in Bridgeport&#8217;s history occurred around 3:15 that summer morning.  On board was the St. Louis Cardinals National baseball team, as well as many other passengers. The train, which had been running late, was run by a crew trying to make<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2013/05/18/bridgeport-federal-express-train-wreck-1911/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gustave Whitehead</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2013/03/19/gustave-whitehead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Witkowski</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[aviation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We Believe! The recent article written in Jane&#8217;s All the World Aircraft that verifies Gustave Whitehead flew his plane on August 14, 1901. We here at the Bridgeport Public Library&#8217;s History Center have scads of articles on file that support this. We Believe in Gustave Whitehead! Here is an article that was in this blog<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2013/03/19/gustave-whitehead/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Yes Virginia, There is a Blizzard</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2013/02/09/yes-virginia-there-is-a-blizzard/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2013/02/09/yes-virginia-there-is-a-blizzard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Witkowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Yes, Virginia, there is a blizzard&#8230;and it is here now!  And historically speaking, its not the first time either! Here are historical (not hysterical thoughts about blizzards of Bridgeport&#8217;s past): On March 11, 1888, the entire Northeast was struck by a winter storm. The wind and snow caused huge drifts to make it impossible to<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2013/02/09/yes-virginia-there-is-a-blizzard/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Baldwin Plaza Named After Former Governor</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2012/08/02/baldwin-plaza-named-after-former-governor/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2012/08/02/baldwin-plaza-named-after-former-governor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Witkowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you come to downtown today, Baldwin Plaza has been torn up since May of 2012.  The big pile of debris, that was once Baldwin Plaza is going through a very slow process of renovation.  Very little action has taken place to this site. Even the handicapped parking was gone when I attended a concert<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2012/08/02/baldwin-plaza-named-after-former-governor/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bridgeport Titanic Survivor Drowns?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2012/04/11/titanic-survivor-drowns/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2012/04/11/titanic-survivor-drowns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Witkowski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  In April of 1912, the news of the tragedy of the sinking of the sinking of the ship Titanic resonated throughout the world.  In the New York metropolitan area, the many immigrants and their families shuddered to think of the sad drownings.  Many area residents themselves traveled over from Europe and other countries by boat. <a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2012/04/11/titanic-survivor-drowns/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Gives Out His Loot</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2011/12/29/santa-gives-out-his-loot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Witkowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Photo by Al Mathewson Christmas 1938 was a tough year for America. The last years of the Depression were difficult ones for the citizens of Bridgeport, and especially the children.  Standing in the Second Precinct Children eagerly waited for a visit from Santa Claus to the city.  Jasper McLevy was on hand to greet Saint Nick,<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2011/12/29/santa-gives-out-his-loot/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>World War I Bridgeport</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2011/05/06/world-war-i-bridgeport/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2011/05/06/world-war-i-bridgeport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 19:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Witkowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bridgeport had a great deal to rejoice about on July 4, 1919. Most of the troops were home from the World War, and the Treaty of Versailles had been signed in June. Everyone came out to celebrate, including the troops that had returned from overseas. The City of Bridgeport sponsored a Service Recognition Week, with<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2011/05/06/world-war-i-bridgeport/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lewis Latimer, African American Inventor</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2011/02/09/lewis-latimer-african-american-inventor/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2011/02/09/lewis-latimer-african-american-inventor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Witkowski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By:  Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport City Historian Lewis Latimer 1848-1928 Three famous inventors – Alexander Graham Bell, Hiram Maxim and Thomas Edison – owe their successes, in part, to a young, African-American inventor who lived on Bridgeport’s South End, among a rich population of Irish, African-American, Hungarian and other ethnic groups. Lewis Latimer lived on Whiting<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2011/02/09/lewis-latimer-african-american-inventor/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quilts Connect City to the Rural South</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2011/01/27/quilts-connect-city-to-the-rural-south/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2011/01/27/quilts-connect-city-to-the-rural-south/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Witkowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many Bridgeport residents have strong ties to the farming community in Alabama known as Gee&#8217;s Bend. Gee&#8217;s Bend was part of a larger plantation on the Alabama River that came into existence aound 1830.  After the Civil War, when the former slaves were given the option to own their own land in the area, a<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2011/01/27/quilts-connect-city-to-the-rural-south/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bridgeport Presidential Visits</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2010/10/29/bridgeport-presidential-visits/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2010/10/29/bridgeport-presidential-visits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Witkowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excitement!  President Obama is coming to town! The question has arisen several times over the last few weeks&#8230;what presidents came to visit Bridgeport over the years?  We know that George Washington, our first president came here ins 1789. And Presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln came to Bridgeport in 1860 and had his first plate of fried oysters. Before becoming President,<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/Witkowski/2010/10/29/bridgeport-presidential-visits/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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