Highlights of this day in history for Oct 21: Thomas Edison perfects workable electric light; Anthrax scare claims first of two U.S. postal workers in Washington, DC; Britain wins Battle of Trafalgar; Actress and author Carrie Fisher born.
YouTube download / AP video / 166 wild parrots taken by smugglers rescued in Brazil.
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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DELAND, Fla. -- In this age of COVID-19, it’s a big and expensive job outfitting a school district the size of Volusia’s – 61,000 students, 7,700 employees and 4,200 classrooms – with personal protective equipment (PPE).
On Tuesday, the school district got a little help from a friend – the Volusia County Council.
DELAND, Fla. -- A storm runoff project to improve water quality in Lake Beresford just west of DeLand is continuing to move forward, Volusia County officials say.
Highlights of this day in history for Oct. 16: John Brown raids Harper's Ferry; France's Marie Antoinette beheaded; John Paul II chosen as pope; Chile's ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet detained; 'Baby Jessica' rescued; Novelist James Michener dies.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading infectious-disease expert says the community "infection baseline" is going in the wrong direction as we head into the cool months of the fall.
Speaking at a rally in Greenville, NC on the first day of early in-person voting, President Donald Trump predicted a “big, beautiful red wave” on Election Night, ignoring the multiple national polls that show him trailing to rival Joe Biden.
YouTube / AP video / Donald Trump says son Barron is now "free," of COVID-19. The president was using his son to underscore his frequent argument that kids have less serious cases of the coronavirus and should be back in school. (Oct. 14)
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, FL
YouTube/AP video / President Donald Trump said his 14-year-old son, Barron, is "fine," after testing positive for coronavirus. (Oct. 14).
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, FL
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Los Angeles Lakers easily dispatched of the Miami Heat in six games for the league championship in the NBA Bubble in Orlando, with LeBron James taking MVP honors.
