Trivia: Tornado devastation in MS

On Thursday, 3 Mar 1966 at about 1600 hours the Candlestick Park tornado, one of the most devastating tornadoes in Mississippi history occurred. It was named after a shopping center in south Jackson which was totally destroyed by the tornado. One of only two...

Trivia: Mississippi’s gas chamber

On Thursday, 3 Mar 1955 Gerald Albert Gallego became first man to die in Mississippi’s new gas chamber. He and Minor Sorber were the subject of the largest manhunt in Mississippi history after escaping from the Hinds County jail. Jailer J. C. Landrum was...