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It's only 7 a.m., but several hundred people have gathered on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith for the breakfast sponsored the first Friday of each month by the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce.
They were teachers, students, doctors, lawmakers, farmers and artists. They were friends and family.
Nearly 1 million Americans have died of COVID-19. They were teachers, students, doctors, lawmakers, farmers and artists. They were friends and family.
Fort Smith Times Record May 9, 1905: The ambassador from Italy to the United States, Baron Emondo Mayo des Planches, visits Fort Smith during a tour of the southwest. A reception for him is held at the Hotel Main. May 9, 1980: The first planeload of about Cuban refugees lands at the 188th on their way to Chaffee. About 20,000 refugees passed through the 188th. May 10, 1875: Federal Judge Isaac C. Parker presides over his first court session in Fort Smith. Of 18 tried for murder, 15 are convicted and eight sentenced to die. May 10, 1992: Mayor Ray Baker and former Mayor Bill Vines offic...