I am fascinated by old newspapers of Utah. Did you know that the Deseret News archives is online, and you can browse old news articles as far back as June 15th 1850?! That's even before Utah was a State in the United States Of America!
Here are a few interesting and fun articles I found about Utah. Browse through the archives, type in a few key words, and let me know what cool articles you find! Leave a comment on this post:- Little Folks At The Lake - An article about a large group of people gathering at Saltair Beach Resort - Aug. 10th 1894
- Hotel Utah Under Construction and Set To Open by June 1st 1911 - Sept. 17th 1910 (The picture with this article is really cool!)
- Talent search at Saltair - June 17th 1938
- Elvis Presley is drafted into the army - Dec. 21st 1957
- John F Kennedy Visits Utah and Stays At Hotel Utah - Sept. 25th 1963
- Jazz basketball team comes to Utah, original team roster - June 7th 1979
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