Evan Massey is a retired Galesburg High School girls basketball coach and one of the most successful coaches in Illinois history. He is a regular contributor to WGIL. His history blog, quiz features, and weekly Time Capsule column appear regularly at wgil.com.
This is a look back at the history of Galesburg and the world. What was going on 100 years ago, 75 years ago, 50 years ago, 25 years ago, and 10 years ago this week?
100 years ago — 1926
East Moline High School students walked out of school to protest the firing of their principal.
75 years ago — 1951
Knox College students had classes cancelled for the school’s annual Flunk Day.
50 years ago — 1976
The newspaper had an ad for Kline’s in downtown Galesburg, along with a list of all the GHS honor roll students. You may recognize some familiar names.
25 years ago — 2001
Carlos Duncan and his Galesburg Youth Athletic Club were recognized for all they had done for youth in Galesburg.
10 years ago — 2016
Veteran GHS coach Mick Hickey worked as an assistant for his daughter, Christy, at ICS in Monmouth.
Evan Massey writes regularly for WGIL. Find more of his work at the links below.
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