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Memphis marked the 100th anniversary of Tom Lee's rescue of over 30 people from a capsized steamboat on the Mississippi River ...
Tom Lee, a Black levee worker, heroically rescued 32 passengers from a capsized steamboat in the Mississippi River in 1925.
Back on May 8th, 1925, Tom Lee saved over 30 people after a steamboat overturned on the Mississippi River. Quincy Morris, the ...
Thursday is Tom Lee Day in Memphis, honoring the man who saved over 30 people from drowning in the Mississippi River 100 ...
In his monthly sit-down interview with FOX13's Good Morning Memphis on Wednesday, Mayor Paul Young talked about the recent ...
M.E. Norman capsized and Tom Lee rescued 32 people, The Daily Memphian tells the story of the disaster, Tom Lee and how the ...
The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and SmokeSlam will go head to head again in 2025 — and likely ...
The Memphis restaurant scene has lost five eateries this spring. Some were staples of their local area, while others were ...
Thursday will be 100 years to the day that Memphian Tom Lee saved 32 people from a sinking boat in the Mississippi River.
The Riverbeat Music Festival drew thousands of fans each day over the weekend, giving businesses a major boost.
Here’s a look at what was happening in Memphis in May of 1925 as an engineers’ convention, that included a riverboat cruise ...