Sweet sign of summer: Hastee Tastee opened April 1 in Amherst. When Mark Foster and his wife, Kathy, bought the Hastee Tastee about five years ago, he followed a habit honed decades earlier. As a boy, Foster stopped twice a day at the ice cream stand: On the way home from school; and while delivering newspapers.
A Powerful Presence Through the Years. Since its birth on October 13, 1775, the Navy has been involved with more than ten major wars and countless battles in the effort to bring security, democracy, peace and prosperity to the American people. It's stood as a constant deterrent against international aggression. Fought the good fight when necessary.
Though the Civil War began when Confederate troops shelled Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, the war didnât begin in earnest until the Battle of Bull Run, fought in Virginia just miles from Washington DC, on July 21, 1861.hough the Civil War began when Confederate troops shelled Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, the war didnât begin in earnest until the Battle of Bull Run, fought in Virginia just miles from Washington DC, on July 21, 1861.