New Mexico History
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A resident of Alamogordo, who worked at Alamogordo New Mexico’s Holloman Air Force Base, made history in the U.S. space program and history for travel at a speed faster than a .45-caliber bullet in an experiment to test the limits of human endurance. That same Alamogordo resident was known as the “fastest man on Earth”…
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There is a woodblock-printed copy of the Diamond Sutra in the British Library which, although not the earliest example of block printing, is the earliest example which bears an actual date. (Alamogordo Town News)
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Bill Aldridge & 28 year veteran Tommy Standefer have set the standard for Southern New Mexico Golf each with 3 state titles…
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Golf Coach Billy Aldridge, “Mr. Irrelevant” a title given to the last player picked in the NFL draft. Alamogordo Golf Coach Aldridge became very relevant and led the team to multiple titles and set the standard in Golf for the state of New Mexico high school and college programs around the nation…
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Alamogordo High School and the region of Southern New Mexico has a rich history in sports and academic achievement. Olympians, scholars, space technology all came from this area In the 1950’s and 60’s and Alamogordo High School ranked in the top 10 High Schools for athletic and academic achievement in the United States. The region…
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This article and podcast continues our series with excerpts and research from our book series on the history of New Mexico High School Athletics centered around Alamogordo High School from 1912 forward. The book series began with book 1 –Bob Sepulveda: The Early Days focuses us on a history lesson of the founding of interscholastic athletics and carries us to 1976. Soon
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New Mexico, women have broken glass ceilings throughout history. Women have served in elected office since before statehood: The first Hispanic female legislators in the United States served in New Mexico’s territorial legislature in 1895. Soledad Chávez Chacón was elected secretary of state in 1922 and was the first woman to serve as acting governor…
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New Mexico History- The Founding of Alamogordo and the evolution of High School Athletics 1912- 1950’s from segregation to ultimate integration…
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The formation of interscholastic (organized High School Sports) was the result of the perceived softening of the American Caucasian Male. The history and the launch of interscholastics sports in the early 1900s in the US, Southern New Mexico and the impact on Alamogordo New Mexico is contain wherein
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You can hike to see Frenchys cabin it’s a rugged 3100 elevation gain hike and is about 7 miles round trip via Oliver Lee State Park and into Federal Lands of the Lincoln National Forest:
Chris Edwards Author and Journalist 