Elephant Charleston & Tesla Tributes | Duluth News

Next week, the Sells-Floto Circus brings the wild west to town with a baby elephant named Tiny Tim who’s got rhythm—yes, he’s got the Charleston down. Meanwhile, in 1976, Chisholm honored Nikola Tesla with a Serbian Day celebration attended by 500 fans of the AC current genius. That same year, Morgan Park High grads got a surprise when Walter Mondale, their commencement speaker, was tapped as Jimmy Carter’s VP pick. And in 1976, city leaders even floated the idea of lifting the curfew. Way back in 1926, a stuntman took a leap off the Aerial Bridge. And to cap it off, 1976 saw a seven-foot cake baked for the 80th birthday of the SS Meteor—because why not? Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e339f328d62af2b6