In 1963 the University of Mississippi Medical Center accomplished the world's first human lung transplant and, on January 23, 1964, Dr. James D. Hardy performed the world's first heart transplant surgery. Borden's Condensed Milk was first canned in Liberty. In 1902 while on a hunting expedition in Sharkey County, President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt refused to shoot a captured bear. This act resulted in the creation of the world-famous teddy bear. The world's largest shrimp...

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I know it's been awhile but we finally got around to updating Downhome Mississippi. We have completely redesigned the website and forum theme. We will be adding new content including more arcade games in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for the updates and if you have any ideas please let us know

Don't know who wrote this, but thought it was worth sharing. Twas' 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38 When 20 beautiful children stormed through Heaven's gate. Their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air. They could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there. They were filled with such joy; they didn't know what to say. They remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day. "Where are we?" asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse...

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Democrats and a victim's relatives have criticized outgoing Republican Gov. Haley Barbour for pardoning or offering early release to a convicted murderer on Barbour's final weekend in office. WLBT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/At42AO ) that Barbour has pardoned 40-year-old David Gatlin and that he was to be released Sunday. Online state records show he was sentenced to life in prison for murder, aggravated assault and burglary convictions. Records show...