100 years ago: “St. Valentine’s bazaar was the big city attraction last evening.”

75 years ago: “Three planes bearing the insignia of the U.S. Air Service roared across the sky over Durango about 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon.”

50 years ago: “Two local lawmen have been cited by a national magazine for their work on a murder case.”

25 years ago: “A woman’s vehicle struck an elderly man in the crosswalk on 100 block of Eighth Street, but the man refused to accept any help from the woman, reported at 11:04 a.m.”

Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.