1542 – Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain 1743 – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen: in Bavaria,King George II of Britain personally leads troops into battle. In was the last time a British monarch would command troops in the field. 1833 – Prudence Crandall, a white woman, arrested for conducting an academy for black […]
Archives for June 27, 2016
Rowing The Atlantic
Ok night, but the good drift NNE after my session last night has not lasted, although the direction is at least E of N. Still same, moderate breeze from S, but seas are lumpy, boat rolling more and I suppose it is current playing tricks with us again. Foggy, but the sun is trying hard […]
Letters
To the editor: On June 28 the Democratic registered voters of the tenth congress district will have the right to nominate to re-elect congressman Jerrold Nadler to represent them for another two years. Jerrold Nadler This election more than any other in recent times will determine whether our democratic capitalist system now captured and immobilized […]
Lower Manhattan Forecast: It's Getting Cloudier
The Downtown Alliance has finished rolling out the newest phase of its ongoing effort to blanket Lower Manhattan in free wireless connectivity. The Alliance announced on Monday that it had added more than 800,000 additional square feet, completed a half-mile plus corridor along Broadway (between Barclay Street and the Battery) and unified its previously separate […]
Lower Manhattan Forecast: It’s Getting Cloudier
The Downtown Alliance has finished rolling out the newest phase of its ongoing effort to blanket Lower Manhattan in free wireless connectivity. The Alliance announced on Monday that it had added more than 800,000 additional square feet, completed a half-mile plus corridor along Broadway (between Barclay Street and the Battery) and unified its previously separate […]