Month: January 2018

January 3

1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. 1749 – Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont. 1749 – The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark’s oldest continually operating newspaper, is published. 1777 –  George Washington defeats British General Lord...
This photograph "Brooklyn Bridge showing painters on suspenders" is perhaps the best-known image taken by Eugene de Salignac, a city employee who took municipal photography of most major New York structures during the early 20th century.

Greek Tragedy

Construction work has ground to a halt at the edifice widely anticipated for years as Lower Manhattan’s newest landmark: the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, within the World Trade Center complex. In mid-December, Skanska USA, the prime contractor leading the effort to rebuild the Church — the only house of worship that was entirely destroyed...