476 – Romulus Augustulus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself “King of Italy”, thus ending the Western Roman Empire. 1260 – The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of Manfred, King of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti. 1282 – Peter III of Aragon becomes the King…
Month: September 2018
EYES TO THE SKY September 4 – 16, 2018
My address: Planet Earth, Orion spur, the Perseus arm of the Milky Way Galaxy “A galaxy is a gargantuan collection of stellar and interstellar matter – stars, gas, dust, neutron stars, black holes – isolated in space and held together by its own gravity. Astronomers are aware of literally millions of galaxies beyond our own.” Astronomy…
Teen Training in the Arts
The Whitney Museum is now accepting applications for its fall, 2018 program, Youth Insights Artists. The classes, which pair high school students with professional, contemporary artists, run from late September through the end of the year, with the option of meeting on either Wednesday or Thursday afternoons, from 4:00 to 6:30 pm. The…
Joint Pain
Two local elected officials are demanding meaningful consultation with the community before the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio moves ahead with a plan to create a giant new prison complex in Lower Manhattan. City Council member Margaret Chin and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer will lead a public Town Hall meeting to discuss these…