1569 – First recorded lottery in England is drawn in St. Paul’s Cathedral 1599 – Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam, Java with pepper, clove, and muskaat 1785 – Continental Congress convenes in New York City 1873 – The first livestock market newspaper published, in Drover’s Journal, Chicago 1879 – Zulu war against British…
January 8th
1675 – New York Fishing Company becomes the first American commercial corporation chartered 1790 – President George Washington delivers the first State of the Union Address in New York City. The annual message was delivered in person until 1801, when Thomas Jefferson discontinued the practice because it appeared too similar to a monarch making a…
Today in History
1608 – Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia 1610 – Galileo discovers the first of four Jupiter satellites, Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Although Jupiter has at least sixty-seven moons, these four, known as the Galilean moons, are extremely large. Ganymede, the largest, has a diameter greater than that of the planet Mercury 1714 – Typewriter…
December 16th
1631 – Mount Vesuvious erupts, destroys six villages and takes four-thousand lives 1707 – Last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan 1773 – The Boston Tea Party is hosted by the Sons of Liberty to protest the newest form of taxation without representation, the Tea Act. After the rebellion, the British Parliament passed the…
SohoPhotoGallery
December 2 through January 2 at the Soho Photo Gallery. 15 White Street. 212-226-8571 sohophoto.com Photos by George Grubb, Mark Santos Paul Stetzer, Pernille Westh
River Watch
Click here for ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES Many ships pass Battery Park City on their way to and from the midtown passenger ship terminal. Others may be seen on their way to or from docks in Brooklyn and Bayonne. Stated times, when appropriate, are for passing the Colgate Clock and are based on sighting histories, published…