1679 – Habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in England 1692 – Court of Oyer and Terminer established by Governor of Massachusetts to hear accussations of witchcraft 1703 – St Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Peter the Great 1896 – Tornado hit St Louis, killing 255 & leaving thousands homeless 1905 – Japanese...
1930: The 1,046-foot (319-meter) Chrysler Building the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.
On Monday evening May 23rd, supporters of dance came to Gibney Dance Company on Broadway to partake in good food and good dance and to celebrate 25 years. Founded by Gina Gibney after she had an epiphany on the campus of Case Western and launched her life’s mission to artistic innovation and social justice through...
Lower Manhattan’s equivalent of Central Park will open for the season tomorrow (Saturday, May 28) when the first ferry to Governors Island departs from the Battery Maritime Building (10 South Street, between Whitehall and Broad Streets) at 10:00 am. “It’s going to be a year of grills, thrills, and hills,” predicted Leslie Koch, president of...
Outlook Hill, topping out 70 feet, will offer a winding to a plaza at its summit, where visitors will confront unrivaled views of the Statue of Liberty, New York harbor, and the skylines of Brooklyn, Manhattan and New Jersey.
47 BC – Julius Caesar visits Tarsus on his way to Pontus, where he meets enthusiastic support, but where, according to Cicero, Cassius is planning to kill him 451 – Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire. The Empire defeats the Armenians militarily but guarantees them freedom to openly practice Christianity. 1293 – An earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, killing about...
1977 - George Willig climbs the South Tower of New York City's World Trade Center.
Dr. Stein Hoff began his attempt rowing FOXll across the Atlantic more than a week ago, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen. Here’s his facebook link to track his voyage. ——————————————————————————————— Here’s his latest post: Tuesday May 24th “Day 10, Tuesday 24th May and at 10 pm I am finally E of where I started to...
Dr. Stein Hoff began his attempt rowing across the Atlantic last week the Battery in his rowboat named FOX II, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen.
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of George Gustav Heye’s extraordinary collection of items as the Museum of the American Indian, a gala fundraiser on May 11th raised nearly $400,000 to support the museum and its educational programs. Located in the historic Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House at Bowling Green, the museum opened a...
Smithsonian Secretary David J. Skorton, Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, vice president and director of The Annenberg Foundation, Nusrat Durrani, former senior vice president at Viacom Media Network, David Sable, global CEO of Y&R, Simon Moya-Smith (Oglala Lakota), journalist, LaDonna Harris (Comanche), founder of Americans for Indian Opportunity, and Kevin Gover (Pawnee), director of NMAI.
