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Profile America: Pleasing Squeezing — The Accordion

During June, fans of this neglected musical instrument have been celebrating National Accordion Awareness Month.

by · June 22, 2016 · Profile America
Today’s Verdict: Distracted Driving

Today’s Verdict: Distracted Driving

DISTRACT A DRIVER WITH YOUR TEXT AND YOU MAY NEED A CRIMINAL ATTORNEY by David P. Lesch, Esq.   Few things could be more dangerous to the community than texting while you are operating a motor vehicle.  If you haven’t […]

by · June 21, 2016 · Law, Today's Verdict

Profile America: The First LP ( What’s that?)

Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS Labs developed the 33 1/3 rpm long-playing record — first shown to the public on this date in 1948.

by · June 21, 2016 · Profile America, Technology

Profile America: Meet the Beadles

This week 50 years ago, the Beatles’ song “Paperback Writer” topped the pop music charts in America.

by · June 20, 2016 · Profile America
NY City Hall -- Council Chambers, East Wing

The Coming Council | City Council Watch

The Coming Council | Seth Barron In considering the run-up to the 2018 Speaker election, we have to remember that the next council will have a different composition from the current one…though not by much. Almost all of the existing councilmembers […]

by · June 19, 2016 · City Council Watch
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Brodsky: Bernie Is Debs and Dr. King: Is Hillary FDR?

American political history is the story of social movements turning into political movements. For every Debs, King and Friedan there is an FDR, LBJ or Bella Abzug. Movement leaders plant the seeds, organize the streets, get called names and are […]

by · June 19, 2016 · Op Ed

Profile America: Happy Father’s Day

The occasion dates back to 1910, when Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Washington wanted to honor her father, who raised six children by himself after his wife died.

by · June 19, 2016 · Holidays, Profile America

Profile America: Yale Man

The first Chinese student to graduate from an American college–Yale University–was Yung Wing.

by · June 18, 2016 · Cultures, Profile America
One Nation Under Gun | Uchenna Ekwo, PhD

One Nation Under Gun | Uchenna Ekwo, PhD

The controversy over guns will remain as divided as American politics.

by · June 17, 2016 · Op Ed

Profile America: Accident Insurance

America’s first accident insurance company was chartered on this date in 1863 in Hartford, Connecticut.

by · June 17, 2016 · Profile America

Profile America: June Weddings

Each year, there are more than 2.1 million weddings across the nation.

by · June 16, 2016 · Profile America
WYSK: Why shouldn’t the spotlight be on public offenders, too?

WYSK: Why shouldn’t the spotlight be on public offenders, too?

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Why shouldn’t the spotlight be on public offenders, too? By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz You should know that there is a debate raging in the New York State Legislature about eliminating the statute of limitations on […]

Profile America: Thrill Ride

In the U.S., the first roller coaster opened this month in 1884 at Coney Island, New York.

by · June 15, 2016 · Profile America
City Council Watch: Brad Lander’s ‘Spouse Donors’ / Melissa Mark-Viverito’s Fav Terrorist

City Council Watch: Brad Lander’s ‘Spouse Donors’ / Melissa Mark-Viverito’s Fav Terrorist

Brad Lander’s ‘Spouse Donors’ | Seth Barron   Brad Lander of Park Slope raised eyebrows recently when he called backers of Yungman Lee, who is challenging Nydia Velazquez in the Democratic primary, “scumbags.”  Lander refused to retract the insult, saying […]

Profile America: Digital Divide

The first commercial computer, the 13-ton UNIVAC I, began its 12 year — or 73,000-hour — career of number crunching for the bureau in this date 65 years ago.

by · June 14, 2016 · Profile America, Technology