Profile America Veterinary Medicine
The first state sponsored veterinary school in the U.S. opened on this date in 1879 at Iowa State College.
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WYSK: CHARLES BARRON IS RIGHT: OUR CHILDREN CAN’T TAKE 3 MORE YEARS OF FAILURE
CHARLES BARRON IS RIGHT: OUR CHILDREN CAN’T TAKE 3 MORE YEARS OF FAILURE You should know that in 2002, when I was elected to the New York City Council, I was one of the first Councilmembers to work to support […]
Profile America: Source Notes
Spam, the unsolicited email message, debuted this month in 1978, and the World Wide Web has spread its infamy everywhere.
Letter To The Editor: U.S. Mental Health System Must Be Overhauled
Dear Editor: Barbara Biasotti’s personal story about her daughter’s disappearance and subsequent mental health deterioration is deeply affecting to me. I know how devastating a mental illness can be, beginning with my own severe breakdown at a Bronx college some […]
Profile America: The Stock Exchange Is Born
The New York Stock Exchange started this week in 1792, as some two dozen merchants and brokers established an organized approach to their buying and selling.
Bike to Work Day
Bike to Work Day MAY 16, 2016 — To commemorate Bike to Work Week (May 16-20) and Bike to Work Day (May 20), the U.S. Census Bureau presents a graphic showing the percentage of people biking to work in cities […]
Profile America: Brown v. Board of Education
On this date in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court issued one of its most historic decisions in Brown v. Board of Education thus changing the social landscape of the nation.
Profile America: Beginning The Spinning
The first disc-type phonograph record was demonstrated publicly on this date in 1888.
Matters of Faith: The Gift
Choosing to persevere, James says, leads to the gift of eternal life. There it is! The gift that keeps on giving!
Profile America: National Salad Month
May is National Salad Month.
Profile America: Youngest Mother
On this date in 1939, a most unusual childbearing event in medical history occurred in Lima, Peru.
Photo of the Day: May 13, 2016
Bogart Avenue in the Pelham Parkway area. Photo by Debby Kawalick
Profile America: Jamestown
Today marks the 408th anniversary of the founding of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
Champs for Autism Celebrates Second Annual Children’s Fashion Show
This past Mother’s Day the halls of Fordham University were filled with food, fashion, and the laughter of children.
Profile America: National Moving Month
May is National Moving Month, beginning the busiest moving season of the year.
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