Quote of the Day: March 20, 2019
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
Word of the Day: March 20, 2019
exhume Definition: (verb) Dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies. Synonyms: disinter Usage: Hoping to uncover evidence of foul play, the police chief ordered that the body be exhumed. Discuss.
Profile America: First US Bank Robbery
Wednesday, March 20th. Banks had operated in America for about a half century before someone tried to make an unauthorized withdrawal. On this date in 1831, Edward Smith committed the country’s first bank robbery — hitting the City Bank on […]
Whose Birthday Is It? March 19, 2019
Wyatt Earp (1848) Earp was an American frontiersman. In the 1870s, he worked as a police officer in Wichita and Dodge City, Kansas, where he befriended gunmen Doc Holliday and Bat Masterson. He later worked as a guard for Wells, […]
Quote of the Day: March 19, 2019
I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars. E. M. Forster (1879-1970)
Word of the Day: March 19, 2019
champ Definition: (verb) To bite or chew upon noisily. Synonyms: chomp Usage: When my dog gets a bone, he just sits there all night happily champing on it. Discuss.
Bronx TNR Workshop Saturday April 13
Bronx TNR Workshop Saturday April 13 Neighborhood Cats TNR Workshop Saturday, April 13, 2019 11:00am – 2:30pm Location: 1985 Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY 10462 Get more people involved in TNR. Help spread the word about our TNR workshop in the […]
Profile America: National Agriculture Week
Tuesday, March 19th. Among the blessings of civilization are the broad availabilities of food and clothing, such that we don’t’ have to reflect on how this abundance is created in the first place. To celebrate this great human achievement, today […]
European Union Faces Severe Challenges
The European Union (EU) suffered a major setback as the British Parliament defeated, by a vote of 432 to 202, a “Brexit” deal which sought to negate the actual effect of the June 2016 vote by the British people to leave the […]
Fow Now Gio Is A Yankee With Hill To Climb
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Gio Gonzalez for now is a New York Yankee. The 2017 Latino Sports MVP pitcher of the year, then with the Washington Nationals, was one of three premiere pitchers remaining on the free agent market […]
Bronx DA: Bronx Man Sentenced To 25 Years To Life In Prison For Murder Of Innocent Father Of Three
BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDER OF INNOCENT FATHER OF THREE Defendant Shot Victim Thinking He Was a Rival Gang Member Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a man he thought was a […]
Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of March 18, 2019
Cases of Interest for the Week of March 18, 2019 Monday, March 18, 2019 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Imbo, S. Boyle T32 Trial Raheem Simon Charged with second-degree Murder and additional charges. The defendant shot […]
Vernuccio’s View: Space Force Established
More than any other nation, America is dependent on its orbital assets for vital military and civilian endeavors. The nations’ adversaries have noticed, and are taking steps to threaten that high frontier. Last August, Daniel Coats, the Director of National Intelligence, […]
Profile America: FM Radio Debuts
Monday, March 18th. FM radio is 78 years old this month. In 1941, the first commercial FM station went on the air — W47NV in Nashville, Tennessee. FM —standing for frequency modulation — was first proposed by Edwin Armstrong in […]
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