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The Telegraph: A Telecommunications First

Wednesday, May 24 — In a way, today marks the 173rd birthday of the World Wide Web. Only it was electro-mechanical, not digital. On this date in 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse activated the first telegraph line, sending a dots-and-dashes code message […]

Profile America: Public Health

Profile America: Public Health

Monday, April 24 — Early America certainly was a simpler society than that which we have today, but some of today’s familiar institutions were part of the national experience over 220 years ago. On this date in 1795, the city of […]

by · April 24, 2017 · Profile America
Profile America: Gas Lighting

Profile America: Gas Lighting

Tuesday, February 7 — It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Two centuries ago, it was even better to light a gas lamp. On this date in 1816, America’s first gas streetlamp was lit in Baltimore, Maryland. […]

BRONXTALK: Unrest in Baltimore, Obama in the Bronx

BRONXTALK: Unrest in Baltimore, Obama in the Bronx

Last night’s BronxTalk took a look at the root causes of the unrest in Baltimore, President Obama in the Bronx, police shootings, reforms to the criminal justice code, and standing up to violence in the Bronx during the heat of summer. In […]

by · May 5, 2015 · Local News, News