Henrik Ibsen (1828) Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright, is considered the father of modern theater. Emphasizing character over plot, he explored psychological conflicts stemming from frustrated love and destructive family relationships, and he addressed social problems such as political corruption and […]
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
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.
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 […]
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, […]
I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars. E. M. Forster (1879-1970)
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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