Profile America: Nation’s Knick-Knacks
The Smithsonian Institution was founded on this date in 1846 and is named for British scientist James Smithson.
Archive for August, 2016
DISABILITY ADVOCATE DEMANDS YANKEES CUT TIES WITH UBER
The Yankees host an annual Disability Awareness Night at the stadium to commemorate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Leader of Blood Hound Brims and Affiliate Gang Members Indicted
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton announced that 40 alleged gang members —including the leader of the Blood Hound Brims, one of the largest Bloods sets on the East coast—have been […]
165 Firearms Recovered in Bronx Gun Buyback, District Attorney Says
165 Firearms Recovered in Bronx Gun Buyback, District Attorney Says Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced today that 165 firearms-the bulk of them handguns-were turned in during the Bronx Gun Buyback held at two Bronx churches on Saturday, August […]
Whose Birthday Is It? August 9, 2016
Jean Piaget (1896) Regarded as the foremost developmental psychologist of the 20th century, Piaget developed a theory of “genetic epistemology,” a natural timetable for the development of the child’s ability to think, in which he traced four stages—the sensorimotor (ages […]
Quote of the Day: August 9, 2016
The connection between dress and war is not far to seek: your finest clothes are those you wear as soldiers. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
Word of the Day: August 9, 2016
contraption Definition: (noun) A device that is very useful for a particular job. Synonyms: gizmo, appliance Usage: He turned the contraption around and around in his hands, not believing that such simple, small thing could save lives.
Mayor De Blasio and Councilman Vacca Hold Town Hall Meeting at Villa Barone Manor, August 10
Mayor De Blasio and Councilman Vacca Hold Town Hall Meeting at Villa Barone Manor, August 10 Mayor Bill de Blasio, joined by Councilman James Vacca of the 13th District, will hold a town hall meeting this Wednesday at Throgs Neck’s […]
Profile America: A Moving Experience
The first patent for a moving stairway was obtained on this date in 1859 by Nathan Ames.
Anti-Trump Haters Set a Trump Supporter’s Sign on Fire
The giant 12-foot wooden “T” patriotic flag sign was soaked in gasoline before it was torched according to the FDNY fire marshal.
Whose Birthday Is It? August 8, 2016
Esther Hobart Morris (1814) Morris was the first female justice of the peace in the US. A mother of three, she began her tenure as justice in 1870, after the previous justice resigned in protest of Wyoming’s passage of the […]
Quote of the Day: August 8, 2016
There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bewail it senseless. William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
Word of the Day: August 8, 2016
complaisance Definition: (noun) A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others. Synonyms: deference, compliancy Usage: He complied with her request, and answered her challenge in a large wine-cup; she then proceeded with her story, as if appeased […]
Profile America: Buying High
The stock market took nearly 30 years, or until 1959, to return to the trading level of 1930.
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