Thursday, April 13 — The American automobile industry began to take off this month in 1913 — as Henry Ford set up the first moving assembly line in Highland Park, Michigan. Before the assembly line, workers spent over 12 hours building […]
A man can never quite understand a boy, even when he has been the boy. Gilbert Chesterton (1874-1936)
Quagmire Definition: (noun) Land with a soft muddy surface. Synonyms: Mire, Morass, Quag, Slack Usage: We had some difficulty in reaching the point, owing to the intolerably bad paths; for everywhere in the shade the ground soon becomes a perfect […]
Herbert Jeffrey “Herbie” Hancock (1940) Hancock is a jazz and funk pianist, composer, and bandleader who emerged as part of Miles Davis’s group in the mid-1960s. An early adopter of electronic instruments, he became involved with funk and disco in […]
A fearful man is always hearing things. Sophocles (496 BC- 406 BC)
Pasquinade Definition: (noun) A satire of lampoon, especially one that ridicules a specific person, traditionally written and posted in a public place. Synonyms: Parody, Put-on, Sendup, Spoof, Charade, Lampoon, Mockery, Burlesque, Travesty, Takeoff Usage: The corrupt politician was a popular […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on U.S. Airstrikes in Syria (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the U.S. airstrikes in Syria: “The recent chemical weapons attack against the Syrian people is an affront […]
SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS CHANNELED THEIR INNER SCIENTISTS WITH HEALTHY NUTRITION-THEMED EXPERIMENTS AT NEW YORK INSTITUTE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION’S ANNUAL SCIENCE FAIR [Bronx, NY – April 6] – More than 200 pre-school to high school students with visual impairments, emotional challenges […]
Advocates praise Independent Democratic Conference on passage of Raise the Age Proposal was a priority for the IDC during this year’s session Albany, NY — Criminal justice advocates praised the Independent Democratic Conference for championing Raise the Age throughout the […]
Wednesday, April 12 — One of world’s foremost lifesaving medicines — insulin — became available this month in 1923 for treating diabetes. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas and is critical in the processing of carbohydrates in the human […]
Pincer Definition: (noun) A grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods. Synonyms: Chela, Nipper, Claw Usage: The front pair of legs terminate in very strong and heavy pincers.
Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. (1862) Hughes was an American statesman and jurist. He served as governor of New York and as a Supreme Court justice before losing the 1916 presidential race, one of the closest in US history. It has […]
Clock, n.: A machine of great moral value to man, allaying his concern for the future by reminding him what a lot of time remains to him. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
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