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Whose Birthday Is It? May 20, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? May 20, 2016

Dolley Madison (1768) Dolley Madison was the wife of US President James Madison, whom she married in 1794, after the death of her first husband. Noted for her magnificence as a hostess as well as for her charm, Dolley was […]

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Next Bronx Immigration Partnership Resource Fair – May 21st

Next Bronx Immigration Partnership Resource Fair – May 21st

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Quote of the Day: May 19, 2016

Quote of the Day: May 19, 2016

Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous. George Eliot (1819-1880)

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Word of the Day: May 19, 2016

Word of the Day: May 19, 2016

cowpuncher Definition: (noun) A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback. Synonyms: cattleman, cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke Usage: The only time the cowpuncher was not on horseback was when he was repairing the fence around […]

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Whose Birthday Is It? May 19, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? May 19, 2016

Johns Hopkins (1795) Hopkins, a US merchant and financier, worked with an uncle as a wholesale grocer before going into business with his brothers in 1819. As he continued to prosper, his interests diversified into banking, insurance companies, steamship lines, […]

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Quote of the Day: May 18, 2016

Quote of the Day: May 18, 2016

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)  

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Word of the Day: May 18, 2016

Word of the Day: May 18, 2016

Word of the Day ? fecund Definition: (adjective) Marked by intellectual productivity. Synonyms: prolific, fertile Usage: He had a fecund imagination and wrote four novels in two years.

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Whose Birthday Is It? May 18, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? May 18, 2016

Gertrude Käsebier (1852) Käsebier was one of the most influential American photographers of the early 20thcentury and a promoter of photography as a career for women. She photographed famous figures like the sculptor Auguste Rodin and American showman Buffalo Bill, but she is best known […]

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BP Diaz To Host Ramadan Event, June 16

BP Diaz To Host Ramadan Event, June 16

Join BP Diaz to celebrate Ramadan on June 16 at 7pm on the campus of Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Blvd.

Quote of the Day: May 17, 2016

Quote of the Day: May 17, 2016

No country is so wild and difficult but men will make it a theater of war. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

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Word of the Day: May 17, 2016

Word of the Day: May 17, 2016

mettlesome Definition: (adjective) Full of mettle; spirited and plucky. Synonyms: spirited, game, gritty, spunky Usage: Joe, being a mettlesome fellow, returned the stranger’s angry glance with a steady look.

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Whose Birthday Is It? May 17, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? May 17, 2016

Bartholomew Roberts (1682) Now infamous as “Black Bart,” Roberts was a Welsh pirate who raided ships off the coasts of the Americas and West Africa in the 18th century, during the period known as the “Golden Age of Piracy.” Considered […]

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Quote of the Day: May 16, 2016

Quote of the Day: May 16, 2016

Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

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Word of the Day: May 16, 2016

Word of the Day: May 16, 2016

pinnace Definition: (noun) A light boat propelled by sails or oars, formerly used as a tender for merchant and war vessels. Synonyms: ship’s boat, cutter, tender Usage: Seated upon the projection formed by the hull of the pinnace, I inhaled […]

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Whose Birthday Is It? May 16, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? May 16, 2016

Wladziu Valentino Liberace (1919) Liberace began playing piano at the age of 4, and by 16, he had appeared as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He soon began giving concerts in flamboyant costumes with ornate pianos, and though […]

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