Profile America: Tale of the Tape
Richard Drew, 3M Company, was working on another problem when he invented one of the world’s most practical items, masking tape and later, Scotch tape.
History
Football History: The Road To the NFL Super Bowl Goes Thru The Bronx
More Bronx Football History and the Super Bowl… By Victor Mastro The Modern Era Since 1973 Pro football has not been played in the Bronx since 1973. Nevertheless, the Bronx continues to contribute to the sport. At the […]
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Let Us Never Forget
Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we mourn and remember the millions of Jews, Gypsies, gays, disabled and others who were massacred by the Nazis throughout Europe. We say “never again” yet we know that it can happen again and […]
Profile America: FIRST STATE-CHARTERED UNIVERSITY
FIRST STATE CHARTERED UNIVERSITY “To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.” That’s the motto of the University of Georgia, which on this date in 1785 became the young nation’s first state-chartered university. Royally chartered private universities […]
Today’s Birthday: Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll (1832) Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, English author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There. Carroll developed the stories from tales he told to […]
Today’s Birthday: Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman (1892)
Coleman was an American civil aviator who became the first female pilot of African-American descent and the first person of African-American descent to hold an international pilot license. After attaining her license in France, Coleman continued to train extensively and […]
Profile America: Canned Beer Appreciation Day
CANNED BEER An innovation in product packaging — and a staple of TV advertising — had is its 81st anniversary last Sunday: Beer Can Appreciation Day. The first canned beer went on sale on January 24, 1935 as a marketing […]
Profile America: The First Transcontinental Phone Call
On this date in 1915, east and west were linked by voice in the first transcontinental phone call.
Profile America: CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
California Gold Rush, John Sutter, 49er
Profile America: NYC Bans Women Smoking
NYC BANS WOMEN SMOKING Profile America — You may think the debate about smoking is fairly recent, but the more things change, the more they resemble 1908. On this date that year, the New York City council passed an ordinance […]
Profile America: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day
Today is the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, honoring his memory and life’s work, in a month that also sees the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Observes the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights joins the nation in celebrating Dr. King’s legacy and his many contributions to civil rights.
Jan. 10, 1966: Voting Rights Activist Vernon Dahmer is Murdered | Zinn Education Project
On this 50th anniversary of Vernon Dahmer’s murder, everyone should learn and teach about him and the long, brave fight for black voting rights.
Christmas in the Bronx
Santa Claus Is Coming to Bronx County State Senator Rev Ruben Diaz has invited Santa Claus to come to the Bronx with Christmas toys for the children of the South Bronx. This visit of Santa Claus will take place on […]
Kristallnacht 77 Years Later: Can it Happen Again?
Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass, began 77 years ago on November 9, 1938 marked the beginning of the Holocuast. It was the beginning of ethnic cleansing by Germany and eventually by most of Europe. It began a period of […]
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