Doris Eaton Travis (1904) Travis was a Broadway and film performer who began her career at the age of 14 by joining the Ziegfeld Follies, the long-running annual Broadway revue famous for its extraordinarily elaborate theatrical productions and chorus of […]
Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man…No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
toreador Definition: (noun) Someone who fights bulls. Synonyms: bullfighter Usage: The toreador stepped out of the path of the charging bull at the last possible moment, drawing cheers from the spectators. Discuss.
SPECIAL TO THE BRONX CHRONICLE By Jason Gonzalez Dallas, TX – The Mavericks are now the losers of six straight. San Antonio shooting guard DeMar DeRozan [33] and power forward LaMarcus Aldridge [28] scored a combined 61 points to give […]
Percival Lowell (1855) Lowell was an astronomer who built a private observatory in Arizona to study Mars and championed the idea that intelligent inhabitants of the Red Planet had constructed a planet wide system of irrigation there. He believed that […]
Life is a predicament which precedes death. Henry James (1843-1916)
vermiculate Definition: (adjective) Infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms. Synonyms: worm-eaten, wormy Usage: I returned from vacation to find my yard littered with vermiculate, rotting plums that had fallen from the tree while I was away. Discuss. […]
TESTIMONY OF BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT RUBEN DIAZ JR. BEFORE THE NEW YORK STATE COMPLETE COUNT COMMISSION TO PREPARE FOR THE 2020 CENSUS Good evening, NYS Complete Count Co-Chairs, Secretary of State Rossana Rosado and Jim Malatras. I am Marricka Scott-McFadden and […]
Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott (1832) Boycott was the estate agent for the Earl of Erne, an absentee landowner in County Mayo, Ireland, at a time when the Irish Land League was pressing for agrarian reform. In 1880, Boycott’s refusal to […]
Considering the unforeseen events of this world, we should be taught that no human condition should inspire men with absolute despair. Henry Fielding (1707-1754)
Considering the unforeseen events of this world, we should be taught that no human condition should inspire men with absolute despair. Henry Fielding (1707-1754)
Cases of Interest for the Week of March 11, 2019 Monday, March 11, 2019 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details NO CASES Tuesday, March 12, 2019 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name […]
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