Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: January 28, 2019
Photo by Mike Yagoda
The Bronx Chronicle Veteran of the Week
John Patrick Tipping Award: Veterans’ Hall of Fame Year: 2005 Inductee was nominated by Former Senator Michael A. L. Balboni John Patrick Tipping is deserving of a place among New York State’s most outstanding veterans for his more than three […]
Whose Birthday Is It? January 28, 2019
Robert Franklin Stroud, the Birdman of Alcatraz (1890) Stroud was a convicted murderer serving time in prison when he came across some injured sparrows in the Leavenworth prison yard. He kept the birds and soon began raising canaries, which he […]
Quote of the Day: January 28, 2019
I am the family face; flesh perishes, I live on, projecting trait and trace through time to times anon, and leaping from place to place over oblivion. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
Word of the Day: January 28, 2019
inextirpable Definition: (adjective) Difficult or impossible to eradicate or destroy. Synonyms: inexterminable Usage: Some weeds seem inextirpable, but they all have at least one weakness that may be exploited. Discuss.
Profile America: First State-Chartered University
Sunday, January 27th. “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 […]
Matters of Faith: Every Soul Counts
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. James 5:19-20 “My friends, if any followers have wandered away from the truth, you should try to lead them back. If you turn sinners from the wrong way, you will save them from […]
Frustration Continues For Fordham
By Carlos De Jesus IV Coach Jeff Neubauer summed up Fordham’s 75-52 home beating at Rose Hill by Dayton Saturday with his usual blatant assessment. “Dayton were just so overwhelming” His response to being asked why, after 6 of their […]
NYCFC Signs Another Prominent Player
New York City FC sign Juan Pablo Torres New York City FC have signed midfielder Juan Pablo Torres to a multi-year contract from Belgian First Division A club KSC Lokeren, pending the receipt of International Transfer Certificate (ITC). A 19-year […]
Profile America: Lotus 1-2-3
Saturday, January 26th. On this date 36 years ago, the infant personal computer was empowered to become something much greater than a glorified word processor with the release of the spreadsheet program Lotus 1-2-3. The popular program drew acclaim as […]
Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: January 25, 2019
Photo by Mike Yagoda
Whose Birthday Is It? January 25, 2019
William Somerset Maugham (1874) Maugham was an English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer who abandoned a career in medicine when his first novel had some success. He wrote several popular plays and a total of eight novels before writing his […]
Quote of the Day: January 25, 2019
I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme. Henry James (1843-1916)
Word of the Day: January 25, 2019
transversal Definition: (adjective) Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis. Synonyms: cross, thwartwise Usage: The transversal beams of the building’s frame were to be made of steel, not wood. Discuss.
Where The Pols Are, January 25
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City with no public schedule. At 7:45 a.m., former NYC Council President Melissa Mark-Viverito, now a public advocate candidate, greets commuters at the Borough Hall 2, 3, 4, 5 Train Station, Court Street, […]
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