Quote of the Day: May 30, 2016
Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you’ve conquered human nature. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you’ve conquered human nature. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
billfold Definition: (noun) A pocket-size case for holding papers andpaper money. Synonyms: wallet, notecase, pocketbook Usage: The thief was at the bar, eyeing the patrons’ billfoldsand gauging their levels of intoxication.
René Barrientos (1919) Barrientos was elected vice president of Bolivia in 1964, but he soon broke with the president and joined other army officers in a coup. He was installed as head of a military junta and became the sole president after winning the 1966 […]
This Memorial Day, we remember the sacrifices of those who served and died for our freedom.
Nats pitcher Gio Gonzalez does not have an answer for his success pitching against the Mets at Citi Field.
‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ had another great weekend at the box office that was turbocharged by a $120.8 million North American debut.
The first official observance of Memorial Day was on May 30 in 1868.
The journey through the minor leagues for third baseman Josh Vitters of the Bridgeport Bluefish is similar to that of many of his teammates.
One does not love a place the less for havingsuffered in it, unless it has been all suffering,nothing but suffering. Jane Austen (1775-1817)
roustabout Definition: (noun) A member of a ship’s crew who performsmanual labor. Synonyms: deckhand Usage: He worked as a roustabout on the Mississippi from the time he was a boy.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874) A British man of letters, Chesterton was a journalist, scholar, novelist, short-story writer,and poet. He wrote essays on Christianity and works of social and literary criticism on subjects such as Charles Dickens. His fiction includes the popular allegorical novel The […]
Free Workshop – Transition to Adult Services When Wednesday June 8, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT Add to Calendar Where AHRC New York City’s Howie Stone Day Center 1420 Ferris Place Bronx, NY 10461 […]
On this date 12 years ago, the dedication ceremony for the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. was held.
Flip Wilson, an African-American comic, played a character named Geraldine, who coined the phrase that was widely used throughout America, “The Devil made me do it!”
He is wise who loveth well. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
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