1720 – Caribbean pirate ‘Calico Jack’ is captured by the Royal Navy. John “Jack” Rackham was born the day after Christmas in 1682 and was known as ‘Calico Jack’ after the clothing he often wore. He was active during the “Golden Age of Piracy” which lasted from 1650 to 1730 ( And of course, is...
The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) has decided to reverse a longstanding practice and allow public comment at its board meetings. At the Authority’s Wednesday board meeting, BPCA chairman and chief executive officer Dennis Mehiel noted that, “we’ve had requests for the opportunity for the public to comment at our meetings. The meetings are always...
State Senator Daniel Squadron (right) and Battery Park City Authority chairman Dennis Mehiel (left), shown here at the Authority's September board meeting, discuss Squadron's months-long push to allow public comment at BPCA board meetings. That quest bore fruit on Wednesday, as the agency announced a policy that will permit residents to speak directly to the board of the agency that governs the community.
AGENDA 1) Hudson River Park Pier 40 and Pier 26 – Update by Madelyn Wils, President, Hudson River Park Trust 2) Tony Simone, Friends of Hudson River Park, Director of External Affairs – Introduction 3) 78 Leonard Street, application for restaurant liquor license for TriMasa Restaurant Partners LLC & Takayama Management LLC – Presentation and...
202 BC – Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage. 439 – The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa. 1216 – King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry....
This painting depicts the forces of British Major General Charles Cornwallis, who was not himself present at the surrender, surrendering to French and American forces after the Siege of Yorktown (September 28 - October 19, 1781) during the American Revolutionary War. The United States government commissioned Trumbull to paint such patriotic paintings.
The oldest Methodist congregation in North America has the newest stained glass window in New York. The John Street United Methodist Church, which traces its roots back to 1766, is celebrating the restoration of its Asbury Stained Glass Window (as well as the 250th anniversary of the church itself) with a fund raiser tomorrow (Thursday,...
320 – Pappus of Alexandria, Greek philosopher, observes an eclipse of the Sun and writes a commentary on The Great Astronomer. 1009 – The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church’s foundations down to bedrock. 1081 – The...
