1409 – The University of Leipzig opens. 1697 – St Paul’s Cathedral is consecrated in London. 1804 – At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the French. 1823 – Monroe Doctrine: In a State of the Union message, President James Monroe proclaims American neutrality in future European conflicts, and warns...
In May 1927, after 15 million Model Ts were produced, Henry Ford closed his factories and began to retool for a new Model that would be known as the "Baby Lincoln." (The Model T was nicknamed the "Tin Lizzie".) Among the Model A's improvements were brakes to all 4 wheels, a 4 cylinder motor producing 40 horsepower and a three speed gear box allowing for a cruising speed of 40-45 MPH and top speed of about 65 MPH.
It featured hydraulic shock absorbers and a gas tank that fed the carburetor by gravity, eliminating the need for a fuel pump. And with the gas tank behind the instrument panel, it was possible to check the fuel level by peering through a small port-hole.
The Church Street School for Music and Art will host its annual weekend Gingerbread House Decorating Workshops beginning tomorrow December 3 and 4, and again on Dec 10 and 11, 17 and 18. To register, or request information, please call 212-571-7290 or click here. The Church Street School for Music and Art is located at...
Starting this weekend, Asphalt Green will be hosting a three-part series of Saturday cooking class for kids, aged five to nine years old, in partnership with Butter Beans, a group that provides school lunches and food education programs at 15 independent schools in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. The Asphalt Green program will focus on the...
800 – Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican. 1824 – United States presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment...
Steve Gordon feels most inspired after two vodka grapefruit drinks. His artistic muses often include sushi chefs and characters he observes at NYC bars. His father, Harry, also an artist, advised him that being an artist was a horrible way to make a living. So Steve pursued the law but stayed true to the arts,...
(Editor’s Note: This is the first in an occasional series that will explore questions and answers of national and international significance raised at Senator Daniel Squadron’s recent Community Town Hall meeting. This installment focuses on the issue of global warming.) At the November 15 Community Town Hall meeting hosted by State Senator Daniel Squadron, a...
State Senator Daniel Squadron: "Whenever there's a government you're not happy with, or that gives you reason to doubt that it's acting constitutionally, lawfully, and within the values that we as a community and a nation share, we need to be ready for a crisis to occur."
