451 – Attila’s Huns plunder Metz 529 – First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (“Body of Civil Law”) is issued by order of Justinian I, Eastern Roman Emperor. 1348 – Prague U, 1st university in central Europe, formed by Charles IV 1712 – Slave revolt in New York City. The Revolt was an uprising by...
Gutenberg Bible of the New York Public Library.
Bought by James Lenox in 1847, it was the first copy to be acquired by a United States citizen.
The only member of the board of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) who actually lives in the community governed by that agency is stepping down. Martha Gallo, who joined the board in 2012, resigned on April 5. Ms. Gallo said in a statement, “it is with gratitude that I depart the BPCA Board, after...
46 BC – Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) in the battle of Thapsus. 1199 – King Richard I of England dies from an infection following the removal of an arrow from his shoulder. 1580 – One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders,...
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance.
He was born April 6, 1483 and died April 6,1520
The new public school planned for 42 Trinity Place, in the Financial District, is now likely to open up to three years behind its originally proposed schedule, according to a discussion at the March meeting of Community Board 1 (CB1). “Demolition started in February, 2016 and they expect that part to wrap up this summer,”...
A schematic diagram illustrating the placement of the apartments, the school, and the retail spaces within the new building.
1566 – Two-hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Seventeen Provinces. 1614 – In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. 1621 – The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on...
Linear B is a syllabic script that was used for writing Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of Greek. The script predates the Greek alphabet by several centuries. The oldest Mycenaean writing dates to about 1450 BC.
North Cove Sailing, the new entity that will offer community programs at North Cove Marina this year, previewed its options at the Tuesday meeting of Community Board 1’s Battery Park City Committee. “This won’t be just a sailing school,” said Meg Reilly, North Cove Sailing’s director, “but also a community center and a club. Our...
