451 – Germans and Romans beat Attila the Hun at Catalarinische Fields 1837 – Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV. She ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 1840 – Samuel Morse patents his telegraph 1867 – President Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska The...
Dennis Mehiel, chairman and chief executive officer of the Battery Park City Authority (BCPA) since 2012, announced at Tuesday’s meeting of the agency’s board that he is stepping down. “This will be my last board meeting at the Battery Park City Authority,” he began near the meeting’s conclusion. “I’ve been here six years, and I’ve...
1464 – French King Louis XI forms postal service 1862 – Slavery outlawed in US territories 1864 – CSS “Alabama” sunk by USS “Kearsarge” off Cherbourg, France 1917 – King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles & surnames, they take the name Windsor. George V was King of the...
Spend tonight (Tuesday, June 19) exploring the City’s history and heritage at the fifth annual Night at the Museums, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm.The event, part of the 2018 River to River Festival, will give locals and tourists alike the chance to see Lower Manhattan’s diverse range of cultural institutions and historical sites — all...
618 – Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries of the Tang Dynasty’s rule over China. 860 – Swedish Vikings attack Constantinople 1178 – Five monks at Canterbury report explosion on moon (only known observation) 1682 – William Penn founds Philadelphia 1812...
A bill sponsored by State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou, which aims to enhance the benefits available responders and rescue workers made sick by exposure to environmental toxins after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, has passed her house of legislature. The bill, if enacted, will extend through the year 2022 the deadline by which...