June 28

1098 – Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosull. 1360 – Muhammed VI becomes the tenth Nasrid king of Granada after killing his brother-in-law Ismail II. 1519 – Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. 1776 – Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged...
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo

Rowing The Atlantic

A good day with 11 hours rowing, pleased with the progress, but fairly exhausting and as I write can hardly keep awake! Fog this morning, fog again tonight, but in between was a lot of sunshine and blue skies. And quite hard work… Bright sun meant good charging, topped up all devices, made 15 l...
Dr. Stein Hoff began his row across the Atlantic on Sunday morning May 15th, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen.

The Job Market

Downtown ranks dead last among all communities in the five boroughs for the percentage of unemployed residents, according to the City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. But the tally of locals who can’t find work may get even smaller tomorrow (Wednesday, June 29), when a job fair at the Conrad New York Hotel (102...

June 27

1542 – Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain 1743 – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen: in Bavaria,King George II of Britain personally leads troops into battle. In was the last time a British monarch would command troops in the field. 1833 – Prudence Crandall, a white woman, arrested for conducting an academy for black...
John Dean, Richard Nixon's White House counsel testifying before the Watergate Committee

Rowing The Atlantic

Ok night, but the good drift NNE after my session last night has not lasted, although the direction is at least E of N. Still same, moderate breeze from S, but seas are lumpy, boat rolling more and I suppose it is current playing tricks with us again. Foggy, but the sun is trying hard...

Letters

To the editor: On June 28 the Democratic registered voters of the tenth congress district will have the right to nominate to re-elect congressman Jerrold Nadler to represent them for another two years. Jerrold Nadler This election more than any other in recent times will determine whether our democratic capitalist system  now captured  and immobilized...