763 BC – Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. 1215 – King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta. 1300 – The city of Bilbao is founded 1389 – Battle of Kosovo: The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians. 1502 – Christopher...
Rembrandt's Danaë (1636), from the collection of Pierre Crozat has resided in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia since the 18th century. Although the artist's wife Saskia was the original model for Danaë, Rembrandt later changed the figure's face to that of his mistress Geertje Dircx.
On June 15th 1985, the painting was damaged by Bronius Maigys, who threw sulfuric acid on the painting and slashed it with a knife twice. The painting has since been restored.
Each year in late Spring, Chris Nadareski, a research scientist with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, ascends to the tops of three of the city’s bridges and attaches identifying bands on newly hatched falcon chicks. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Bridges and Tunnels project began in 1983 as part of a New York...
To the editor: Re: Cycling Fatality I was extremely sorry to hear of the cyclist fatality on Chambers Street this Sunday. Sad as it, is it was no shock to hear it. I have been biking daily on these streets for over 30 years. The protected lane that travels the length of the West Side...
The City Council’s Subcommittee on Zonings and Franchises voted on Tuesday to approve a controversial zoning measure that seeks to convert to commercial, retail use more than 100,000 square feet of public space in arcades along Water Street. Tuesday’s vote will be followed today by a vote of the Council’s Land Use Committee, and another...
City Council member Margaret Chin (flanked by members of the Council's Zonings and Franchises Subcommittee) originally opposed the plan to allow Water Street building owners to convert 2.6 acres of public space inside arcades to private, retail use, but endorsed a modified version of the proposal, which the panel unanimously voted to support on Tuesday.
Dr. Stein Hoff began his row across the Atlantic on Sunday morning May 15th, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen. Here’s his facebook link to track his voyage. His Latest Post: On a free ride to the Grand Banks. Day 31, Tuesday 14th June. 13 must be a lucky number, June 13th was certainly...
1158 – Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar. 1216 – First Barons’ War: Prince Louis of France captures the city of Winchester and soon conquers over half of the Kingdom of England. 1775 – American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United...
