June 21

1529 – French forces are driven out of northern Italy by Spain at the Battle of Landriano during the War of the League of Cognac. 1749 – Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded. 1788 – New Hampshire ratifies the Constitution of the United States and is admitted as the ninth state in the United States. 1877 – The Molly Maguires, ten Irish immigrants...
Le Grand Teddy, 1918, glue distemper on canvas, 150 x 290 cm (6 ft x 10 ft) the largest of the three paintings commissioned from Vuillard in 1918 for the Paris café "Le Grand Teddy"

Rowing The Atlantic

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. Day 37 No rowing today, wind from E, slight this morning, soon picked up and soon also the waves mounted. Current pulling N is still there,...
Dr. Stein Hoff began his row across the Atlantic on Sunday morning May 15th, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen.

Letters

On Jun 14, 2016, we received this email: Just before 8pm on Monday June 13th, a group of 8 year-old boys was playing nicely in Rockefeller Park when 20 screaming teenagers ran onto the field. The majority of the teens claimed spots within the Pavilion while three teens took their “posts” in the middle of...

Free Museums and Music Light Up Lower Manhattan on the Longest Day of the Year

Tonight, as part of the 2016 River to River Festival, more than a dozen Lower Manhattan museums, cultural institutions, and historic landmarks will open their doors, free of charge, for Night at the Museums. Participating venues include the National September 11 Memorial Museum, the South Street Seaport Museum, the China Institute, the Museum of Jewish...
The Museum of American Finance's current exhibit Worth Its Weight: Gold from the Ground Up, captivates visitors with the many spectacular and unexpected ways gold has influenced our lives.

Rowing The Atlantic

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. Day 36 ctd. It is 8 pm and I’m trying to decide if it was a good day as I got through another knock-down or if...
Dr. Stein Hoff began his row across the Atlantic on Sunday morning May 15th, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen.

TriBatteryPops Records New Album

Maestro Goodkind reports: “The first in our area in a century, our all citizen volunteer band, now nearly 14 years old, has gone viral in the land of fine wines and fancy cheese (France). A Facebook post linking to the TriBattery Pop’s latest album has garnered an unprecedented 108,000 clicks and rising, of which nearly...