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Alluvial March of Days

The River Project, a highly regarded, Lower Manhattan-based non-profit that aims to protect and restore the ecosystem of the Hudson River Estuarythrough scientific research and education programs, will hold a Summer Cruise fundraiser this evening aboard the Hornblower Hybrid, a floating events venue and excursion yacht that is based at Pier 40. The event comes...

Today in History June 25

Custer by Mathew Brady 1630 – Fork introduced to American dining by Gov Winthrop. It was about tine. 1638 – Lunar eclipse is first astronomical event recorded in the American Colonies 1667 – Dr Jean-Baptiste Denys, French doctor, performs first blood transfusion 1798 – US passes Alien Act allowing president to deport dangerous aliens 1868...
Custer

Today in History June 20

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...
Alaska. Some interesting facts about the great state of Alaska. Its largest lake, Lake Iliamna is about the size of Connecticut. It has more coastline that the rest of the country (34,000 miles of it) Dog mushing is the official state sport and if Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, it would amount to 28 people inhabiting Manhattan island.

Today in History

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...
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were US citizens who spied for the Soviet Union. They were tried, convicted and executed. They provided top-secret information about radar, sonar, and jet propulsion engines to the USSR and were accused of transmitting nuclear weapon designs to the Soviet Union.

Hey Dum-Dum!

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...