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Today in History February 21

1245 – Thomas, Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after having confessed to torture and forgery. 1431 – England begins trial against Joan of Arc 1804 – First locomotive, Richard Trevithick’s, runs for first time, in Wales 1862 – Confederate constitution and presidency are declared permanent 1878 – First telephone book, 50 subscribers in New...
President Nixon and his wife Pat walk along a portion of the Great Wall of China.
1014 – Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II Roman German Emperor 1076 – Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Roman Emperor Henry IV 1130 – Jewish Cardinal Pietro Pierleone elected as anti-pope Anacletus II 1803 – Chief Justice John Marshall declares that any act of U.S. Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is void. 1849 – In...
Dolly the sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell
Konstantin Bokov has demonstrated an unusual and peculiar insight into the mixed-up, contradictory world we live in right now, even though many of the works in this exhibit were created more than a decade ago. Growing up in USSR-dominated Ukraine, and unable to show his art in that political climate, he sought the freedom associated...
Konstantin Bokov 'Police Line'

February 10

1098 – Crusaders defeat Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch 1355 – The St. Scholastica’s Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days. 1749 – 10th (final) volume of Fielding’s “Tom Jones” is published 1774 – Andrew Becker demonstrates diving suit 1798 – Louis Alexandre...
On this day in 1978, 28 skiers performed a backflip

Demography In Action: Auspicious Developments

(Editor’s Note: This is part an occasional series that will seek insights about life in Lower Manhattan by looking at statistics available from the Data2Go.NYC website, by Measure of America — a nonpartisan, non-profit project of the Brooklyn-based Social Science Research Council. This installment focuses on statistics about the American Human Development Index.) According to...

A Call to Alms

LMHQ, the collaborative workspace catering to companies in the technology, advertising, media, and information (TAMI) industries, is offering free event and meeting rooms to nonprofit organizations. Located at 150 Broadway, near the corner of Liberty Street (where it occupies the entire 20th floor), LMHQ is operated by the Downtown Alliance, as part of that organization’s...
LMHQ, the collaborative working space operated by the Downtown Alliance, is opening is doors to nonprofit organizations, free of charge.