Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27, 1822 in Ohio. He was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877. Grant died in 1885 and as he wished, was entombed in Manhattan. His body was placed in a temporary tomb in …
No other city on Earth goes through the vibrant transformation that New York goes through on Saint Patrick’s Day. The biggest celebration for the patron saint of Ireland is organized on Manhattan’s 5th avenue from 44th Street in Midtown, running up to 79th St. in the Upper East Side. Over 150, 000 will march up …
On February 2nd, back in 1925, a dog named Balto reached Nome, Alaska and became a national hero. Later that same year, a sculpture was dedicated in Central Park in his honor. In 1925, in the dead of an Alaskan winter; howling winds, snow and ice, and bitterly cold temperatures had cut off the city …
In New York, we do not take kindly to unilaterality. On this date Augusts 27, back in 1776, New York experienced the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War. It took place on Long island after the United States declared its independence on July 4, 1776. The battle was a victory for …
Special day today in history! On this date August 25th, back in 1916, the National Park Service was established as part of the United State’s Department of the Interior. On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the bill which mandated the agency “to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects …