Topic: Al Smith
The week of the Rolex 24 is a time for endurance racing, not endurance reading. It calls for the one-time-around-the-track approach of the classic...
We bring you a dog of an idea - actually, two of them - from a bunch of vegetables upstate.. . The Legislature is deliberating what product of...
On March 25, 1911, 146 workers, mostly immigrants and teenagers, lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire which started on the...
It was a tragedy that galvanized New York and America like almost no other.. . A century ago today, the Triangle factory fire took the lives of 146...
New York education officials last week confessed that, in effect, the state's vaunted Regents exams aren't worth the paper they are printed on.....
Republican Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor and a Mormon, has tossed his hat into the ring as a Presidential candidate. Al Smith and John F. Kennedy, both Catholics, had their religious beliefs closely scrutinized when they ran for President. One certain fact ...
One of the more famous -- or infamous -- political duets will perform at one of the country's premiere Catholic fundraisers, according to the Archdiocese of New York website: Political consultants James Carville and Mary Matalin will be the guest speakers at the ...
Mechanical television in history
The mechanical part usually consists of a Nipkow disk, which has a series of holes in a spiral pattern. In the camera, the disk has a light-detecting device, usually a photoelectric cell, behind it. In the reproducer (the ...
It is a heartbreaking question for any Irish American -- were your people lace curtain or shanty?. The question is all the more heartbreaking...
The New York City Parks Department provides an affordable (comparatively) 7-week summer camp program for New York kids ages 6-13. Camp activities include trips to zoos, parks, museums, NYC attractions, and other cultural institutions. Camp fees range from $500 for regular day ...
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Amendment XVIII Repealed 1933/11/13
Al Smith Speaking "New York, NY: The Happy Warrior expresses ...2006-10-11 -
John McCain Brings Down The House ...
Title says it all, McCain was awesome... Obama was a ...2008-10-17 -
Al Smith Dinner 2008 (Full Video)
2008 Al Smith Dinner with speeches by Presidential Candidates Sen ...2008-10-17
