New York City, circa 1932.Cherry Street looking toward the intersection with Oliver Street.The building in the middle with the columns is a free public bath house at 100 Cherry Street. The whole area was demolished in late 1940's to make way for an Alfred E. Smith housing complex.
SHERMAN’S ARMY WAGONS GOING THROUGH ZANESVILLE IN 1865
George Hendrick Houghton was American Protestant Episcopal clergyman: b. Deerfield, Mass., 1820; d. 1897. He was graduated at New York University in 1842 and at the General Theological Seminary in 1845. He organized and was rector of the church of the Transfiguration in New York city, which bears the sobriquet "The Little Church Around the Corner." The origin of the name is narrated as follows : A certain actor died and was refused burial services by a prominent city pastor. The clergyman referred him to the "little church around the corner" where Dr. Houghton performed the services. Throughout his long pastorate, Dr. Houghton was distinguished for his charitable work.
BARD OF TOWER HALL”—Pen-name of Lewis Dela, who was a clothing salesman in the store of Colonel Joseph M. Bennett at 518 Market Street, which, owing to its massive granite front, which pyramided into a Gothic tower, was named “Tower Hall.” In 1857, Dela wrote, in a pleasing doggerel, an advertisement, which through its novelty and human interest, attracted attention. He had a lively, entertaining style of versifying, and for nearly thirty years “turned out” daily, except Sundays, a Tower Hall advertisement in verse. They all were signed “By the Bard of Tower Hall,” and gained a sort of celebrity for the clothing house, which had the reputation of “keeping a poet.” The advertisements, in those days, appeared on the front page of the Public Ledger. A good many persons were of the opinion that Colonel Bennett was the poet, but he denied the “soft impeachment.”
When Albert Einstein met Charlie Chaplin in 1931, Einstein said, "What I admire most about your art is its universality. You do not say a word, and yet the world understands you." "It's true." Replied Chaplin, "But your fame is even greater. The world admires you, when no one understands you."
Orchestra conductor and pianist; Avas born at Darmstadt, Bavaria. At Heidelberg and Leipsic he studied philosophy, graduating from the University in Leipsic, studied at the Conservatory for three years, making his musical debut in 1880 as a pianist in the Gewandhaus. He was conductor at Zurich, Salzburg, Briinn, and in 1886 at Gratz. He was director of Neumann’s Traveling Opera Company, and in 1892 at Berlin became conductor of the Royal Opera until 1906, then came to America to conduct the Boston Symphony concerts. In 1899 he conducted German Opera at Covent Garden, and in 1902 he conducted at the Bayreuth Festival.
Discovered in an abandoned mine in New Mexico, a set of Levi's jeans dating back to the 1880s were recently sold at an auction for $87,000. These jeans bear wax marks on the legs, a testament to the original owner's toil by candlelight. With a waist measuring 38 inches and a length of 32, denim historian Michael Harris stumbled upon them in the mine. These pants would have been worn during the gold rush period, and Harris vividly described their condition.
In the spring of 1945, Winston Churchill ordered his Chiefs of Staff to draft, ‘Operation Unthinkable’ to attack the Soviet Union after WW2 ended. "Operation Unthinkable" was indeed a plan drafted by the British military during World War II, in the spring of 1945. However, he was not ordered by Winston Churchill specifically to attack the Soviet Union after the war ended.
Operation Unthinkable was a contingency plan for a possible conflict with the Soviet Union, in the event that the Soviet Union did not withdraw its forces from Eastern Europe, as they had agreed to do at the Yalta Conference. The plan was meant to be used as a last resort if all diplomatic efforts to resolve the issue failed.
It should be noted that Churchill himself did not support the plan and did not actively promote it. He saw it more as a theoretical exercise than a real plan of action. In fact, he described the plan as "unthinkable" and it was never actually put into action.
In conclusion, while Operation Unthinkable was a plan drafted by the British military during World War II, it was not ordered Churchill to attack the Soviet Union after the war ended, and Churchill himself did not support it. The plan was a contingency plan for a possible conflict with the Soviet Union, in the event of a breakdown in diplomacy.
6 April 1917, the United States declares war on Germany after passing President Woodrow Wilson's resolution for military action. House of Representatives voted 373 to 50 & Senate voted 82 to 6 in favor. Under John Pershing, over 2 million U.S. troops served in France in WW1.
Night of 21 Mar 1917, on way from Philadelphia to Rotterdam carrying oil, unarmed American SS Healdton, owned by Standard Oil, was torpedoed by German U-Boat off the Dutch coast. Of 41 crew, 22 survived rescued by Dutch torpedo-boat & trawler, after exposure to freezing weather.
24 Mar 1916, while on way from Folkestone to Dieppe, SS Sussex was torpedoed by UB-29. 378, including 75 Americans on board. 50+ died, no Americans. Led to US threat to cut diplomatic ties. Germans replied with a ‘Sussex pledge’ saying that civilian vessels would not be targeted.
Brigham Young Born in Vermont in 1801 to a Protestant family, Brigham Young, carpenter, painter, and glazier, joined the Mormons in Ohio in 1832. He took charge of the great migration west from Illinois in 1846, arriving in Salt Lake City in 1847. In 1849 he established the territory of Deseret, which encompassed present-day Utah. “Deseret” means “Honeybee” in the Book of Mormon and symbolizes industry. Young’s vision and organizational skills helped the settlers turn the desert into fruitful farmland. During his long life, he had several disputes with the federal government, whose authority he both resisted and recognized. Despite being removed from political office in 1857, Young was head of the Mormon church until his death in 1877.
Ali and Frazier took in 2003. Three decades earlier these men were champions of the world but age had taken its toll. A remarkable portrait by Walter Iooss Jr.
