(WKYT) - In the lead-up to America turning 250 years old, we are looking back every day at ‘This Day In History.’ On this date in 1904, a new era of transportation in New York City began. Mayor George ...
ON THIS DAY IN 1887, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “BOSTON, MASS., FEB. 26 ― Dr. Krueger, of the European Union of Astronomers, announces the discovery of an asteroid, No. 265, by Dr. Palisa, on ...
ON THIS DAY IN 1900, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “One of the most interesting features of the pilgrimage to Rome which will leave this borough tomorrow morning, headed by the Right Rev. Bishop ...
When, in the late 1980s, I began my research on the architectural history of the Auschwitz death camp, Jan. 27 wasn’t marked on any official calendar as a special day of commemoration. Since then, as ...