Brooklyn Health Dept. Hires Medical Tyrant Taylor Emery to Solve Smallpox Breakout
When smallpox reappeared in Brooklyn in 1893 after an absence of several years, many health officials were frustrated that they had no legal authority to …
When smallpox reappeared in Brooklyn in 1893 after an absence of several years, many health officials were frustrated that they had no legal authority to …
In December, 1891 seventeen-year-old Annie Moore of County Cork, climbed aboard the USS Nevada, along with her two younger brothers, in Queensland, Ireland (now known …
The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States, is dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover …
On July 2, 1839, Sengbe Pieh and 56 fellow Africans mutiny aboard the ship La Armistad enroute to Cuba. The ship is captured off Long Island, NY, …
The school was located in Troy, New York and acheived tremedous success. The school taught math, philosophy, geography, history, and science. Emma Hart Willard was born …
Hamilton intentionally fired into the air, but his political rival, Vice President Aaron Burr, took deadly aim and fatally shot him in a duel July …
The Articles of Confederation, passed by the US Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, was enacted on March 1, 1781 as the founding constitution of …
When news of the first measures that came to be known as the Coercive Acts reached New York City, the Sons of Liberty sprang to …
Although little is ever spoken of the liberty pole today, at the time of the American War for Independence and decades prior, they were the …
A jury acquitted publisher John Peter Zenger of libel charges against New York’s colonial governor, in an early landmark moment for the free press and …