Join us for the fifth annual Summer Streets! From 7 am to 1 pm, nearly seven miles of New York City's streets will be opened up for everyone to play, run, walk and bike. You can rock climb, receive a free bike helmet, soar through the air on a zip line, or just stroll along and experience the city's streets in a new way-all for free.
1214 Battle of Bouvines in France, France defeats England.
1245 Frederick II is deposed at Lyons and found guilty of sacrilege.
1586 Sir Walter Raleigh returns to England from Virginia.
1663 Parliament says goods bound for the colonies be from British ports.
1689 Government forces defeat the Scottish Jacobites at Killiecrankie.
1777 The Marquis of Lafayette arrives in New England helping Brits.
1778 British, French fleets fight to a standoff in the first Ushant Battle.
1793 Robespierre becomes a member of the Committee of Public Safety.
This is the first time my two daughters were on television. Natasha Yusta and Sabrina Soto were invited to appear on "Romper Room". This was a popular TV program for kids, broadcast all over the world from 1953 to 1994. The show took place inside a studio/classroom and featured a kindergarten teacher who read stories and played games with the children.
Saudi Arabia has finally agreed to send women athletes to compete in the Olympics.
It's only taken them 116 years to do it, but for the first time in Summer Olympic history, every nation competing includes female athletes. Today, during the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the torch for women's rights is also on display for the world to see.
Deadline: August 10, 2012
The National Institutes of Health recently announced the availability of grant funding to study various cognitive and environmental factors involved in learning mathematics. The purpose of the research is to better understand factors contributing to mathematical learning disabilities in order to prevent and ameliorate those disabilities. State and local governments, institutions of higher education, and non-profits are encouraged to apply.
Please visit the NIH website for more information.
NYCEDC Seeks Proposals for Food Festival in Hunts Point Section of the Bronx
Food Festival Could Create New City-wide Destination Event and Promote Connections between Retailers and Wholesale Food Distributors
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The 2012 London Olympic Games ceremonies officially begins today, NBC will cover simultaneous sports events occurring each day across different venues.
Let these games begin. For scheduled competitions and final results:
US ECONOMIC GROWTH SLOWS. Slight Increase with Fears of Stalling Economy.
US economy grew at just 1.5 percent from April through June on a steep cutback in consumer spending. And that doesn't do anything to abate fears that the economy is stalling.
U.S.-ISRAELI COOPERATION BILL. Morning Signing Ceremonies.
President Obama is reaffirming U.S. ties with Israel, upstaging Romney a day before the Republican challenger planned to visit Jerusalem.
PENN STATE VICTIM TO SUE. Shower Victim Number 2.
A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THIS REGION THIS
EVENING INTO THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY BECOMES
NEARLY STATIONARY NORTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING...THEN SEVERAL
IMPULSES WILL AFFECT THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE WILL IMPACT THE AREA ON SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS
FOR THE START OF THE NEW WEEK.