REMINDER: Pelham Bay Park Events: Concert on Friday July 13 and Children's Programming on Saturday July 14.
Pelham Bay Park is located in the northeast corner of The Bronx and is at 2,766 acres making it the largest public park in New York City.
Anderson, Marianne, Administrator
Pelham Bridge Road, New York
Phone: (718) 430-1890
American Revolution
The Battle of Huck's Defeat, 1780
Automotive
First Dymaxion car produced, 1933
Civil War
Confederacy signs treaties with Native Americans, 1861
Cold War
Yeltsin resigns from Communist Party, 1990
Crime
The Moors Murderers begin their killing spree, 1963
Disaster
Heat wave hits Chicagoland, 1995
General Interest
Medal of Honor created, 1862
Hollywood
Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins, 2008
Literary
Geoffrey Chaucer is named chief clerk by Richard II, 1389
Music
A severe form of hand, foot and mouth disease is the cause of the majority of recent illnesses and deaths in children reported in Cambodia, according to a joint investigation by health officials.
Following reports from a children’s hospital of unusual numbers of illnesses and deaths among children hospitalized since April 2012, the Cambodian Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, conducted an investigation which identified 78 cases of HFMD, 54 of which resulted in deaths.
Nohra Haime Gallery - 730 Fifth Avenue, Suite 701 Manhattan
Summer is here and so is the BID’s popular free Music on the Green concert series. This music series has become a fixture in downtown attracting residents from near and far who gather at Library Green for an evening of great music and if the beat moves you, dancing. --> More
This year’s line-up includes:
Thursday, July 19th at 7:00 PM ….. Grupa Latin Vibe, the premier NYC salsa and meringue jazz band. --> More
Thursday, July 26th at 7:00 PM ….. Jesters of Jive with Joan Crowe and the swing band music of the 1940’s. --> More
Live Webcasts from Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Live webcasts from Jazz at Lincoln Center will continue this July on Thursday evenings at 9:30pm EST. If you can't make it in person, be sure to check out these live performances featuring Christian McBride and Igor Butman.
Thursday, July 12, 9:30pm EST
Christian McBride Big Band
Thursday, July 19, 9:30pm EST
Igor Butman & Moscow State Jazz Orchestra
TUNE IN HERE:
http://jalc.org/live/
Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and members of the Board of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival joined Buddhist monks Shi Fu Jie Tong and Shi Fu Ming Yu from the World Chan Buddhist Association, Chinese musicians, and Shaolin martial artists, who performed the Traditional Blessing and Awakening Ceremony of the Dragon Boats for the 2012 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. Commissioner Benepe and several dignitaries also participated in a dragon boat race.
NEWS FLASH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY JOURNALISM SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT. NEWS FLASH
INVESTIGATION INTO PENN STATE SEX SCANDAL. Will Undergo Severe Scrutiny.
The results of Penn State's internal investigation into the Jerry Sandusky scandal is being released in a report that may answer many troubling questions and generate many other requests.
BIDEN ADDRESSES BLACK VOTERS. Joe To Speak Before NAACP Convention.
Vice president Biden is expected to offer another rebuttal to Mitt Romney's accusations and defend President Obama before the largest civil rights organization in the US.
CHENEY SUPPORTING ROMNEY. Dick Lends His GOP Star Power.
The Joint Special Envoy for the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Kofi Annan, today reaffirmed the importance of implementing a six-point plan to halt the violence in the Middle Eastern country, and stressed that the international community must continue to work together to end the ongoing conflict there.