Tag Archives: USA

1923: Plum Tree

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

Theodore Earl Butler: Autumn Plum Tree in the Artists’ Garden, Giverny, 1923

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1973: Heavy Smog

Posted on January 24, 2019 by

Chester Higgins: Environmental Protection Agency photo – “The George Washington Bridge in heavy smog. View toward the New Jersey side of the Hudson River” (May 1973)

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1986: Lower Manhattan

Posted on January 23, 2019 by

Yvonne Jacquette: A Glimpse of Lower Manhattan (Night) (1986)

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1859: Morning Over New York

Posted on January 22, 2019 by

Charles Herbert Moore: Morning Over New York (c. 1859)

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1966: I Am Your Greatest Fan

Posted on January 21, 2019 by

   I grew up in musical theater. To me, the highlight and the epitome of my life as a singer and actor and a dancer/choreographer was to star on Broadway. And as my popularity grew once [Star Trek] was on … Continue reading →

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1969: The Door Said

Posted on January 19, 2019 by

The door refused to open. It said, “Five cents, please.” He searched his pockets. No more coins; nothing. “I’ll pay you tomorrow,” he told the door. Again he tried the knob. Again it remained locked tight “What I pay you,” … Continue reading →

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1973: First Strike in Space

Posted on December 30, 2018 by

On December 28, 1973, the crew of Skylab 4 went on strike, shutting off radio communications with NASA ground control to protest their grueling working conditions. The three astronauts—Gerald Carr, William Pogue, and Edward Gibson—left Earth on November 16, 1973, … Continue reading →

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