General Washington’s Christmas of 1776
Ah, he stands – sailor crew went going. And so this general watches rowing. He hastens – winter again grows cold. A wet crew gain Hessian stronghold. —the third stanza […]
Monthly Archives: December 2016
Happy Birthday to Fiorello La Guardia
“Let’s drive the bums out of town.” — Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947) urging a crackdown on organized crime bosses Today we celebrate the birth of Fiorello Enrico La Guardia. The […]
NYC’s Christmas Windows, 2016
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Ev’rywhere you go; Take a look in the five-and-ten, glistening once again With candy canes and silver lanes aglow. —from “It’s Beginning […]
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