Monthly Archives: March, 2018
It Happened Today in New York City
On March 31, 1943, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s groundbreaking musical Oklahoma! opened on Broadway. The duo’s first collaboration would become the most influential musical in Broadway history, winning the Pulitzer Prize and running for 2,212 performances. The elimination of big production numbers in favor of a solo acapella opening, fully integrated songs that moved character and …
Quotable NYC
“I didn’t know the city at all, but I was so happy to be in New York, I cried. I was so excited.” — Greta Gerwig
BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE — Pearl Bailey
Happy 100th Birthday to the late, great Pearl Bailey! Born in Virginia, Bailey sang onstage for the first time at age 15. After winning an Amateur Night competition at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, she decided to pursue performing professionally. Making her Broadway debut at age 28 in St. Louis Woman, she was hailed as …
ANSWER:
Murray Rothbard Congratulations to Kernan for getting the correct answer first!
QUESTION:
What Bronx native economist founded the anarcho-capitalist movement and helped define modern libertarianism?
Quotable NYC
“What I love about New York: the faster and more recklessly my cab driver drives the safer and all around better I feel.” — Gregor Collins
BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE — Howard Cosell
Happy 100th Birthday to the late, great Howard Cosell! After growing up Jewish in the public schools of Brooklyn, Cosell served in World War II and later left a successful law practice to devote himself to sports broadcasting. In the process, he transformed sportscasting forever with his analytical approach, no-holds barred style, and “tell it …
Quotable NYC
“Most American Jews came from the lower middle classes, and therefore they brought with them not a lot of Jewish culture. The American Jewish story starts with Ellis Island, and the candy store in the Bronx.” — Arthur Hertzberg
It Happened Today in New York City
On March 23, 1968, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. gave a speech to an adoring crowd in Harlem in response to his being ousted from Congress. The previous year, Powell had been under investigation for mismanagement of committee funds. He testified that he had done nothing out of the ordinary and his conduct would prove to …
Quotable NYC
“I’ve chosen not to live in Hollywood, and instead I live in Brooklyn, New York. It’s how I like to live.” — Jennifer Connelly
Beautiful New York 
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