Anniversaries
A crucial step in recognizing Jews' ancient right to their homeland Quite a banquet will take place Thursday night in London to mark the centenary of the Balfour Declaration. That’s the letter in which Britain announced its support for the establishment...
Maggots wriggle out of couple's anniversary steak “Would you like flies with that?” could well be the question from the staff at a Sydney pub which has admitted it accidentally served a steak with a side of blowfly...
Even born-and-bred Upper East Siders were obsessed with 'Gossip Girl' “Hey, Upper East Siders … ” So began all 121 episodes of “Gossip Girl” — with a mischievous greeting from anonymous blogger Gossip Girl herself. For most viewers, it was...
Tributes laid for Princess Diana on 20th anniversary of death Princess Diana is being honored in the UK and around the world on Thursday, the 20th anniversary of her tragic death. Public services were planned across Britain, including at the...
Princess Diana's death through a child's eyes: I now know why I wept Grief looks different through everyone’s eyes, especially a child’s. I was 11 years old when Princess Diana died with her lover Dodi Al Fayed and driver Henri Paul exactly 20...
The Queens Museum's new exhibit: its own disgrace The Queens Museum has a new piece to put on display: its own disgrace. The museum announced late Wednesday that it reversed its decision to renege on hosting a re-enactment...
What I learned from seeing Detroit go up in flames 50 years ago this week Fifty years ago this weekend, a deadly urban riot began in Detroit. It started around 3:30 a.m., when police arrested 85 patrons of a “blind pig” — an illegal after-hours...
Why de Blasio stood with cops on Monday’s anniversary of Eric Garner’s death In a switch from past practice, Mayor de Blasio skipped events Monday for the third anniversary of Eric Garner’s death. Instead, he spoke at an unrelated stop at the 105th...
The literary left's anti-celebration of Jerusalem's liberation The literary elite is using the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem to make Israel’s greatest victory synonymous with tragedy. It’s the new “nakba,” that being the Arabic word...