The tiny island in the middle of a major city you’ve probably never heard of
Tucked between Manhattan and Queens, there’s a small island in the middle of New York City that most visitors don’t even realise exists. At just 800 feet wide and two miles long, Roosevelt Island is ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency15d
Uncertain on Ancestors’ Faith, Roosevelt Tells Jewish Editor
President Roosevelt doesn’t know whether his remote ancestors in Holland were or were not Jews. In a letter to Philip Slomovitz, editor of the Detroit Jewish Chronicle and correspondent of the ...
History Today15d
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s Wedding
The bride and groom were both surnamed Roosevelt and the marriage united ... involved in tearfully incoherent romances. Franklin was the scion of the Hyde Park Roosevelts. His mother was a Delano, of ...
literaryreview17d
That Man: An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D Roosevelt
Not that his life of Roosevelt is without merit. Speed through the first 400 pages, which cover acres of well-trodden ground in excruciating detail. and you'll reach the heart of the matter: Roosevelt ...
Minnesota Daily19d
A new ‘Four Freedoms’ needed in Iraq
Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the Four Freedoms in the lead-up to World War II, which he said defines the United States to the world and will make our cause a common one with all ...
RTE Online20d
The US president, an Irish minister and a huge White House row
Analysis: Franklin D Roosevelt's 1941 explosive meeting with ... doors The meeting was "finally terminated in the presence of four or five negroes who entered and placed the president’s lunch ...
syracuse.com22d
Skaneateles boys hockey tops Franklin Academy for 3rd-straight trip to state final four
The Skaneateles boys ice hockey team is coming off securing its sixth-straight sectional title on Monday. Now, the Lakers are looking for more as they begin a quest for a New York State Division ...
dailyfreeman.com23d
Trip to Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park offers a story of contrasts
HYDE PARK, N.Y. — Under the glare of an 8-inch-by-10-inch official photo of President Donald Trump in the Franklin D ... Roosevelt is about alliances that had been built during his final four ...
Hoodline24d
Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announces the Repatriation of $3 Million in Antiquities to Nepal
These cultural treasures, as acknowledged by D.A. Bragg in a statement obtained by the Manhattan District Attorney's office, "have fought for the return of these prized antiquities for decades." ...
Edmonton Journal25d
Edmonton Oilers solidify top four, acquire rearguard Jake Walman from Sharks -- report
The Oilers have reportedly completed a trade with San Jose Sharks that will deliver left shot defenceman Jake Walman to Edmonton in exchange for a first round draft choice and a prospect.
Forbes26d
First Look: New York Mets Have Invaded Manhattan With New Pop-Up Shop
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer/editor/author with an emphasis on women's sports, MLB and NFL.