Today would be bodybuilder Charles Atlas's 121st birthday were he still with us (he died in 1972). Though best known for his Dynamic T...

The subtitle of the new exhibition at the New-York Historical Society commemorating the centennial of the 1913 Armory show is "Mod...

Just a reminder that we are hosting a special immigration tour on  Sunday, October 13, at 4pm , "From Farmland to Five Points,...

Today marks the 164th anniversary of the mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe. Born in Boston in 1809, Poe died in Baltimore on October 7, ...

As many of you know, we're big fans of the work they do at the Metropolitan Playhouse in the East Village (and not just because they s...

This weekend marks the fortieth anniversary of the passing of poet W.H. Auden, who died September 29, 1973. Born in Britain in 1907, Aude...

To celebrate Columbus Day, you're invited to a special immigration tour on Sunday, October 13, at 4pm , "From Farmland to Five ...

The Death of General Wolfe by Benjamin West. On September 13, 1759, Major-General James Wolfe died during the Siege of Quebec in the Fr...

Yesterday marked a somber date in New York City history -- the 404th anniversary of the city's first murder. It happened on September ...

This summer, we snapped the above photo during a visit to Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island's remarkable collection of colonial a...