Paris, November 1948: Legendary Missouri-born dancer and singer, French Resistance fighter and civil rights leader Josephine BAKER, arms outstretched, surrounded by a group of “Catherinettes” wearing their hand-made elaborate hats — donated to the French Merci Train as a...
March 31, 1951: French President Auriol At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Photograph of French President Vincent Auriol (foreground, first from the left) with other dignitaries at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery during...
(CNN) President Biden and first lady Jill Biden were joined by former President Barack Obama and Bill Clinton this morning in lower Manhattan for the commemoration ceremony at the National September 11th Memorial. Joe Biden @JoeBiden · 4h United...
Barack Obama @BarackObama · 10 May Even if you can’t give the moms in your life a hug today, I hope you can give them an extra thank you today. Thank you and Happy Mother’s Day to the woman who...
*****RED ALERT: Latest News on the #CoronavirusCOVID19 epidemic: As of 05/16/2020: At least 4,570,370 cases and 308,317 deaths in 213 countries and territories worldwide. Source: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. UNITED STATES: The USA has recorded at least...
As long as we have CULTURE, MUSIC and the ARTS… We will survive to better rebuild together… E.J *****RED ALERT: Latest News on the #CoronavirusCOVID19 epidemic: As of 04/14/2020: 1,996,681 million cases of infected patients in 211...
March 30, 2020 VOA News US Navy Hospital Ship Comfort Arrives in New York. The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort enters New York Harbor during the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, Monday, March 30. Video: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-B4zfUOPUAo/maxresdefault.jpg *****RED...
Dr. Clive Lamming, railway historian and author. https://www.babelio.com/auteur/Clive-Lamming/14218 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dr. Clive LAMMING is joining our Executive French-American Committee #MDFDEFriendshipMerciTrain70 celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Merci Train and the Friendship Train in 2019-2020. « Tant...
Emma Lazarus (1849-1887). Courtesy of the American Jewish Historical Society. https://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/02/1883/emma-lazarus Latest: Advisory: Statue to Re-Open Monday. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island will re-open Monday, regardless of the status of the government shutdown. The State of...
Latest: Statue of Liberty NMCompte certifié @StatueEllisNPS 9 hil y a 9 heures Today we witnessed a historical moment – the topping off of our new #StatueofLibertyMuseum. The final beam was signed by Diane von Furstenberg, as well as staff...