Very sad to learn of the passing of Marjame Satrapi, author of Persepolis, a uniquely timely book right now, and a valued member of the Velshi Banned Book Clubhttps://www.ms.now/ali-velshi/persepolis-banned-book-club-rcna102367
“It’s difficult to apply history to modern day; most scenarios are deeply nuanced, with too many extraneous factors to allow for a fair equivalence. Even so, Boston’s early public health system relied on an essential ingredient lacking today: trust.”
30 MAY 1776, PHILADELPHIA: “The Die is cast. We must all be Soldiers, and fight pro Aris et Focis”: John Adams writes to Samuel Cooper that Congress is preparing to raise seventy thousand additional troops to serve in New York, New England & Canada.
Hale is one of the thousands of Continental personnel from New England who have flooded into western Long Island to prepare the defenses for the expected redcoat invasion in the coming summer.
30 MAY 1776, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK: Lieutenant Nathan Hale is disgusted by the Toryism he finds on Long Island: “It would grieve every good man to consider what unnatural monsters we have as it were in our bowels,” he writes to his brother Enoch.
An intersection in Philadelphia's Gayborhood now honors late WMMR radio host Pierre Robert. https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/pierre-robert-street-latimer-philadelphia/
Enjoy the longer summer days with extended hours at the Museum! ☀️ Starting Saturday, June 13, the Museum will be open every day with more time to explore the galleries from 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Plan your summer visit: https://bit.ly/3acQM11
10 JUNE 1776, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA: With the army regrouped and reinforced from fleeing Boston, the British fleet departs for the invasion of New York.