10 Hudson Valley Trivia Tidbits Every Local Should Know
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From a historic tavern in Rockland County to a famed abolitionist in Ulster County, there are so many remarkable things to know about the Valley.
Albany: The city of Albany is home to America’s first Shaker settlement, a Christian sect popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Columbia: The first mansion at Clermont Historic Site was built by Robert Livingston circa 1740; he inherited the land from his father, also named Robert Livingston. The younger Robert’s son, Robert Robert Livingston, was one of our nation’s Founding Fathers, who negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from the French.
Column: Here is how to be an antiracist in Ohio
The Columbus Dispatch
IN BLACK AND WHITE
Editor s note: This is part of a continuing quest to help define key terms for a better understanding of race and racism wherever it occurs.
The weeks of nationwide Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May of this year brought attention to the concept of antiracism, a belief that racial groups are equal.
The concept was clearly articulated by historian Ibram X. Kendi in his 2016 National Book Award-winning book, “Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.” Kendi provides a contemporary perspective and a clear vocabulary for identifying and dismantling racism in America.
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Courtesy of HistoryNet:
1745 Birth of John Jay, first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who negotiated treaties for the United States.
1753 George Washington, the adjutant of Virginia, delivers an ultimatum to the French forces at Fort Le Boeuf, south of Lake Erie, reiterating Britain’s claim to the entire Ohio River valley.
1770 The British soldiers responsible for the “Boston Massacre” are acquitted on murder charges.
1805 Birth of William Lloyd Garrison, American abolitionist who published The Liberator.
Oskaloosa News Recap For December 10th, 2020
Google has unveiled the top trending searches of 2020.
For NEWS related searches, the top five were: Election results, Coronavirus, Stimulus checks, Unemployment and Iran.
The top five PEOPLE searched were: Joe Biden, Kim Jong Un, Kamala Harris, Jacob Blake and Ryan Newman.
The top five names associated with LOSS were: Kobe Bryant, Naya Rivera, Chadwick Boseman, George Floyd and Ruth Bader Ginsburg
For MOVIE related searches, the top five were: Parasite, 1917, Black Panther, Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey and Little Women.
The top five searches for TV SHOWS were: Tiger King, Cobra Kai, Ozark, The Umbrella Academy and The Queen’s Gambit.