What follows is a article first published in Scientific American, December 23, 1871. The removal…
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For nearly 20 years the Almanack has only been supported by readers like you. Despite…
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A new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the frequency of severe weather…
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The first written record of oil in North America is believed to have been made…
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The Bowery is one of Manhattan’s oldest “streets,” dating back to the Dutch days of…
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In response to the trauma of industrialization and urbanization in the late-nineteenth century, the Arts…
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The canal system of New York State is a complex network of natural and man-made…
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Albany’s Ira Harris (1802-1875) – judge, Senator, law school founder, confidant of Abraham Lincoln –…
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Before the the United States entered the the First World War, along with New England…