delanceyplace archive

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Daily Excerpt Subject
one of america's greatest business leaders - john mackay -- 10/21/19
donald trump and the plaza hotel -- 10/18/19
the pig-man hunts of new haven -- 10/17/19
the rarest butterfly versus the most destructive hurricane -- 10/16/19
the two cuban revolutions that happened before fidel castro -- 10/15/19
the new york giants vs. notre dame -- 10/11/19
the strange comedy of andy kaufman -- 10/10/19
george washington, mosquitos, and the american revolution -- 10/9/19
the greatest negotiator in history -- 10/8/19
a stampede of immigrants to america -- 10/07/19
kennedy, cole, and the cotillion ball -- 10/4/19
the new york times didn't believe rockets could be used to explore space -- 10/3/19
proving the wisdom of crowds -- 10/2/19
how moscow came to power -- 10/01/19
where to locate america's new capital? -- 9/30/19
whatever happened to flying cars? -- 9/27/19
the story behind the ugly duckling -- 9/26/19
why did we evolve to become bipeds? -- 9/25/19
elaborate food displays made of sugar -- 9/24/19
california's worst moment was a flood, not an earthquake -- 9/23/19
the fashion revolution of christian dior -- 9/20/19
making mistakes is normal -- 9/19/19
a janitor named leeuwenhoek changes the world -- 9/18/19
the order that led to the american revolution -- 9/17/19
japan was going to take over the world -- 9/16/19
atlantic city -- america's first boardwalk -- 9/13/19
writers -- 9/12/19
the most famous statistical chart in history -- 9/11/19
the first windmills -- 9/10/19
the economists' hour, a powerful new economic history -- 9/9/19
museums made america a vibrant center of intellectual activity-- 9/06/19
america recruits immigrants -- 9/05/19
the discovery of the drug lsd -- 9/4/19
the devastation of ireland -- 9/03/19
"a different sort of book" -- 8/30/19
the farmer versus the elite -- 8/29/19
the first planetarium -- 8/28/19
china's incredible 19th century -- 8/27/19
the tumultuous 1980s -- 8/26/19
hotels hired guards to protect their sugar supplies -- 8/23/19
caviar was a free bar snack -- 8/22/19
the revolutionary work of tycho brahe -- 8/21/19
the immigration crisis of the 1700s -- 8/20/19
california and the amazon queen califia -- 8/19/19
legendary guitarists les paul and mary ford -- 8/16/19