is Brett Favre denies receiving $1.1 million and not showing up for events in Mississippi By sports.yahoo.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:11:00 GMT The Hall of Famer is repaying the money after an audit of funds alleged that Mississippi officials improperly spent $94 million in federal money. Full Article article Sports
is VP Naidu surprises journalists, makes calls to enquire about well-being By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 21:28:00 +0530 Vice-President Naidu has been around in Delhi for so long, it is quite natural that he would know most fixtures in the capital by name, even journalists of a certain age. Full Article
is Her husband died fighting terrorists, today she joins Indian army By www.rediff.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Sep 2017 21:34:10 +0530 Another woman -- Nidhi Dubey -- was also commissioned as an officer. Full Article Swati Mahadik Army Ordnance Corps Nidhi Dubey Officers Training Academy IMAGE Santosh Mahadik Indian Army ANI Chennai Kashmir Pune Jammu
is Rashtrapati Bhavan's Mughal Garden is in full bloom! By www.rediff.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 08:11:22 +0530 The Mughal Garden will be in full bloom with over 10,000 Tulip bulbs, 138 types of roses and 70 different kinds of about 5,000 seasonal flowers. Full Article Mughal Gardens PTI Photo IMAGE Shahbaz Joshi Monaco Edwin Lutyens Twitter Moulsari China Orange Cypress John F Kennedy Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum Dahlia New Delhi Mother Teresa
is 9 reasons why you shouldn't miss the Defence Expo By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 08:22:14 +0530 Uttar Pradesh is gearing up to hold the 11th edition of the biennial Defence Expo 2020 in the state capital from February 5 to 9.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the expo in which 1029 companies are expected to participate, Lucknow divisional commissioner Mukesh Meshram said.It would be the biggest such event held in the country, an official release said, adding that 702 companies had participated in the last Defence Expo held in Chennai in 2018.Take a look at what one can expect at the event. Full Article PTI Photo Lucknow ANI Photo Nand Gomti River Front Indian Army IAF Mukesh Meshram Narendra Modi Surya Kiran BMP-II Sukhoi Uttar Pradesh Vrindavan Yojna Navy Chennai
is War, weather & protests: The best of photojournalism By www.rediff.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 08:32:36 +0530 From climate change protests to democratic uprisings against biased and violent authorities, it is clear that 2019 was a pivotal year for citizens all over the world.Free-to-use mobile app Agora launched its first #Photojournalism photo competition to give photographers a way to shed light on specific issues. The competition gathered more than 12,321 submissions from amateur and professional photographers all over the world.'Young guns,' a striking picture of a group of Filipino children playing with dumpsite toy guns collected the most votes in the app, awarding its author @renebernal with a $1,000 cash prize.Take a look at the winners' striking work. Full Article
is Is that building shaped as a fish? By www.rediff.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:14:31 +0530 The 2019 winners of the Art of Building competition, run by the Chartered Institute of Building, have been announced.Take a look at the winners from the competition. Full Article CIOB19 Pedro Luis Ajuriaguerra Saiz La Muralla Roja Jonathan Walland Pegova Olya Chartered Institute of Building David Martin Huamani Volker Spain Black Madonna Jose Pessoa Josef Gocar Hemisferic Valencia Prague Alexandr
is To celebrate win, Kejriwal visits Hanuman mandir By www.rediff.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:09:23 +0530 Kejriwal was accompanied by his family and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Full Article
is AAP registers historic win in Delhi, BJP trounced By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:19:36 +0530 The AAP won in 62 with a total vote share of 53.58 per cent.The BJP recorded victory in eight seats, receiving 38.49 per cent of the total votes.The Congress could not even manage a single seat and ended with 4.27 per cent vote share. Full Article Kejriwal AAP Meerabai Institute of Technology and G B Pant Institute of Technology BJP east Delhi CV Raman ITI CWG Sports Complex IMAGE NSIT ANI Congress Rahul Gandhi Fareen Khan Sanjay Singh Gopal Rai Yogi Adityanath
is This Trump superfan worships 6-ft statue of US prez By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:50:52 +0530 Bussa Krishna installed a 6-feet statue of the US president near his house and offers prayers daily. Full Article Donald Trump Bussa Krishna United States NAMASTE India-America India
is PIX: PM relishes 'litti-chokha' at Delhi's Hunar Haat By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:25:07 +0530 He later had tea served in 'kulhad' with minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and paid Rs 40 for two cups. Full Article Narendra Modi PTI Photo New Delhi Hunar Haat Union Cabinet Rajpath India
is This is where Trump will stay during his India visit By www.rediff.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 09:38:02 +0530 During their trip, the Trumps will be booked into the 14th floor of the ITC Maurya hotel in the Grand Presidential Suite in New Delhi.Trump will be the fourth US president to stay at the ITC Maurya in the recent past. US president Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W Bush also chose the same facility. Full Article US First Lady Melania Trump ITC Maurya US First Couple Donald Trump George W Bush Bill Clinton Barack Obama Tyeb Mehta India Atlantic City New Delhi Cristal Boch Chanakyapuri Paris Arthashastra
is Hindu Sena organises 'yagna' for Trump By www.rediff.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 14:06:23 +0530 A fringe Hindu outfit on Monday organised a 'yagna' ahead of talks between United States President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Full Article Donald Trump Narendra Modi United States Jantar Mantar Hindu Sena IMAGE New Delhi
is How big is the US? Is it far? Students ask Melania By www.rediff.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:04:57 +0530 The US First Lady, who spent over an hour at Sarvodaya Co-Educational Senior Secondary School in south Delhi, also interacted with students from different grades. Full Article Melania America
is India, US finalise defence deals worth $3 billion By www.rediff.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:23:55 +0530 The relations between the two countries have never been as good as they are now, Trump said, adding that the countries have made "wonderful deal". Full Article Narendra Modi Trump United States India Rashtrapati Bhavan Ram Nath Kovind Press Information Bureau Mahatma Gandhi Ahmedabad Reuters Al Motera
is Best moments from Day 2 of Trump's visit By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 01:28:52 +0530 Spectacle turned to substance on Day 2 of United States President Donald Trump's visit as he had talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the nation's capital.After a day of lapping up attention from cheering crowds and taking in India's most famous sites, including the Taj Mahal, Trump lay the groundwork for longer-term deals on trade and other matters.Take a look. Full Article Donald Trump First Lady Melania Trump PTI Photo New Delhi United States Narendra Modi Hyderabad House Reuters Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidential Palace Adnan Hardeep Singh Puri Press Information Bureau Mahatma Gandhi Ivanka Trump India Madhubani
is LG Baijal visits riot-hit areas, interacts with locals By www.rediff.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 21:32:20 +0530 Interacting with locals, he observed that the situation is gradually improving day by day, and urged them not to pay attention to rumours and avoid circulating unconfirmed messages. Full Article Anil Baijal Shiv Vihar LG Baijal Karawal Nagar northeast Delhi Brijpuri
is In Delhi's relief camps, despair is all that one feels By www.rediff.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 22:21:04 +0530 The inmates at the relief camp said the rioters were all locals and not outsiders. They also said they will only return when authorities assure them of safety. Full Article northeast Delhi PTI Photo East Delhi Municipal Corporation Mohammad Izrael Shri Ram Colony Signature Bridge IMAGE Garhi Mendu Manvender Mustafabad Khajuri
is Coronavirus leaves top tourist sites eerily deserted By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 08:15:30 +0530 More than 86,000 people worldwide have been infected with the novel coronavirus and the global death toll is nearing 3,000.To try to prevent the spread of the virus, local governments have been closing tourist attractions that normally draw large crowds. World-famous destinations such as the Great Wall of China and the Venetian canals resemble ghost towns.As new coronavirus cases are confirmed daily, more closures and cancellations are expected. For the most up-to-date information on the status of an attraction or event, check the institution's or event's main web page. Full Article IMAGE ITALY BEIJING Venice Reuters PARIS SEOUL China Duomo Hakone Jinjya Heiwa-no-Torii JAPAN Shanghai Disney Getty Images Louvre Museum National Museum of Modern Art Milan
is Meet the 'Nari Shaktis' that inspire awe By www.rediff.com Published On :: Sun, 08 Mar 2020 16:33:09 +0530 The winners for the year 2019 are from fields as diverse as agriculture, sports, handicrafts, afforestation and wildlife conservation, armed forces and education. Full Article
is Coronavirus death toll in Italy rises to 631 By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 11:49:15 +0530 The whole of Italy, a country of some 60 million people, was placed under quarantine as the government stepped up efforts to tackle the coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 10,000 people. Full Article
is In LS, Opposition criticises Shah over Delhi riots By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:22:02 +0530 As the government came under attack from the Opposition during the debate on the recent communal riots in the national capital that have claimed over 50 lives, the BJP members alleged that the violence was a pre-planned conspiracy and the home minister and authorities took pro-active steps to control the situation. Full Article Bharatiya Janata Party Meenakshi Lekhi Lok Sabha CAA Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Delhi Police PTI Photo Trinamool Congress IMAGE Amit Shah Asaduddin Owaisi Doval Om Birla N K Premchandran of Revolutionary Socialist Party Kapil Mishra R Baalu
is MP govt crisis: Digvijaya Singh detained in B'luru By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:38:21 +0530 'MLAs said they're captive, (their) phones snatched away, there is police in front of every room. They're being followed 24X7' Full Article Bharatiya Janata Party Congress Digvijaya Singh Madhya Pradesh K Shivakumar Rajya Sabha Bengaluru Rural Jyotiradtya Scindia BJP MLA Arvind Bhadoriya Bheemashankar S Guled Krishna Byre Gowda Digvijay Singh
is Coronavirus crisis is moving global life online By www.rediff.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 08:07:45 +0530 Millions of people worldwide are having to embrace life under lockdown -- confined to their own four walls or neighbourhoods for weeks on end as countries battle to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Full Article
is Covid cases rise over 600; 1st deaths in TN, MP By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 23:49:49 +0530 The 606 positive cases includes 43 foreign nationals, the ministry said. On Tuesday, the number of cases was 519. Full Article PTI Photo Maharashtra IMAGE Bihar Punjab BMC West Bengal India Navi Mumbai Narendra Modi Nagercoil Corporation Karnataka Puducherry Chhattisgarh Ladakh Gujarat
is PHOTOS: How Indians are maintaining social distance By www.rediff.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 08:14:51 +0530 A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated that social distancing and staying indoors were the only ways to deal with the fast-spreading coronavirus, pictures and videos of people standing in circles and squares to buy essential items like groceries and milk in many states went viral. Full Article PTI Photo IMAGE Mumbai Pulachi Shiroli Puducherry Narendra Modi New Delhi SRTC The World Health Organisation Kiran Bedi Jyotipriyo Mallick Prakash Javadekar Kendriya Bhandar Shashi Tharoor Amit Shah Ranjit Chougule
is Covid India toll rises to 16; total cases 694 By www.rediff.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 23:45:09 +0530 The Union health ministry officials also said India was at the second stage as there is still no 'hard evidence' to say that there has been community transmission of the fast-spreading coronavirus, remarks which may provide anxious citizens with much needed assurance and hope. Full Article ANI Photo IMAGE Madhya Pradesh Himachal Pradesh New Delhi Maharashtra West Bengal India Narendra Modi Getty Images Karnataka Puducherry Bihar Gujarat Punjab Chandigarh
is 'Getting food is a major concern than coronavirus' By www.rediff.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:55:12 +0530 'All the hotels and restaurants from where I used to eat have been shut. I used to beg but now there is no one to give me alms too' Full Article Rupa PTI Photo Ramesh IMAGE Manvender Ghanshyam Director National Chest Centre United Nations Special Rapporteur New Delhi Nigam Bodh Leilani Farha Uttar Pradesh Gopal States India NCR
is COVID-19 cases at 724; no community transmission yet By www.rediff.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:56:09 +0530 Concern is growing among healthcare experts who believe that if people do not follow the lockdown or social distancing seriously, the situation can quickly go out of control. Full Article PTI Photo IMAGE R Senthil Himachal Pradesh Gujarat Madhya Pradesh West Bengal Hapur Road Jammu Ghaziabad Karnataka India Bihar Kashmir Maharashtra Chennai
is PHOTOS: Railways' Covid isolation coaches are here By www.rediff.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 00:25:48 +0530 To make the modified isolation ward, the middle berth was removed, the lower portion of the compartment plugged by plywood and a provision of partition provided from the aisle side for the isolation of the compartment, the railways said. Full Article
is Photos: How the world is reacting to coronavirus By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:15:52 +0530 As the world struggles with the deadly coronavirus, there are some who are dealing with the pandemic in their own unique way.Here are 12 images that show how. Full Article Reuters Public Health Emergency Protection Act China CNS Confessor Catholic Church Jair Bolsonaro Larry Hogan Stephane Senechal Rajesh Babu Scott Holmer Saint Edward Rio de Janeiro Banksy Genius Getty Images Jiangsu Mike
is COVID-19 toll rises to 111, number of cases to 4,281 By www.rediff.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 02:18:24 +0530 The highest number of confirmed cases are from Maharashtra (748), followed by Tamil Nadu at 571 and Delhi with 523 cases.Cases in Telangana have gone up to 321, in Kerala to 314, in Uttar Pradesh to 305, while the number of cases has gone up to 274 in Rajasthan. Full Article New Delhi Getty Images IMAGE India Yawar Maharashtra Nadu
is Pink Supermoon -- distraction we need from COVID-19 By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 08:47:54 +0530 Looking to catch a break from all the events surrounding coronavirus, then here's some amazing images from the pink supermoon that occurred on Tuesday night, enthralling all! Full Article Reuters American Museum of Natural History's Department of Astrophysics PTI Photo Moon Jackie Faherty Burj Khalifa Pink Supermoon United Arab Emirates Getty Images Reichstag Building Charles Christopher Maja Eduardo North America Dylan
is COVID-19 toll in India rises to 149; total cases 5,274 By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 19:48:27 +0530 As many as 25 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. 16 people died Maharashtra, two each in Delhi, West Bengal, Haryana and Tamil Nadu and one in Andhra Pradesh. Full Article Andhra Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Haryana Maharashtra West Bengal New Delhi Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Odisha Getty Images Arunachal Pradesh IMAGE Jammu Karnataka Rajasthan
is COVID-19: Toll rises to 169; total cases 5,865 By www.rediff.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 21:44:26 +0530 Of the 20 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, eight were from Maharashtra, three each from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, two from Jammu and Kashmir and one each from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Full Article Uttar Pradesh Gujarat Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra IMAGE Himachal Pradesh and Odisha Haryana PTI Photo Madhya Pradesh West Bengal Jammu Kashmir Srinagar Municipal Corporation Punjab Karnataka Arunachal Pradesh
is COVID-19 toll rises to 242, cases climb to 7,529 By www.rediff.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:02:32 +0530 According to the ministry's data updated in the evening, the highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 1,574, followed by Tamil Nadu at 911 and Delhi at 903. Full Article PTI Photo IMAGE Central Reserve Police Force India Jammu Assam Haryana Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Ladakh Ravi Arunachal Pradesh Tripura Rajasthan Mizoram
is COVID-19 lockdown: Union ministers back to work By www.rediff.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:42:24 +0530 The move to resume work in ministries comes nearly a month after the government issued work from home protocols in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article ANI Photo Narendra Modi IMAGE Kiren Rijiju Sadananda Gowda Arjun Munda Prakash Javadekar Chemicals Shastri Bhawan
is COVID-19 toll rises to 392; cases climb to 11,933 By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 21:16:10 +0530 According to the ministry, Maharashtra is the worst-affected state with 2,687 cases of which 259 patients have recovered/discharged while 178 patients have lost their lives due to the virus. Full Article PTI Photo Narendra Modi Fancy Bazar IMAGE Maharashtra India Madhya Pradesh Guwahati
is UK war veteran raises £13 mn with garden walk By www.rediff.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:19:18 +0530 Captain Tom Moore had resolved to complete 100, 25m laps before he turned 100 at the end of April.The 99-year-old, who has captured the imagination of the public with his heroics, finished the last few steps of his 2,530-yard walk at his home in the village of Marston Moretaine in Bedfordshire with a beaming smile. Full Article Tom Moore National Health Service IMAGE Peter Yorkshire Regiment West Yorkshire Hannah Ingram-Moore WWII United Kingdom BBC NHS Charities Together Lewis Hamilton British India Andrew Jackson Rishi Sunak David Beckham
is India's COVID-19 cases rise to 17,656, toll at 559 By www.rediff.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 20:41:05 +0530 Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected state. Full Article PTI Photo IMAGE R Senthil Rajasthan India Maharashtra Mumbai Uttar Pradesh Kunal Swapan Madhya Pradesh Kerala Podar Worli Nadu Delhi
is 'Toughest is to see patients die without family' By www.rediff.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 09:05:55 +0530 The shifts are long and the scenes are heartbreaking inside a Maryland hospital where nurses and doctors have been treating coronavirus patients for weeks, unable to let family inside to visit loved ones on their death beds.Some of the hospital staff share their toughest moments to show just how heartbreaking this pandemic has been. Full Article Julia Trainor Meghan Sheehan emergency department Rosem Reuters Maryland US
is Children draw what they miss most during lockdown By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:40:06 +0530 Missing their grandparents, not being able to go out and meet their friends....These are just some of the things that kids, who have been confined to their homes due to the coronavirus lockdown, have revealed. From Tokyo to Buenos Aires, and New York to Kathmandu, youngsters have taken to their balconies or front lawns to display and explain the drawings they have made to Reuters photographers. Full Article Reuters Youssef Ivan Posta Jemima Christa-Faelist Tanamal Matilda Soto Quilenan Vasilis Bekiaris Reku Matsui Vilma Posta Hanaa Moos Bashierah Moos Zoe Klein Aggeliki Bekiaris Li Camilla Yaya Matsui KFC
is Disasters displaced 5mn in India, highest in the world By www.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:44:45 +0530 The displacements were a result of a combination of increasing hazard intensity, high population exposure and high levels of social and economic vulnerability, a report says. Full Article PTI Photo IMAGE Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre India Cyclone Fani West Bengal Andhra Pradesh Afghanistan Pakistan Bangladesh United Nations GRID Maharashtra Odisha Sri Lanka Ashok
is Toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,075, cases at 33,610 By www.rediff.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:48:17 +0530 Of the 1,075 deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 432 fatalities, followed by Gujarat at 197, Madhya Pradesh at 130, Delhi at 56, Rajasthan at 51, Uttar Pradesh at 39 and Andhra Pradesh at 31. Full Article PTI Photo Uttar Pradesh Himachal Pradesh IMAGE Delhi Maharashtra Odisha Assam Punjab Madhya Pradesh Tamil Nadu Rajasthan ICMR IIT Andhra Pradesh West Bengal
is India's COVID-19 tally rises by 1,755 to 35,365 cases By www.rediff.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 19:26:40 +0530 A total of 77 deaths were reported since Thursday evening of which 27 fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, 17 from Gujarat, 11 from West Bengal, seven each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, three from Delhi, two from Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and one from Karnataka. Full Article PTI Photo CIDCO Exhibition Center IMAGE Navi Mumbai Maharashtra Tripura India Arunachal Pradesh Vashi Bemina Delhi Srinagar
is Chhattisgarh: 7 fall ill after inhaling poisonous gas By www.rediff.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:03:31 +0530 The incident occurred at Shakti Paper Mill in Tetla village, where the victims were cleaning an open tank on Wednesday evening, said Raigarh superintendent of police Santosh Singh. Full Article
is John Brown: The Abolitionist and his Legacy By www.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 12 May 2011 16:19:16 +0000 Planned by the Gilder Lehrman Institute in collaboration with the New-York Historical Society. October 16, 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of John Brown's doomed raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859. Brown, an ardent abolitionist who believed in racial equality, embraced violence as a means to end slavery. Executed in 1859, he has been both vilified as a murderer and celebrated as a martyr. This exhibition of rare materials from the Gilder Lehrman Collection and New-York Historical explores Brown's beliefs and activities at a critical juncture in American history and invites us to ponder the struggle for civil rights down to the present. End Date: March 25th, 2010Sep 15 2009 to Mar 25 2010Teaser Image: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 to Thursday, March 25, 2010Start Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009Teaser Image Caption: Thomas Satterwhite Noble (1835 – 1907) John Brown's Blessing 1867 Oil on canvas 1939.250, New-York Historical Society, Gift of the children of Thomas S. Noble and Mary C. Noble, in their memory Planned by the Gilder Lehrman Institute in collaboration with the New-York Historical Society. October 16, 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of John Brown's doomed raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859. Brown, an ardent abolitionist who believed in racial equality, embraced violence as a means to end slavery. Executed in 1859, he has been both vilified as a murderer and celebrated as a martyr. This exhibition of rare materials from the Gilder Lehrman Collection and New-York Historical explores Brown's beliefs and activities at a critical juncture in American history and invites us to ponder the struggle for civil rights down to the present. Planned by the Gilder Lehrman Institute in collaboration with N-YHS.http://www.gilderlehrman.org/ October 16, 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of John Brown's doomed raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859. Brown, an ardent abolitionist who believed in racial equality, embraced violence as a means to end slavery. Executed in 1859, he has been both vilified as a murderer and celebrated as a martyr. This exhibition of rare materials from the Gilder Lehrman Collection and N-YHS explores Brown's beliefs and activities at a critical juncture in American history and invites us to ponder the struggle for civil rights down to the present.Relating Tags: Civil RightsSlavery Full Article
is Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society By www.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 12 May 2011 15:56:32 +0000 In March 2010, the New-York Historical Society will present the first large-scale exhibition of materials from the Grateful Dead Archive. Drawn almost exclusively from the Archive housed at the University of California Santa Cruz, Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society, will chronicle the history of the Grateful Dead, its music, and phenomenal longevity through an array of original art and documents related to the band, its members, performances, and productions. Exhibition highlights from the archive will include concert and recording posters, album art, large-scale marionettes and other stage props, banners, and vast stores of decorated fan mail. End Date: September 5th, 2010Mar 5 2010 to Sep 5 2010Teaser Image: Friday, March 5, 2010 to Sunday, September 5, 2010Start Date: Friday, March 5, 2010Teaser Image Caption: American Beauty album cover, 1970, copyright 2010 Alton Kelley.Tracing the career and achievements of a band that became one of the most significant cultural forces in 20th century America, the New-York Historical Society presents The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society. The exhibition, on view from March 5 to September 5, 2010, represents the first large-scale exhibition of materials from the Grateful Dead Archive, housed at the University of California Santa Cruz. Through a wealth of original materials, the exhibition will explore the musical creativity and influence of the Grateful Dead from 1965 to 1995, the sociological phenomenon of the Deadheads (the band's network of devoted fans) and the enduring impact of the Dead's pioneering approach to the music business. Among the objects in the exhibition will be documents, instruments, audio and video recordings, album art, photographs, platinum records, posters, programs, newsletters, tickets, and t-shirts and other merchandise. Highlights will include the band's first record contract, tour itineraries, backstage guest lists, decorated fan mail, rare LP test pressings, drawings for the fabled Wall of Sound amplifier array, scripts for the Grateful Dead ticket hotline, notebooks of Dead archivist Dick Latvala, life-size skeleton props used in the band's "Touch of Grey" video and large-scale marionettes and other stage props. "Despite the Grateful Dead's close association with California, the band and New York have been an important part of each other's history from the first time the Dead played here in 1967 to the band's year-on-year performances in New York from the late 1970s through 1995," commented Dr. Louise Mirrer, President and CEO of the New-York Historical Society. "This exhibition not only celebrates the band's relationship with New York but its tremendous impact on American culture." "The Grateful Dead Archive is one of the most significant popular cultural collections of the 20th century," said Christine Bunting, the head of Special Collections and Archives at the University Library at UC Santa Cruz. "We are delighted that the Historical Society is presenting this unprecedented exhibition, providing the public and the thousands of fans with such an exciting overview of the band's musical journey." The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society provides unique glimpses into the political and social upheavals and artistic awakenings of the 1960s and 1970s, a tumultuous and transformative period that shaped our current cultural and political landscape, and examines how the Grateful Dead's origin in northern California in the mid-1960s was informed by the ideology and spirit of both the Beat Generation and the burgeoning Hippie scene, including the now-legendary Acid Tests. The exhibition also explores how the band's refusal to follow the established rules of the record industry revealed an unexpected business savvy that led to innovations in a rapidly changing music industry, and also to a host of consumer-driven marketing enrichments that kept fans in frequent contact with the band. Click here to read a curator's blogRelating Tags: music Full Article
is Breakthrough: The Dramatic Story of the Discovery of Insulin By www.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 12 May 2011 15:34:02 +0000 Recalling the desperate fight for life that used to be waged by juvenile diabetes patients, and commemorating the events of 1921 that inaugurated a new era of hope for them and their families, the New-York Historical Society will present the exhibition Breakthrough: The Dramatic Story of the Discovery of Insulin from October 5, 2010 through January 31, 2011. Exploring the roles of science, government, higher education and industry in developing and distributing a life-saving drug, the exhibition will bring to life the personalities who discovered insulin and raced to bring it to the world and will tell the story of one extraordinary New York girl—Elizabeth Evans Hughes, daughter of the leading statesman and jurist Charles Evans Hughes—who was among the very first patients to be saved. End Date: January 31st, 2011Oct 5 2010 to Jan 31 2011Teaser Image: Tuesday, October 5, 2010 to Monday, January 31, 2011Start Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010Teaser Image Caption: Girl injecting herself with insulin (Lilly Girl), 1930. Photograph. Courtesy of Eli Lilly and Company Archives Gallery: 'Daughter of U. S. Secretary of State tries new Toronto discovery' Photograph of Elizabeth Hughes with her mother, summer, 1918Insulin Vacuum Drier, 1923J. L, 3 years, December 15, 1922; J.L., Weight 29 lbs, February 15, 1923Photograph of laboratory 221, 1929Early Insulin I Am a Diabetic cardRecalling the desperate fight for life that used to be waged by juvenile diabetes patients, and commemorating the events of 1921 that inaugurated a new era of hope for them and their families, the New-York Historical Society will present the exhibition Breakthrough: The Dramatic Story of the Discovery of Insulin from October 5, 2010 through January 31, 2011. Exploring the roles of science, government, higher education and industry in developing and distributing a life-saving drug, the exhibition will bring to life the personalities who discovered insulin and raced to bring it to the world and will tell the story of one extraordinary New York girl—Elizabeth Evans Hughes, daughter of the leading statesman and jurist Charles Evans Hughes—who was among the very first patients to be saved. To lead visitors through this history, from the discovery of insulin in Toronto by Dr. Frederick Banting in 1921 and its first human trials in 1922 to its widespread use today, Breakthrough will feature digital interactives, film, artifacts and ephemera drawn from the Historical Society's own collections and from archives including those of the University of Toronto, Eli Lilly and Company, the Rockefeller Institute, the Joslin Clinic and the New York Academy of Medicine. The first chapter will recount the excitement, and the clash of personalities, among the scientists whose research led to the discovery of insulin, beginning in May 1921. Also included in this chapter will be an account of the valiant but heartbreaking efforts of Dr. Frederick Allen in the years before the discovery to prolong the lives of diabetic children through the use of a starvation diet. The story of Elizabeth Evans Hughes, told in part through actual treatment charts and period letters, will bring to life the impact of insulin when it first became available. Because Elizabeth was the daughter of Charles Evans Hughes—Governor of New York (1907–1910), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1910–1916), United States Secretary of State (1921–1925) and Chief Justice of the United States (1930–1941)—her survival provided powerful testimony to the value of insulin, and helped bring the work of Dr. Allen and Dr. Banting to the world's stage. The exhibition's second chapter will examine how insulin became available for widespread medical use through a partnership between the University of Toronto and Eli Lilly and Company—the first such collaboration between an academic institution and a drug company. Photographs from the Lilly archives will reveal the painstaking early method of manufacturing insulin in mass quantities—an innovative industrial process that ran from the slaughterhouse to the laboratory. Display cases of syringes, vials, testing kits for blood sugar and other equipment will take the story of insulin treatment from the 1920s up through today. The exhibition's final chapter will tell about recent developments—notably the synthesis of insulin in the 1980s as the world's first biotechnology drug—and the current state of research, development, treatment and demography of diabetes. Included in this chapter will be information about the alarming increase in prevalence of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in the past decade, and the ways in which individuals, families and institutions can address this health crisis. The exhibition will conclude with a presentation of Life for a Child, a documentary film produced by the International Diabetes Federation and Eli Lilly and Company to raise awareness of the devastating impact of the disease.Breakthrough will be installed in the Historical Society's 1,300-square-foot temporary gallery, located just off the 77th Street entrance, while the remainder of the landmark Central Park West building undergoes a $60 million architectural renovation.Exhibitions: Breakthrough: The Dramatic Story of the Discovery of InsulinResources: Full Article
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