Read my disclosure policy to understand how I work with companies and individuals. A visit to New York City, the largest city in the country, can be overwhelming, especially if it’s your first time. There are so many places you can visit and things to do that you cannot fit in a day or even a week. You might need […]

I was grateful to know that the Smithsonian verifies this information.  On this date in 1930, the very first supermarket opened in the U.S.–King Kullen.  Michael J. Cullen came up with the idea, and he opened this first store of its type in Queens, New York.   His concept was to offer a new kind of store where cash sales, low […]

I had never heard of this event in U.S. history, but on this date in 1712, the New York Slave Revolt occurred.  In the colonial days, New York had the highest amount of slaves–one in five were enslaved.  They were not plantation workers (as they were in the South), but they were skilled workers like carpenters, stone masons, and fishermen. […]