Today in History

05/24/11 Today is Monday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2011. There are 222 days left in the year. On May 23, 1911, the newly completed New York Public Library was dedicated by President William Howard Taft, Gov. John Alden Dix and Mayor William Jay Gaynor (the library was opened to the public the next day).

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Time to rein in public-sector compensation

05/24/11 The state Legislature this week, depending upon the members' whim, may consider Gov. David Paterson's multi-year plans to close a yawning gap in the state budget. On Thursday, President William Mooney of the Westchester County Association, the public policy and business advocacy group, addressed a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the governor's proposals. The meeting in Greenburgh was ...

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'The President and the Assassin': when ruthless capitalism and radical anarchy collided

06/09/11 Seattle author Scott Miller's new book, "The President and the Assassin," tells the parallel stories of President William McKinley and the anarchist who shot him, weaving in the twin themes of 19th century business ruthlessness and worker radicalism. Miller discusses his book Thursday at Seattle's University Book Store.

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