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It was called the Money Show, and because money seems to be talking in a confusing language these days, people came hoping to learn the lexicon.
The New York State Transportation Department has announced a $10 million parking-lot construction program designed to encourage car pooling on Long Island and relieve crowding at commuter lots at Long Island Rail Road stations.
DETROIT, Feb. 7--The Chrysler Corporation reported today that it lost $375.8 million in last year's fourth quarter, bringing its loss for 1979 to $1.1 billion, believed to be the largest yearly loss in American corporate history.
THE Eglevsky Ballet Company has been in a state of transition since the death in 1977 of its founder, the New York City Ballet star Andre Eglevsky.
The Treasury sold 30-year bonds yesterday at a yield of 11.84 percent, the highest ever for long-term Government securities.
As the climb in housing prices continues, many people--especially those who bought a home years ago at a fraction of its current value--are selling in order to take their profits.
Fifty-eight persons, described as steerers, sellers or lookouts, were arrested yesterday when a special force of 100 shotgun-carrying detectives smashed into apartments and storefronts in four dilapidated buildings on Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side to break up a drug operation that, the police said, sold marijuana and cocaine to hundreds of customers each hour.
ONCE a dream on a drawing board, the cultural revitalization of Far West 42d and 43d Streets is now approaching realization. On one square city block, between Ninth and 10th Avenues, there is more theatrical activity than on almost any other street in New York.
JERUSALEM, Feb. 7--Look at it from the smuggler's point of view, You have a vast desert with lots of good sand for burying things and nothing more than an occasional army patrol passing by.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (AP)--The Government said today that the growth of consumers' installment debt slowed sharply toward the end of 1979.
I was wondering if anything interesting on the news was going on when I was born, and decided to create this website for fun. The purpose is to show people what was going on when they were born. With this website I've found out that it was a pretty slow news day on my birthday, but I bet it would feel cool to know a historical event happened on your birthday.
The data used in this project is provided by the New York Times API. They have by far the best API I was able to find, with articles dating back to the 1950s. There weren't any other major newspapers that had an API with close to as much data. The closest was the Guardian API, but theirs only went back to the 1990s. I decided to only use articles from the New York Times because their API was by far the best. This tool works if you have a birthday after the 1950s or so.
Some important dates in history I'd recommend looking up on this website are:
These historical events are just a few examples of the fascinating moments in history you can explore through this tool. Whether you're interested in your own birthday, significant historical dates, or just curious about what was making headlines on any given day, this website offers a unique window into the past through the lens of contemporary news coverage.
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