What was going on when I was born?

From lavish fund-raising parties to protest parades, from private dinners for elected officials to disco dancing by delegates and dignitaries, New York was a city possessed by politics yesterday.

Preliminary census figures indicate that the population has dropped sharply not only in New York City but also in the other aging industrial cities of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Like their counterparts in New York City, municipal...

New factory orders could begin to surge as early as late this year, as businesses seek to replace badly depleted inventories, according to some leading economic forecasters. This renewed activity could help pull the economy from the current recession.

BONN, Aug. 10--Against the everpresent backdrop of its military history and role in two world wars, West Germany is again debating the proper role of its small but prosperous arms industry in the country's overall economy.

Governor Carey called on New York delegates to the Democratic National Convention yesterday to "follow the will of the people of New York" and reject a proposed convention rule that would requite delegates to abide by primary and caucus results in voting for Presidential nominees.

CLARENCE, Iowa--Robert Joslin, a lean, soft-spoken fellow, was out looking at the hogs. Strange, the way Mr. Joslin keeps his hogs. The sun did not shine on Mr. Joslin's head as he walked among the hogs, who chewed on the cuffs of his denim pants, nor were his shoes dirtied by walking among the animals.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10--In an effort to reassure allied governments about President Carter's new nuclear arms strategy, Secretary of Defense Harold Brown has told the defense ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that the United States has "no desire to fight a nuclear war."

CHICAGO TO be a Chicago Cub or a Chicago Cub fan is, most often, to love the Cubs. Phil Cavarretta works for the New York Mets now and hasn't been with Chicago for more than a quarter of a century, but he still thinks of himself as a member of the Cubs, for whom he was a longtime player and then a manager: at times, he ...

ROCHESTER, Aug. 10--It was a stroll in the park today for Jack Nicklaus, as the greatest golfer of modern times won his fifth Professional Golfers' Association championship by a record seven strokes.

Mayor Koch will seek today to close New York City's projected budget gap for next year by calling on the Carter Administration to follow urban policies laid out in the proposed Democratic Party platform.

How in the world could the Baltimore Orioles swoop into New York and sweep three games from the Yankees? The first-place Yankees, the supposedly unstoppable Yankees. Simple, according, to Earl Weaver.

The American passion for immortalizing family and friends and preserving memories of special occasions in color and black-and-white snapshots has been curbed in recent months, an apparent victim of the recession and rising film prices.