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Elected to the New York State Legislature just a year prior to this photograph, Chisholm would go on to be the first black woman elected to national congress, just three years later. She would also be the first black person to complete for the candidacy for President of the United States on a major party ticket, though she took only 152 votes at the convention (which nominated George McGovern, who lost the presidential election to Richard Nixon).

Chisholm passed away on January 1, 2005, having retired after representing New York’s 12th Congressional District for seven terms.

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One thing of interest in looking through old photos of American Halloween parties from the era was that very few people, either adults or children, put much effort into dressing up, if they tried at all. Was this a result of the economic depression of the time, or just what Halloween was like before the advent of Star Wars, slasher films, and World of Warcraft?

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The first two paragraphs to the introduction to this tour say it all:

The town’s name sounds just as the area has been described: bucolic, cozy, a haven. But of course Sleepy Hollow boasts the sinister undercurrent of a headless horseman, a misguided schoolmaster who comes to a mysteriously bad end, and an unemployed, henpecked husband who falls asleep for twenty years, awakening to a very different, decidedly strange reality.
Yes, Sleepy Hollow is famous for its men…but what about the women? Resting In Peace in this sleepy-but-creepy graveyard you’ll find more remarkable women than you can shake a bone at.

The tour can be downloaded within the Rama app, which is available on iTunes. Read more in the press release, and check out the screenshots of the tour, below:

Any folks out there have a similar photo of the city, so we can compare how it looks today?

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These two snapshots show both the explosion and German soldiers inspecting the wreck, after the crash.

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Despite being shot in the chest, Roosevelt refused to go immediately to the hospital and instead continued with plans to deliver a 90-minute campaign speech, with blood staining his shirt during the oration. This X-ray, taken later that day, shows how close the bullet came to piercing Roosevelt’s lungs. The doctors worried that operating would cause more harm than good, and Roosevelt carried the bullet, buried in his chest, until the day he died.Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

The tour can be downloaded within the Rama app, which is available on iTunes. Read more in the press release, and check out the screenshots of the tour, below:

“Frontiers in the Sky” is written by Hannah Murray and produced by Past Preservers.

Due to constant design changes, fires, and other delays, the cathedral still remains unfinished today.

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As the picture shows, the bridge was still unfinished at this time, despite having been opened for traffic 12 days prior.

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