The mansion in new york. Her book will be on sale afterward. It is my pleasure to introduce margaret oppenheimer. [applause] margaret thank you very much. July 3, age 33, a distinguished new yorker wrote a note in his diary. The celebrated colonel burr was married to the celebrated mrs. Jumel. His choice of adjectives was interesting. Not distinguished, but celebrated. Celebrity had the same connotation it does today. Someone who was known to the public but not always with approval. Today, i am going to talk about how eliza jumel and aaron burr became public figures, why they married, and what happened after these two celebrities joined hands. Ladies first. Eliza jumel is on the right. She is painted here one year before her marriage to aaron burr next to a portrait of him painted after the ceremony. Eliza jumel was born betsy bowen in providence, rhode island, in 1775. About 2. 5 weeks before the battle of lexington. There was absolutely nothing in her beginnings to suggest that her n
Of cuba. Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. The purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a Nuclear Strike capability against the western hemisphere. The cuban missile crisis took place over an extremely tense 13 days in october of 1962. Only one combat fatality of this Huge International crisis. Fromwas Rudolph Anderson greenville. It began when the United States military began observing maritime shipments into cuba from the soviet union and we began flying missions in the u2 aircraft over cuba that were secret. ,hey were strategic highaltitude reconnaissance missions. We were snapping photographs of what was going on in cuba. It soon became apparent that the soviet union was developing mediumrange Ballistic Missiles and intermediate range Ballistic Missile sites in cuba. Kennedy informed the nation on a r 22 from the oval office on october 22 from
Youll notice its considerably warmer than 24 hours ago the past 24 hours. Its a dozen warmer in the city right now. 15 degrees warmer than yesterday. And 20 degrees warmer in monticello. Thats the trepd for today. Milder temperatures, yes. But the problem is more clouds headed our way. Astoria, 47. In the city, 53 degrees. Westhampton, cooled down to 33 degrees. Thats the chilliest spot we could find. 40 in sussex and low to mid40s through the Hudson Valley. Clouds, theyre out there, but there are thin spots. The first half of the day, especially in the morning, well get breaks of sunshine from time to time. More clouds to the south will be thick her. It will cloud over everywhere through the midday. The light showers moving more north and east towards us. Clouds thickening up, to the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. Well talk about the sevenday in a little bit. Thank you, chris. New this morning, Police Looking into a shooting at a bodega in queens. A man walked into the store and opened
The crosswalk, a couple and their two children in a volar, when the car plowed into hem. We heard a bang from are inside of the house. We heard the lady screaming. That is what caught our attention. When we come out here. They were on the ground. The lady on the grn and the baby in a stroller. I heard the baby cry. Then the baby stopped crying. I dop know. Mary police say the mother was not hurt but the 22 year old father was thrown on impact and rushed to lowell general. A 9monthold girl, 2yearold girl remain in the stroller, although, the older child was taken to tustin boston. The driver did stop. He was not injured. Neighbors say the stretch of net fletcher street is notorious. Is a bad street to cross. I have been almost hit numerous times. It is a terrible, terrible intersection. Mary police tell us, the accident is still under investigation. They have not determined if a driver will face charges. Wcvb newscenter 5. Phil right now, Somerville Police say a jeep that plowed into a
When we come out here. They were on the ground. The lady on the grn and the baby in a stroller. I heard the baby cry. Then the baby stopped crying. I dop know. Mary police say the mother was not hurt but the 22 year old father was thrown on impact and rushed to lowell general. A 9monthold girl, 2yearold girl remain in the stroller, although, the older child was taken to tustin boston. The driver did stop. He was not injured. Neighbors say the stretch of net fletcher street is notorious. Is a bad street to cross. I have been almost hit numerous times. It is a terrible, terrible intersection. Mary police tell us, the accident is still under investigation. They have not determined if a driver will face charges. In lowell tonight, mary saladna Wcvb Newscenter 5. Phil right now, Somerville Police say a jeep that plowed into a man was stolen, and the driver sped off when he saw officers approaching at the broadway this afternoon. The jeep went into the median and hit a man who was walking th