185 YEARS AGO: Steamboat Accident—The steamboat Henry Eckford, Captain Tice, was preparing to tow some Canal boats into the river at the foot of Cedar Street, New York when her boiler exploded. The deck of the vessel was completely ripped up, and the fragments thrown in every direction.…
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05-07-26
160 YEARS AGO: A condemnation of the revealing nature of the fashionable tilting hoop skirt as observed in New York City – “The hoop skirts now worn by fashionable females are a burning shame to society, and the wearers ought to be indicted by the civil authorities for willfully and knowingly exposing their persons..."…
GATHERING—4-7 p.m. Drop-in Art Night. Beverages, art materials provided for all ages. Donations accepted. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1510067717795568&set=a.480535810748769…
