Nelson Mandela Dies Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid icon that went from political prisoner to president of a free South Africa died today. Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in jail. Yet, he brought South Africa from the evil of apartheid to democracy with grace and humility. He was the calming factor that prevented vengeance by the […]
Ed Koch Dead: Mayor Who Became A Symbol Of NYC Dies At 88
Ed Koch Dead: Mayor Who Became A Symbol Of NYC Dies At 88 NEW YORK — Ed Koch’s favorite moment as mayor of New York City, fittingly, involved yelling. Suddenly inspired to do something brash about the rare transit strike that crippled the city in 1980, he strode down to the Brooklyn Bridge to […]