The biggest manhunt in the NYPD history took place in the summer of 1977, when the serial killer who called himself Son of Sam terrorized New York City. Irish detective Timothy Dowd was the one who cracked the case.
The spread of disease happens quick and fast, especially in 1847 when Irish refugees fled the famine and brought deadly diseases to Toronto. Unlike many, Dr. George Robert Grasett helped them.
Have you heard of the Faddan More Psalter? The 1,200 year old religious manuscript was found in a bog with the Latin words of Psalm 83 open. It had lain undisturbed for 1,200 years.
While there has been major coverage of the Choctaw Indians donation to Irish famine relief, less well-known is the work of New York Jewish leaders to help the starving Irish.
Mott Street. Manhattan. 1936. These were tough times in a tough place. One might go so far as to say that things back then were even tougher than they are now.
