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Monday, July 25, 2011
Monday's trivia answer
How much will it cost to run the city's school system this year?
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Southpaw solution ...
What lefty hurler joined the Schenectady Blue Jays in 1938?
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Saturday's trivia answer
We love the name Cha Cha!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
In the beginning
The answer to today's trivia question
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Wednesday's trivia
Here's the answer to Wednesday's trivia question.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Socialist mayor a century ago...
A pastor at the First Reformed Church in the Stockade, this Iowa native became Schenectady’s first and only Socialist mayor on Jan. 1, 1912. Later a Democrat, he would serve as mayor for four terms, and also win election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Who was he?
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Air brake inventor ...
In 1855, at age 9, he moved to Schenectady with his family. He later dropped out of Union College and moved to Pittsbrgh, where he became famous as the inventor of the air brake, which dramatically improved rail travel. Who was he?
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Our own comic book villain ...
What Marvel comics villain, known for his slight case of arachnophobia, was born and raised in Schenectady?
Friday, July 15, 2011
Nott's most noteworthy ...
What was former Union College President Eliphalet Nott's most famous invention?
Thursday, July 14, 2011
And the answer is...
Where did those call letters come from?
