December 15, 2024

DEC 15, postal places, USA: Hoboken, NJ

 

 a) Review of material posted on December 15 in previous years ...


2020: etymology, miser (illustrated poem) 
2021: Ontario nostalgia, Toronto's distillery district (photo-collage)
2022: reptiles, herpetophobes (poem)
2023: homophonous verse, corrective (illustrated poem)

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b) Today's Offering (Dec 15, 2024)

Authors' Note:  NJ is the official abbreviation for the American state of New Jersey, in which Hoboken, a town with population of about 60,000, is situated, commuting distance from New York City.

THe town was first settled by Europeans in the 17th century as part of the New Netherland colony. Following the Dutch era, it became known as the site of the first recorded game of baseball, and as the birthplace (1915) and hometown of Frank Sinatra. 

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