Good morning! Today is Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. What is being billed as “Snowmegeddon” is threatening to bring about a half a foot of snow to New York City, and perhaps a foot and a half to the Boston area. They’ve even named the storm, calling it “Fern.” An ironic name for a snowstorm, I think. We actually had thunder snow around here last night.
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1673: Postal service between New York and Boston is inaugurated.
1816: Lord Byron completes poems “Parisina” and “Siege of Corinth.”
1842: Charles Dickens arrives in Boston with his wife, Catherine.
1889: Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
1959: Buddy Holly makes his last recordings in his NYC apartment, alone with an acoustic guitar. He tapes five songs, including “Peggy Sue”
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