Tuesday April 14, Our World In Pictures
BROOKLYN: Congressman Lewis Signs Bestselling “March” Books: Shown is Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) at a book signing at The Brooklyn Music School on April 8. Congressman Lewis spoke to students about his No. 1 New York Times and Washington Post bestselling “March” series, his life as a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement and the power young people possess to change the world through nonviolence.
GREECE — Men Ignite Rockets During Easter Celebrations: Young men ignite rockets during Greek Orthodox Easter celebrations on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, late Saturday. Thousands of handmade rockets are fired every year on Great Saturday night, before the Resurrection, by locals of the two rival churches of Agios Markos and Panagia Erithiani, in the village of Vrontados.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.