A Date With History
Osborn Savage and James Hill, both in their 80s, retraced the history they were witnessing Election Day from a bench outside their housing complex in Harlem around 11 a.m. as black voters cast a presidential ballot for one of their own. “This is something I didn’t think I would see in my time,” said Hill, 89.
Twelve hours later, these two friends of 50 years, who took part in civil rights protests in the 1960s, would see history made as Barack Obama was elected the United States’ 44th President – and its first African-American chief executive.
“It makes me proud,” Savage, 84, said of Obama. “I didn’t think he’d get this far.”
Scenes From an Inauguration
The big story that brought the throngs to Washington was Barack Obama’s historic inauguration. But there were many more American stories among the faces in the crowd. Read more »
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NYCity Snapshot: Life in Four More Years
In 1980, Ronald Reagan asked Americans, "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" More than 60 NYCity News Service reporters hit the streets to ask New Yorkers: "Where do you want this country to be four years from now?"
