#feb. 2

Lexington Avenue and 86th Street on February 2, 1930.

Ground hog's better than no ground hog, especially on February 2. Benny Zame, manager of the Trunz Pork Store at 226 Court St., Brooklyn, obliges with a demonstration of genuine ground hog, the only special available that day in 1950.

Leon Leonidoff, production director of Radio City Music Hall, watches a dress rehearsal on the great stage from the twelfth row, February 2, 1933. The board in front of him contains a light chart, showing all of the 2,000 lighting combinations possible, with control buttons. It also has a microphone, making it possible to speak to any employee without having to leave his seat.

Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis, left, whispers advice to six-year-old Andy Davidson while Bill "Bojangles" Robinson whispers to Eshmael Aruz, also six, February 2, 1941. They were probably giving advice before the boys began their Paperweight bout at the Colored Orphan Asylum in the Bronx. Louis and Robinson were honored guests at an Achievement Day program sponsored by the asylum. Louis called the bout a draw.

February is the best time to make your New Years resolution. Here's why.

  January was not the month to start your New Year’s resolutions. It was the month to relax, do very little and just be.

The main reason I suggest you did nothing is because that’s what nature intended us to do. Think about the month of January and our modern society. If you live in a cold climate I’ll bet there was not a lot of activity going on outside. Lots of outdoor workers are laid off…