David Johnson

3 weeks ago | timesunion.com | David Johnson

On April 19, 1775, a group of farmers organized as Minutemen in Concord, Mass., fired the "shot heard 'round the world" to mark the start of the American Revolution. Ralph Waldo Emerson first used that memorable phrase to describe the event in his poem "Concord Hymn." The Revolutionary War "shot," which turns 250 this year, also marked the start of writers using the phrase to describe other things — some of which may not stand up to the level of importance as the original.

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | David Johnson |Angi Gonzalez

Some travelers held off on flying after a series of airplane incidents earlier this year, including a deadly crash between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet just outside of the nation’s capital a number of highly publicized near-misses.

1 month ago | timesunion.com | David Johnson

North Vietnam forces were circling Saigon when the "American Freedom Train" rolled into Albany in 1975. The museum-on-wheels was founded by Ross Rowland Jr. to celebrate the country's upcoming bicentennial. Train cars featured exhibits highlighting achievements from 200 years of American democracy, something Rowland thought the country needed after the Vietnam War and Watergate scandal. Article continues below this adAlbany was the second stop on the 138-city national tour of the Freedom Train.

1 month ago | star-telegram.com | David Johnson

These crime stories covered by the Times Union have captivated the Capital Region through the years. Jack "Legs" DiamondDuring Prohibition, no bootlegger was a bigger rock star of the underworld than Jack "Legs" Diamond. To corner the market on the illicit booze trade, Diamond would stop at nothing - including hijacking truckloads of alcohol shipped by rivals, torturing competitors and coldblooded murder. In this photo, he arrives at the Troy courthouse on Dec.

1 month ago | timesunion.com | David Johnson

These crime stories covered by the Times Union have captivated the Capital Region through the years. During Prohibition, no bootlegger was a bigger rock star of the underworld than Jack "Legs" Diamond. To corner the market on the illicit booze trade, Diamond would stop at nothing — including hijacking truckloads of alcohol shipped by rivals, torturing competitors and coldblooded murder. In this photo, he arrives at the Troy courthouse on Dec.