11/13/2012
CNNMoney: “When Roman and Marianna Bediner's Staten Island, N.Y., home was clobbered by Superstorm Sandy they took some comfort in knowing that it was insured. But a few days later, when they learned that their coverage would pay for only a fraction of the $75,000 to $100,000 needed to put the house back together again, that feeling evaporated.” http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/12/pf/insurance/sandy-flood-insurance/index.html?iid=SF_PF_Lead
On May 19, 1951, Jeffry Ross Hyman is born. As “Joey Ramone,” he becomes lead vocalist and song writer for the Ramones. The band is a major influence on the punk rock movement in the US and UK. All band members adopt pseudonyms ending with surname "Ramone," though none of them are related.
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