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  2. History of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The Historical Atlas of New York City: A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History (2005) online; Hood. Clifton. In Pursuit of Privilege: A History of New York City's Upper Class and the Making of a Metropolis (2016). Cover 1760–1970. Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (1995). The Encyclopedia of New York City. New Haven: Yale ...

  3. History of New York City (prehistory–1664) - Wikipedia

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    "From the Hudson to the James 1626–1675: 1. New Netherland and New York". The Oxford History of the American People: Prehistory to 1789. New York: New American Library. Hunter, Douglas (2009). Half Moon: Henry Hudson and the Voyage That Redrew the Map of the New World. New York: Bloomsbury Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-59691-680-7.

  4. Timeline of New York City - Wikipedia

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    New-York African Free-School founded. [26] 1789 March: 1st United States Congress begins. April 30: Inauguration of Washington as U.S. president. [9] 1790 January 8: U.S. president Washington delivers country's first State of the Union Address. [27] February: Supreme Court of the United States convenes. [28] Population: 33,131.

  5. History of Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    The Encyclopedia of New York City. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0300055366.; second edition 2010; Jackson, Kenneth T. and Roberts, Sam (eds.) The Almanac of New York City (2008) Jaffe, Steven H. New York at War: Four Centuries of Combat, Fear, and Intrigue in Gotham (2012) Excerpt and text search; Lankevich, George J.

  6. History of education in New York City - Wikipedia

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    The Evolution of an Urban School System: New York City, 1750-1850 (Harvard UP, 1973) online; Kilpatrick, William Heard. The Dutch schools of New Netherland and colonial New York (1912) online; Klepper, Rachel. "School and Community in the All-Day Neighborhood Schools of New York City, 1936-1971." History of Education Quarterly 63.1 (2023): 107 ...

  7. Oxford, Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    Oxford is the 14th most populous city in Mississippi, United States, and the county seat of Lafayette County, 75 miles (121 km) southeast of Memphis. A college town, Oxford surrounds the University of Mississippi or "Ole Miss". Founded in 1837, the city is named for Oxford, England. Purchasing the land from a Chickasaw, pioneers founded Oxford ...

  8. History of New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    This in turn led to a surge in culture. New York City became, once again, "the center for all things chic and trendy". [61] Hip-hop and rap music, led by New York City, became the most popular pop genre. Immigration to both the city and state rose. New York City, with a large gay and lesbian community, suffered many deaths from AIDS beginning ...

  9. List of oldest schools - Wikipedia

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    Bromsgrove School (record of a chantry school 1476, re-founded 1553) Magdalen College School, Oxford, England (1480) Galatasaray High School, Istanbul, Turkey (1481) Skegness Grammar School, England (1483) Stockport Grammar School, England (1487) Ermysted's Grammar School, England (1492) (first record of existence)