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New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies on the east coast of North America, and was admitted as a state on July 26, 1788. Prior to declaring its independence, New York was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which it in turn obtained from the Dutch as the colony of New Netherland; see the list of colonial governors and the list of directors-general of New Netherland for the ...
Resigned to become New York City Comptroller. Frank T. Fitzgerald: Democratic 6th: March 4, 1889 – November 4, 1889 Resigned when elected register of New York County. John J. Fitzgerald: Democratic 2nd: March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 Brooklyn Resigned. 7th: March 4, 1903 – December 31, 1917 John Fitzgibbons: Democratic At-large: March 4 ...
Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site, also called Hasbrouck House, is located in Newburgh, New York, United States, overlooking the Hudson River. George Washington and his staff were headquartered in the house while commanding the Continental Army during the final year and a half of the American Revolutionary War; at 16 months and 19 days it was his longest tenure at any of his ...
The son of Holocaust survivors, 49-year-old George Kogan grew up in Puerto Rico before relocating to New York City, where he enjoyed success as an antiques and art dealer—until one morning in 1990 when Kogan was approached on the street by a gunman identified by the prosecution as Paul Prosano and killed in cold blood.
The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner, in a move aimed to improve player recruitment as the team tries to win its ...
The Loomis Gang was a family of outlaws who operated in Central New York during the mid-19th century. The patriarch of the gang, George Washington Loomis, was a descendant of the immigrant Joseph Loomis, who arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony from England in the early 17th century.
The special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District to succeed the infamous George Santos offers perhaps the best chance to test Democrats’ theory ahead of the presidential election.
Joseph Orapallo, 57, and his 22-year-old son, Frank Orapallo, were nabbed early Wednesday when the NYPD Financial Crimes Task Force carried out the raid on their Staten Island home, according to ...