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The 1954 unveiling of a stained-glass depiction of Peter Stuyvesant in Butler Library at Columbia University, a gift of the Netherlands Antilles.It commemorated the 300th anniversary of the founding of New Amsterdam, though it was actually dedicated on its 329th anniversary according to the date on the Seal of New York City, or on the 301st anniversary of the city receiving municipal rights.
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.
Times Square Ball Drop (on New Year's Eve) New York Citys adds its going to do a re do of its Macy 4th of July fireworks show tickets giveaway after Wednesday planned failed because the website was inaccessible. The city adds it will reopen website at 10 am on Thursday. They will be given on first come first served basis. There is limit of 2 ...
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (1998), 1300 of highly detailed scholarly history; Goldman, Mark. High Hopes: The Rise and Decline of Buffalo, New York (Suny Press, 1983) McEneny, John (2006). Albany, Capital City on the Hudson: An Illustrated History. Sun Valley, California: American Historical Press. ISBN 1-892724-53-7.
1967 New York City freight train collision: rail 6 [143] 1962 Queens soap plant fire: fire 6 [92]: 109 1943 Harlem riot of 1943: mass unrest 6 [144] 1912 Equitable Life Building fire: fire 6 [145] 1891 1891 New York City train collision: rail 6 [146] 2018 2018 New York City helicopter crash: aircraft 5 [147] 1991 Union Square derailment: rail 5 ...
They linked the plant closure to gun control measures championed by New York City-area Democrats in recent years. Remington is not the first firearms maker to commit to a more gun-friendly state.
Amidst much speculation, the team opened it to find a message from another archaeologist digging at the site—200 years ago. The archaeologist was the first to explore the ancient location, and ...
This gentleman determined on erecting the largest hotel in the country, and will doubtless succeed, as when completed the new hotel will contain 630 rooms, 200 more than either the Fifth Avenue, Metropolitan or St. Nicholas Hotel, and 100 more than the celebrated Lindell Hotel at St. Louis, which was burned some three years ago; 200 of the ...