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1948 – York: A Plan for Progress and Preservation published. 1951 – First York Festival, including a major revival of the York Mystery Plays. 1956 – Castle Mills Bridge opened. 1961 – 16 December: York Cold War Bunker opened. 1962 – 11 April: York Crematorium dedicated. [33] 1963 University of York established with a new campus at ...
After the war, York slowly regained its former pre-eminence in the North, and, by 1660, was the third-largest city in England after London and Norwich. In 1686 the Bar Convent was founded, in secret due to anti-catholic Laws, making it the oldest surviving convent in England. York elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons.
June 2: The 15th New York Infantry Regiment, which later became the 369th Infantry Regiment ("Harlem Hellfighters") was constituted within the New York Army National Guard. [88] 1914 January 1: The parts of New York County which had been annexed from Westchester County were newly constituted as the County of The Bronx. [89] [90]
In its 275 years, stories, big and small, connect to shape York County’s larger story.
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The towns and cities of Downstate New York were created by the U.S. state of New York as municipalities in order to give residents more direct say over local government. [1] Present-day Westchester , Bronx , New York , Richmond , Kings , Queens , Nassau , and Suffolk counties were part of York Shire from 1664-August 1673 and again from February ...
Timeline of Mayor Eric Adams' political career and corruption allegations New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends an interfaith breakfast event in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., January 30, 2025.
York (1770–1775 – after 1815) [1] was an enslaved man [2] who was the only African-American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–1806. A lifelong slave and personal servant of William Clark, York participated in the entire exploration and made significant contributions to its success.