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December 6: United States capital relocates to Philadelphia from New York City for a period of 10 years as the new national capital is constructed in Washington, D.C. Philadelphia Stock Exchange founded; General Advertiser newspaper begins publication [4] Population: 28,522. [18] [5] 1791 City Hall building constructed; U.S. Supreme Court ...
The European forts and settlements in the Delaware River Valley, then known as New Sweden, c. 1650 A 1683 map of Philadelphia, which is believed to be the first city map created Philadelphia's seal in 1683 Penn's Treaty with the Indians, a 1772 portrait by Benjamin West now on display above the north door of the United States Capitol rotunda
Philadelphia's Black American population is the fourth-largest in the country after New York City, Chicago, and Houston. West Philadelphia and North Philadelphia are largely African-American neighborhoods, but many are leaving those areas in favor of the Northeast and Southwest sections of Philadelphia.
It was founded by Henry Collins Brown, [1] [2] in 1923 [3] to preserve and present the history of New York City, and its people. It is located at 1220–1227 Fifth Avenue between East 103rd to 104th Streets, across from Central Park on Manhattan's Upper East Side , at the northern end of the Museum Mile section of Fifth Avenue.
New York City is one of the relatively few American cities levying an income tax (about 3%) on its residents; [318] [319] [320] despite this tax levy, New York City in 2024 was home by a significant margin to the highest number of billionaires of any city in the world, with a total of 110. [34]
The Peninsula New York: 696 Fifth Avenue: 55th Street: exterior [136] St. Regis New York: 693 Fifth Avenue: 55th Street: exterior [137] Aeolian Building: 689 Fifth Avenue: 54th Street: exterior [138] University Club of New York: 1 West 54th Street: 54th Street: exterior [139] Saint Thomas Church: Corner: 1 West 53rd Street: exterior [140 ...
1828 – American Institute of the City of New York founded. [26] 1829 – Workingmen's Party organized. [10] 1830 – Sociedad Benéfica Cubana y Puertorriqueña formed. [41] 1831 – University of the City of New York incorporated. [19] 1832 – Cholera pandemic reaches North America. It breaks out in New York City on June 26, peaks at 100 ...
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.