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  2. History of New York University - Wikipedia

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    The history of New York University begins in the early 19th century. A group of prominent New York City residents from the city's landed class of merchants, bankers, and traders established NYU on April 18, 1831. These New Yorkers believed the city needed a university designed for young men who would be admitted based on merit, not birthright ...

  3. New York University - Wikipedia

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    New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, New York. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature , [ 13 ] NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin [ 14 ] as a non-denominational all-male institution near City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education .

  4. List of presidents of New York University - Wikipedia

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    New York University (NYU) is a private research university located in New York City, [2] which was founded by Albert Gallatin in 1831. [3] The "president and chancellor", often shortened to president, is the highest authority in the university after the board of trustees, [4] serving as its chief executive and chief academic officer. [5]

  5. Timeline of New York City - Wikipedia

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    July 4: Independence Day parade marks the end of slavery and full emancipation in New York. Delmonico's cafe in business. [22] 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 ...

  6. Colonial colleges - Wikipedia

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    Province of New York: 1754 1754 [11] 1754 1758 [12] Church of England with a commitment to "religious liberty." [13] Yes College of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) Province of Pennsylvania: 1740 (college) [nb 4] 1755 [18] 1755 1757 Church of England but officially nonsectarian [19] [nb 5] Yes College of Rhode Island [24] (Brown ...

  7. United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

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    The New York delegation abstained once again since they were still not authorized to vote for independence, although they were allowed to do so a week later by the New York Provincial Congress. [ 22 ] : 45 The resolution of independence was adopted with twelve affirmative votes and one abstention, and the colonies formally severed political ...

  8. Gallatin School of Individualized Study - Wikipedia

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    The school was founded in 1972 as the University Without Walls. In 1976, the school was renamed the Gallatin Division for Albert Gallatin (secretary of the treasury under Thomas Jefferson and the founder of New York University). In 1995 the school took the name, Gallatin School of Individualized Study. [5]

  9. History of New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    The Empire State: A History of New York. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-3866-7. Otterness, Philip. Becoming German: The 1709 Palatine Migration to New York (2004) 235 pp. Wesser, Robert F. A response to progressivism : the Democratic Party and New York politics, 1902-1918 (1986) online