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A crowd of about 75,000 people in New York City's Central Park celebrated the end of the Vietnam War [30] Organized by Phil Ochs, the rally included music performances by Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, and Paul Simon. [31]
In 1900 there were around 28.000 Swedes in New York with about 15.000 in Brooklyn and about 11.000 in Manhattan. In 1930 there were 37,200 Swedish immigrants and 24,500 non immigrants of Swedish descent in the city. As the economy improved in Sweden fewer immigrants arrived and by 1980 there were about 3000 Swedish immigrants in New York.
Dr. Donald Coggan was made the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the administrator of the Church of England. [116] A bomb, planted by the Puerto Rican nationalist group FALN, killed 4 people and injured 58 at The Anglers' Club of New York at 101 Broad Street in New York City. The club was located in the dining room of the Frances Tavern, where ...
A 1973 photo of New York City skyscrapers in smog. From November 23 to 26, 1966, New York City was covered by a major smog episode, filling the city's air with damaging levels of several toxic pollutants. The smog was caused by a combination of factors, including the use of coal-burning power plants, the heavy traffic on the city's roads, and ...
The first issue of America’s Swedish newspaper, Nordstjernan, appeared on newsstands on September 21, 1872, in the Manhattan district of the city of New York.When Nordstjernan published its first issue, Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), the victorious Union military commander from the American Civil War, was in the last weeks of campaigning for what would be his reelection to a second term as ...
On June 29, 1970, 50,000 people attended the first Italian Unity Day rally in Columbus Circle in New York City. [17] [18] [19] In February 1971, Colombo Jr. was acquitted of the federal charge after the chief witness in the trial was arrested on perjury charges. [20] Under Colombo's guidance, the League grew quickly and achieved national attention.
Current events; Random article; ... 1975 New York City Marathon ... The 1975 New York City Marathon was the 6th edition of the New York City Marathon and took place ...