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Today in NYC History: The Grisly Doctors’ Riot of 1788 Prompted by Severed Libs and Gravedigging
Waving severed limbs at children. Graverobbing. Fleeing angry rioters. The medical profession has definitely come a long way since April
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Today in NYC History: Williamsburgh Becomes a Village (1827)
Before Williamsburg was a hipster paradise, before it was a Puerto-Rican/Italian enclave, before it was a Jewish refuge from
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Today in NYC History: George Washington’s Kicks Off the Revolution In New York (1776)
Revolution was coming. The American Continental Congress, sensing the inevitability of a break from the British Empire and the ensuing
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Today in NYC History: New York Launches the Public School System (1805)
The future of public education in New York has been a hot topic recently. How much funding should city schools
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Today in NYC History: In 1904, Longacre Square renamed “Times Square”
Photo from Library of Congress Times Square has become so synonymous with New York City that many visitors and residents
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Today in NYC History: The Slave Rebellion of 1712
The British takeover of New Amsterdam in 1664 brought several changes to the growing port city, and one of them
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Why the Final Four is Never Held in NYC
New York City has sent legions of legendary players and coaches into college and professional basketball. When you kick back
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Today in NYC History: Barnard College is Founded in 1889
On April 1, 1889, the Board of Trustees of Columbia University voted to found Barnard College, which became the first
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Today in NYC History: In 1974, The Ramones Play Their First Show
No band embodied the fun and grit of New York City better than the Ramones. On March 30, 1974, the
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Today in NYC History: The 1933 Rally Against Hitler at Madison Square Garden
New Yorkers always show resilience in the face of adversity. One example of this is their defiant rally against Nazism
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Today in NYC History: Hippies Celebrate Central Park "Be In" in 1967
The hippies may have been a small subsection of the 1960s counterculture, but they had a pretty awesome run. On
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Today in NYC History: The Queensboro Bridge Renamed for Edward I. Koch in 2011
If you’ve ever seen Koch, the movie, you’ll recall the scenes were Ed Koch delightfully waves at drivers