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Tag: Christmas Day Riots

Arts & Culture / New York
12/25/2013

On This Day in History: The Christmas Riots Broke Out in NYC 1806

In 1806, a riot broke out on Christmas Eve in the city between nativist anti-Catholics and Catholics, following a midnight mass at the old St. Peter’s Church.

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