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3 dni temu · Renamed New York City when transferred to the British, it played a prominent role in the nation’s early history, both militarily and politically. Congress met there (1785–90), and George Washington was inaugurated there in 1789 as the first U.S. president.
3 dni temu · Check out the long version on how the Dutch actually bought the island of Manhattan on this day in New York City History, May 6th 1626.
4 dni temu · The Stonewall riots, also known as the Stonewall uprising, Stonewall rebellion, or simply Stonewall, were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City.
3 dni temu · Times Square, square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, formed by the intersection of Seventh Avenue, 42nd Street, and Broadway. Times Square is also the centre of the Theatre District, which is bounded roughly by Sixth and Eighth avenues to the east and west, respectively, and by 40th and 53rd streets to the south and north, respectively.
3 dni temu · New York City - Urban Expansion, Diversity, Culture: Despite the loss of the national government, New York’s population skyrocketed in 1781–1800, and it became America’s largest city.
3 dni temu · Here's a look at the NYC skyline over time, from 1840 to the rendering of the World Trade Center.
3 dni temu · History of NYC Streets: The Secrets of the Slips in Lower Manhattan. kelli trapnell. This 1766 map shows the some of the earliest known slips in what was then New Amsterdam, including Peck’s...
