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1950s Postwar Fashion In New York City (Gallery)
The post-WWII era was a beautiful, yet complicated decade for women’s fashion in NYC. The 1950s continued the late 1940s style with very full...
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What Did New Yorkers Wear In 1940s?
World War II had a big impact on the lives of ordinary citizens. There was a shortage of fabrics and the economy was shrinking,...
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Do you remember Miracle on the Hudson?
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 with call sign 'CACTUS 1549' was scheduled to fly from New York City's LaGuardia Airport to...
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When Was The First Times Square Ball Drop?
Around the world, the Times Square ball drop is considered the official countdown to the New Year — so much so, in fact, that nearly one billion people...
NYC Facts
Beauties from New York City
The Miss New York USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss USA pageant....
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Return of The Forgotten: Double-decker buses in NYC
The two-tiered buses are returnig to Big Apple! The new double-decker features 81 seats compared to the 57 on the MTA’s typical express bus. The double-decker...
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Doctors riot of 1788
The Doctors riot was an incident that occurred in April 1788 in New York City Doctors riot, where the illegal procurement of corpses from the graves of slaves and...
Hidden Gems
What is African Burial Ground National Monument?
From the 1690s until the 1790s, both free and enslaved Africans were buried in a 6.6 acre burial ground in Lower Manhattan, outside the...