Wednesday, July 24, 2013

July 24, 1983: The Pine Tar Incident

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If you were at Yankee Stadium thirty years ago today, you were there to witness George Brett of the Kansas City Royals getting tossed out ...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

July 16 and 17, 1863 - The last days of the Civil War Draft Riots

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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War Draft Riots -- still the deadliest civil disturbance in American history. The ri...
Monday, July 15, 2013

July 15, 1863 - Day 3 of the Civil War Draft Riots

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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War Draft Riots -- still the deadliest civil disturbance in American history. The ri...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

July 14, 1863 - Day 2 of the Civil War Draft Riots

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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War Draft Riots -- still the deadliest civil disturbance in American history. The ri...
Saturday, July 13, 2013

July 13, 1863 - Day 1 of the Civil War Draft Riots

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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War Draft Riots -- still the deadliest civil disturbance in American history. The ri...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Shootout in Weehawken

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On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were rowed across the Hudson River so that they could shoot at each other. This, in 18...
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

ONE at Central Park

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It may sound like a luxury apartment building, but "ONE at Central Park" is actually a pretty cool-sounding aerial dance project...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

Greetings from Coney Island

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This recent addition to the Inside the Apple archives is a wonderful look at Coney Island during its heyday. This postcard dates to 1906,...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

The Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

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Sixty years ago today, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed as Soviet spies. Ethel was born on the Lower East Side in 1915, and Julius ...
Saturday, June 15, 2013

Manna-Hata

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If you are a history-minded New Yorker, there's a good chance you'll enjoy Barry Rowell's new site-specific play "Manna-Hat...