Tag: history
group name: aboutnewyork
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March 15, 2008 01:47 PM EDT --
While much is made of the fascinating history of eastern New York State, there truly isn't a square mile here that isn't rich with tales, legends, stories, and established history. This land . . .
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May 08, 2009 07:57 PM EDT --
I'm the education director for a historical association in upstate New York. Elementary students study New York State history in 4th grade. Our area is very rich in Colonial History right up through . . .
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April 27, 2009 07:18 AM EDT --
author: Rich Cohen
No, it's not an oxymoron. Before the Italian Mafia took over the gangstering business, the tough guys, the goodfellas, were Jewish. They were the killers; they . . .
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February 02, 2008 10:09 AM EST --
The most famous Suspension Bridge in the USA - is the Brooklyn Bridge. Designed by John A. Roebling who unfortunately died as the construction was begun[1869]. The Brooklyn Bridge was completed by . . .
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February 10, 2008 05:11 PM EST --
THANK YOU EVERYONE -- author Robin Gerber , a noted historian and Eleanor Roosevelt expert -- was here to answer your questions. Her book Eleanor Vs Ike is a carefully crafted recreation . . .
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August 15, 2009 11:39 PM EDT --
“ America has been and remains the greatest force for good in the history of the world;”
This is statement made by in the The Principles of the New York Republican . . .
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October 13, 2008 10:31 PM EDT --
T he economy's in for one rough ride, but that doesn't mean you can't hit the road. Take advantage of the temporary decline in gas prices and fill up your t ank, roll down the windows, and . . .
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October 18, 2009 12:04 AM EDT --
Life is a matter of inches.
Tennessee - 3 am on country road somewhere between Gatlinburg and Knoxville. It is very dark - no stars or moon - the weather for the past week has been overcast . . .
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September 25, 2009 03:06 PM EDT --
- land of many hills --> Manhattan
I wonder what it would've been called had it been named for all the creeks, streams and waterways that crossed the island 400 years ago.
There's a wonderful . . .
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