On April 13, 1870, the New York State Legislature officially approved the charter to establish the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This pivotal moment marked the beginning of what would become one of the most influential cultural institutions in both the United States and the…
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On the night of April 6, 1712, a group of enslaved Africans lit torches and took to the streets of New York City, launching one of the earliest and most violent slave uprisings in the history of the American colonies. The revolt, centered near…
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In April 1992, the powerful image of John Gotti—the sharply dressed, seemingly untouchable Mafia boss—was finally shattered. On April 2, a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Gotti on all charges, including murder, racketeering, obstruction of justice, and tax evasion. The verdict marked a turning…
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On March 26, 1830, a little-known print shop in Palmyra, New York, released what would become one of the most influential—and controversial—religious texts in American history: The Book of Mormon. Purporting to be a translation of ancient records inscribed on golden plates by prophets…
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Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union address, delivered on February 27, 1860, in New York City, stands as one of the most legendary speeches ever given by an American politician. At the time, the United States was deeply divided over the issue of slavery, and the…
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On the evening of October 30, 1938, a radio broadcast unleashed a wave of hysteria and fear across the United States. With Orson Welles, a budding director with the Mercury Theatre on the Air, sitting behind the microphone, the first two-thirds of the hour-long…
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On a rainy October 28, 1886, the United States its only queen: the Statue of Liberty. The Franco-American Union and the City of New York organized the dedication ceremonies, which aimed to honor the Statue’s creators and contributors, the people of France and the…
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On October 24, 1901, a wooden barrel four and a half feet tall bobbed up and down as it floated in the Niagra River, heading towards the Niagra Falls. Inside, celebrating her 63rd birthday, was a schoolteacher from Bay City, Michigan. She was preparing…
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On September 29, 1939, American sports and broadcasting history was made as NBC aired the first televised American football game. This groundbreaking event occurred at Columbia University’s Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, where the Fordham University Rams took on the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets. While…
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During September 1780, one of America’s earliest heroes turned traitor. Benedict Arnold’s treason stands as one of the most infamous acts of betrayal in American history, forever etched in the annals of the American Revolutionary War. Arnold, a prominent military leader in the Continental…
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