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Apr 26, 2024 · Fiorello La Guardia (born December 11, 1882, New York, New York, U.S.—died September 20, 1947, New York) was an American politician and lawyer who served three terms (1934–45) as mayor of New York City. La Guardia was reared in Arizona and at the age of 16 moved with his family to his mother’s hometown of Trieste (now in Italy).
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3 days ago · New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies on the east coast of North America, and was admitted as a state on July 26, 1788. Prior to declaring its independence, New York was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which it in turn obtained from the Dutch as the colony of New Netherland; see the list of colonial governors and the list of directors-general of New Netherland for the ...
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3 days ago · Designated NYSRHP. December 9, 1997. Union Square is a historic intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, United States, located where Broadway and the former Bowery Road – now Fourth Avenue [4] – came together in the early 19th century. Its name denotes that "here was the union of the two principal ...
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May 14, 2024 · Hugh de Selby (as Mayor) William de Selby (as Lord Mayor) Formation. 1217 (as Mayor) 1389 (as Lord Mayor) Website. york.gov.uk. The Lord Mayor of York is the chairman of City of York Council, first citizen and civic head of York. The appointment is made by the council each year in May, at the same time appointing a sheriff, the city's other ...
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May 15, 2024 · 20th Century New York City Mayors Quiz. Some interesting characters governed New York in during the last century. See which of these folks you can identify, who once held one of the most important government positions in the U.S. Good luck. A multiple-choice quiz by fredsixties . Estimated time: 3 mins.
May 3, 2024 · Thanks to the City’s mayor-centric form of government, the first stop in the quest for information, especially on 20th century topics, is the mayor’s records. Comprehensive in scope and well-described, the mayoral record collections date from the mid-19th century to the present.
3 days ago · The installation consists of sixty works of art tell which tell powerful stories about the persistence of women and were created in the last century by women who were often uncelebrated and ...
