New York History
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August 20 in American History: Five Events That Changed the Nation
From the Battle of Fallen Timbers to Voyager 2 and America’s early military response to Osama bin Laden,…
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August 18 in American History: Five Remarkable Events That Changed the Nation
August 18 has marked several turning points in American history — from the mysterious Lost Colony of Roanoke…
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August 6 in U.S. History: Hiroshima’s Military Role, the Atomic Bombing, Voting Rights and Mars
From a bloody Revolutionary War battle in New York to the Voting Rights Act, the atomic age and…
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This Day in New York History: What Happened on August 2
New York’s history is not shaped only by elections, wars, skyscrapers and major construction projects. Sometimes one date…
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This Day in New York History: What Happened on August 1
New York history is not shaped only by elections, wars and the construction of skyscrapers. Sometimes the city…