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A recruiting poster in New York City in June 1863 for the Enrollment Act, also known as the Civil War Military Draft Act, which authorized the federal government to conscript troops for the Union Army. The New York City draft riots (July 13–16, 1863), sometimes referred to as the Manhattan draft riots and known at the time as Draft Week, [3 ...
The history of New York City (1855–1897) started with the inauguration in 1855 of Fernando Wood as the first mayor from Tammany Hall, an institution that dominated the city throughout this period. Reforms led to the New York City Police Riot of June 1857. There was chaos during the American Civil War, with major rioting in the New York Draft ...
Troop C / Bedford Avenue Armory (1903–07) – 1579 Bedford Avenue (between Union Street and President Street), Crown Heights. (2nd) Second Avenue / Sunset Park / Brooklyn Arsenal (1925; 1924–26) 2 – 201 / 207 64th Street (between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue), Sunset Park / Brooklyn Army Terminal. Defunct (no longer exist):
30 miles (48 km) north of Albany via U.S. 4 and NY 32. 42°59′24″N 73°38′02″W. / 42.99°N 73.633889°W / 42.99; -73.633889 ( Saratoga National Historical Park) Saratoga. The park preserves the site of the Battles of Saratoga, the first significant American military victory of the American Revolutionary War in 1777.
Category. v. t. e. 1860 map of New York City. New York City during the American Civil War (1861–1865) was a bustling American city that provided a major source of troops, supplies, equipment and financing for the Union Army. Powerful New York politicians and newspaper editors helped shape public opinion toward the war effort and the policies ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the 77 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Bronx County, New York. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [1]
prada.com. Prada S.p.A. ( / ˈprɑːdə / ⓘ, PRAH-də; Italian: [ˈpraːda]) is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1913 in Milan by Mario Prada. It specializes in leather handbags, travel accessories, shoes, ready-to-wear, and other fashion accessories. Prada licenses its name and branding to Luxottica for eyewear [3] and L’Oréal ...
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) originates in the Government of New York City attempts to control rising crime in early- to mid-19th-century New York City. The City's reforms created a full-time professional police force modeled upon London's Metropolitan Police, itself only formed in 1829. Established in 1845, the Municipal Police ...