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What a Circus!

P.T. Barnum was famously know for the start of his traveling museum.  “P. T. Barnum’s Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan & Hippodrome”, the first name, traveling circus, menagerie and museum of freaks.  After the war was over, the population needed … Continue reading

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FDNY

By the 1860s, most of the populated cities had replaced the volunteer firefighters with and organization dedicated to the fear of loss of life and property through fire.  Artisans–who were often the firefighters–would collect and converge on a fire at … Continue reading

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Party Like It’s 1773

In December 1773 , nearly a third of Boston’s population attended a mass meeting, largest to date, protesting the Tea Act.  The British East Indian Company was granted complete rights to the tea being imported into America.  A number of … Continue reading

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America’s Mayor

Rudy Giuliani Rudy Giuliani was the mayor of New York City for two terms, between 1994 and 2001.  Leading up to both of his mayoral campaigns(lost the 1989 campaign to David Dinkins), he was the orchestrator of the so called … Continue reading

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When In Rome!

Everywhere you look has Roman influence.  The Spanish empire set up ‘The Laws of the Indies’ which they used on earlier settlements.  The laws presented how to construct a city.  By imposing these laws they were able to have common … Continue reading

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TweetyLeaks

Twitter, lets you quickly post up a feeling or an opinion, has become the fad medium for the likes of teeny bopper celebrities to political talk show hosts.  Unlike other networking websites, Twitter is geared towards quick thoughts.  Not everything … Continue reading

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