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Theodore Roosevelt's Birthplace National Historic Site, Flatiron
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26 Theodore Roosevelt (1901 - 1909)
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1848 - Theodore Roosevelt's Birthplace National Historic Site, Flatiron - Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is a recreated brownstone at 28 East 20th Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue South, in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City. It is a replica of the birthplace and childhood home of 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt.
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1862 - Old Police Headquarters Precinct - 300 Mulberry Street once housed NYPD headquarters, strategically located near dense tenements and Five Points.
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1902 - Teddy Bears invented - In 1902, before the teddy bear gained popularity in the U.S., the German Steiff firm, led by Richard Steiff, created a stuffed bear based on his designs. This bear, labeled "55 PB," was showcased at the 1903 Leipzig Toy Fair, where 3,000 were ordered by Hermann Berg for the U.S. market. However, the fate of these bears is unclear, with some suggesting they were lost at sea, though this theory is debated. Steiff and Morris Michtom were both producing bears simultaneously without knowledge of each other's work.
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1905 - Mark Twain's 70th Birthday Dinner - Hosted by George Harvey, Harpers Editor; the Magazine publishes a 32 page Christmas supplement covering the banquet.When Mark Twain`s friend and publisher George Harvey threw the master of American letters a 70th birthday party in 1905, he didn`t skimp as host. Choosing to hold the party at Delmonico`s in New York. Harvey invited 170 guests, had a 40-piece orchestra perform, gave each attendee a foot-tall, plaster of paris bust of Twain, and printed a special menu with illustrations by Leon Barritt showing the writer`s varied occupations throughout his life, from riverboat pilot to editor.The menu also provides a glimpse of fine dining at the end of the Gilded Age. There are the staples that endure to this day—Champagne, oysters, and ice cream, for instance—among the era-defining ingredients and preparations that are mostly lost to history.Though Charles Ranhofer was no longer chef at Delmonico`s when the party occurred, the man who had an outsize role in shaping American dining in the late 19th century—having invented such classics as Baked Alaska and Lobster Newburg—still had his fingerprints on the Twain party menu. It was fitting that one legend should be feted while dining on the food of another.Many of the dishes featured—from timbales périgordine (a French dish where ingredients, including chestnut puree, truffles, and minced chicken, are cooked inside a cylindrical mold) to celery mayonnaise (it`s exactly what it sounds like)—can be found in Ranhofer`s epic 1894 culinary tome Epicurean. One menu item in particular stands out as a delicacy of a bygone era: turtle.At the turn of the century, turtle was very popular, coveted by those who could afford it, until overfishing and mock versions drove it out of fashion in the States. Ranhofer`s cookbook featured 13 recipes for turtle and terrapin alone. At Twain`s party, guests dined on Baltimore terrapin, for which chopped turtle is fried in butter with salt, pepper, and cayenne, then braised in stock, tossed with cornstarch to thicken, and finished with sherry—a dish that might have limited appeal to contemporary palates.However, it wasn`t the cuisine that made Twain`s celebration sufficiently notable to compel coverage in the New York Times and Harper`s Weekly, the latter of which published a supplementary issue chronicling the speeches of those in attendance. Instead, it was the company:
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1892 - Abercrombie & Fitch - David Abercrombie founded A&F in 1892 as an upscale sporting goods store. Forming a partnership with Ezra Fitch, the company continued to expand in the new 20th century. After Abercrombie left the company, Fitch became sole owner and ushered in the "Fitch Years" of continued success. Shortly after his retirement, the company continued to develop under a succession of other leaders until its financial fall and closing in 1977. In 1908 it made the papers when former President Teddy Roosevelt outfitted himself with 'snake-proof sleeping bags and multiple weapons' before departing with the Smithsonian for his African Safari; over 11,000 animals were shotOther prominent figures who patronized the company in its excursion goods days of the early 20th century include Amelia Earhart, Greta Garbo, Katharine Hepburn, Clark Gable, John Steinbeck, John F. Kennedy, Ernest Shackleton, Cole Porter, and Dwight Eisenhower.
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1909 - Theodore Roosevelt on African Expedition - Former President Teddy Roosevelt went on his own safari to eastern Africa — and the list of casualties is positively massive, with more than 500 kills shot by him and his son. In his 1910 book, African Game Trails; An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist, Roosevelt presents the 512-animal tally for himself and his son.
The list included 17 lions, 29 zebras, 27 gazelles, 9 black and white monkeys, 8 hippopotami, 2 ostriches, A pelican, 4 crocodiles, multiple birds.
This massive safari was actually billed as a conservation mission. Though Roosevelt took a lot of pride describing the thrill of the hunt, he included the following paragraph in his book:' Kermit and I kept about a dozen trophies for ourselves; otherwise we shot nothing that was not used either as a museum specimen or for meat...the mere size of the bag indicates little as to a man's prowess as a hunter, and almost nothing as to the interest or value of his achievement.'
The list included 17 lions, 29 zebras, 27 gazelles, 9 black and white monkeys, 8 hippopotami, 2 ostriches, A pelican, 4 crocodiles, multiple birds.
This massive safari was actually billed as a conservation mission. Though Roosevelt took a lot of pride describing the thrill of the hunt, he included the following paragraph in his book:' Kermit and I kept about a dozen trophies for ourselves; otherwise we shot nothing that was not used either as a museum specimen or for meat...the mere size of the bag indicates little as to a man's prowess as a hunter, and almost nothing as to the interest or value of his achievement.'
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1940 - Theodore Roosevelt Equestrian Statue - James Earl Fraser depicts the president, Theodore Roosevelt, seated high astride a horse, flanked by a Native American man and an African man standing below. Although this image depicts Roosevelt as sympathetic toward Native Americans due to the noble depiction of the man, it was actually the artist who was the sympathetic one. Fraser was exposed to frontier life and witnessed the mass movement of Native Americans from their land onto reservations. The statue has been linked with the image of the American Museum of Natural History and for decades has been seen by many as a problematic depiction of racial hierarchy.
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Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse - Visible from the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan, the new U.S. Courthouse redefines the Brooklyn skyline and provides a new landmark for the downtown civic center. Located on Camden Plaza, near the borough’s historic main post office and adjoined to the original courthouse, the new building is sympathetic to both historic structures while being contemporary in design.
The complex contains an existing 6-?story courthouse, a new 14-?story courthouse, and a 6-?story entry hall. The entry hall ties the two buildings together both functionally and compositionally, providing an easily identified central entrance into the shared lobby. The open, skylit lobby allows both light and air into the heart of the complex.
Light is a recurring theme, extending to the artwork that flanks the entrance. Rising 24 feet above the sidewalk on granite pylons, a pair of sculptures by artist Lisa Scheer depicts abstracted torches. Inside the building, sunlight fills all the public spaces, including elevator lobbies, waiting areas, jury lounges and dining areas. Courtrooms and jury deliberation areas also offer natural light and views.
A combination of limestone, metal, and glass were used for the three elements of the complex. The entry hall is a curved structure of glass and steel, while the two adjacent buildings are primarily limestone. The stone is similar in color to other prominent public building in downtown Brooklyn, while its reflective quality makes the building appear light. These materials form elegant facades that, along with the distinctive curved massing of the upper tower, acknowledge the prominence of the Courthouse.
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27 William Howard Taft (1909 - 1913)
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1908 - Prison Ship Martyrs Monument - Doric column surmounted by a bronze urn, on a terrace approached by 100 steps; eagles at corners of terrace; plaque and tablet.
Inscription: in the name of the spirits of the departed free / sacred to the Memory of that portion of american seamen, soldiers / on board the Prison ships of the british during the revolutionary / war at the Wall about. This is the cornerstone of the vault / which contains Their relics. Erected by the Tammany Society/of the Columbian Order of the City of New York. The ground for / which was bestowed By John Jackson, Nassau Island, season of/blossoms, year of Discovery, the 316th. Of the institution the 19th and of American Independence the 32nd, April the 6th, 1808.Jacob Vandervoort /John Jackson / Burdet Stryker / Isaacher Cozzens / Robert Townsend / Benjamin Watson / Samuel Cowdry / William And David Campbell - builder wall about committee.Tablet over entrance to tomb. Originally cornerstone of a vault In navy yard, containing bones of 11,000 patriots. Erected in Navy yard by Tammany Society.Fort Greene Park opened 1849 through efforts of Walt Whitman, Editor of Brooklyn Eagle. Originally called Raymond Park.
Inscription: in the name of the spirits of the departed free / sacred to the Memory of that portion of american seamen, soldiers / on board the Prison ships of the british during the revolutionary / war at the Wall about. This is the cornerstone of the vault / which contains Their relics. Erected by the Tammany Society/of the Columbian Order of the City of New York. The ground for / which was bestowed By John Jackson, Nassau Island, season of/blossoms, year of Discovery, the 316th. Of the institution the 19th and of American Independence the 32nd, April the 6th, 1808.Jacob Vandervoort /John Jackson / Burdet Stryker / Isaacher Cozzens / Robert Townsend / Benjamin Watson / Samuel Cowdry / William And David Campbell - builder wall about committee.Tablet over entrance to tomb. Originally cornerstone of a vault In navy yard, containing bones of 11,000 patriots. Erected in Navy yard by Tammany Society.Fort Greene Park opened 1849 through efforts of Walt Whitman, Editor of Brooklyn Eagle. Originally called Raymond Park.
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1918 - Selling Liberty Bonds in New York City - The United States had entered the conflict the prior year, on April 6, 1917, and began selling bonds to raise funds for the war effort. Although many Americans were caught up in a patriot fervor, war bond sales were initially quite weak. Most Americans in the late 1910s had never bought a bond of any kind.
To promote sales, the government began enlisting celebrities from several fields of entertainment, most notably motion pictures. Since the New York area was filled with film stars — Hollywood not yet being the center of the film business — its streets were soon filled with dutiful movie stars, extolling the patriotic and moral virtues of supporting their county through bond sales.
Celebrities drew tens of thousands to Wall Street and the foot of the United States Sub Treasury building (today`s Federal Hall) to drum up support for World War I war bonds / Liberty Bonds.
Another example, the sale of doughnuts — considered a symbol of wartime — on the street by glamorous movie stars like Martha Mansfield.
To promote sales, the government began enlisting celebrities from several fields of entertainment, most notably motion pictures. Since the New York area was filled with film stars — Hollywood not yet being the center of the film business — its streets were soon filled with dutiful movie stars, extolling the patriotic and moral virtues of supporting their county through bond sales.
Celebrities drew tens of thousands to Wall Street and the foot of the United States Sub Treasury building (today`s Federal Hall) to drum up support for World War I war bonds / Liberty Bonds.
Another example, the sale of doughnuts — considered a symbol of wartime — on the street by glamorous movie stars like Martha Mansfield.
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28 Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1913 - 1921)
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1899 - Alter of Liberty
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1928 - Clason Point World War I Memorial - Bas-relief plaque with female figure (life size) surrounded by quotations; plaque is surmounted by an eagle with spread wings, on stele. The Clason Point War Memorial includes inspirational quotations by presidents George Washington (1732–1799), Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), William McKinley (1843–1901), and Wilson. The latter, alluding to the Wilson administration’s role in World War I and the Treaty of Versailles peace agreement, reads, “That the world may be made safe for democracy.”Inscription: Plaque - top: DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO MADE THE SU- / PREME SACRIFICE AND TO ALL OTHERS / FROM CLASON POINT WHO ENTERED THE / SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR / NEW YORK CITY / A.D. 1928 /Plaque - bottom left: LET US RAISE / A STANDARD TO WHICH / THE WISE AND HON- / EST CAN REPAIR THE / EVENT IS IN THE HANDS / OF GOD. / WASHINGTON / THAT GOVERNMENT / OF THE PEOPLE BY THE / PEOPLE AND FOR THE / PEOPLE SHALL NOT PER- / ISH FROM THE EARTH / LINCOLN /Plaque - bottom right: NO IMPERIAL / DESIGNS LURK / IN THE AMERICAN / MIND THEY ARE / ALIEN TO AMERI - / CAN SENTIMENT / THOUGHT AND PURPOSE. / MCKINLEY / THAT THE WORLD / MAY BE MADE / SAFE FOR DEMOC- / RACY. / WILSON /
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1918 - Selling Liberty Bonds in New York City - The United States had entered the conflict the prior year, on April 6, 1917, and began selling bonds to raise funds for the war effort. Although many Americans were caught up in a patriot fervor, war bond sales were initially quite weak. Most Americans in the late 1910s had never bought a bond of any kind.
To promote sales, the government began enlisting celebrities from several fields of entertainment, most notably motion pictures. Since the New York area was filled with film stars — Hollywood not yet being the center of the film business — its streets were soon filled with dutiful movie stars, extolling the patriotic and moral virtues of supporting their county through bond sales.
Celebrities drew tens of thousands to Wall Street and the foot of the United States Sub Treasury building (today`s Federal Hall) to drum up support for World War I war bonds / Liberty Bonds.
Another example, the sale of doughnuts — considered a symbol of wartime — on the street by glamorous movie stars like Martha Mansfield.
To promote sales, the government began enlisting celebrities from several fields of entertainment, most notably motion pictures. Since the New York area was filled with film stars — Hollywood not yet being the center of the film business — its streets were soon filled with dutiful movie stars, extolling the patriotic and moral virtues of supporting their county through bond sales.
Celebrities drew tens of thousands to Wall Street and the foot of the United States Sub Treasury building (today`s Federal Hall) to drum up support for World War I war bonds / Liberty Bonds.
Another example, the sale of doughnuts — considered a symbol of wartime — on the street by glamorous movie stars like Martha Mansfield.
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29 Warren G. Harding (1921 - 1923)
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1917 - Warren G. Harding's affair - The then-U.S. Senator Warren G. Harding and Nan Britton met for an assignation at a New York City hotel on 30th Street near Broadway, where Britton claimed to have lost her virginity to him. Shortly after, the NYC Vice Squad raided the room, but they left after Harding identified himself as a Senator. Court records, including a guest register, confirmed their stay at this hotel located on 30th Street and Broadway, as mentioned in Nan Britton's book.
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1921 - Simon Bolivar Monument - One of a trio of bronze equestrian sculptures (heroic scale) on pedestal with four coats of arm representing Latin American leaders, the Simon Bolivar statue commemorates a military general and advocate of Pan-Americanism. Bolivar (1783-1830) is credited with the liberation from Spanish domination of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Panama. In 1916, the Venezuelan government sponsored a worldwide competition to select a sculptor to render Bolivar. From 20 entrants, the committee selected Sally James Farnham (1876-1943), a relatively unknown sculptor. Farnham's statue depicts Bolivar in full military dress upon his steed, which has its hoofs in the air. The sculpture was dedicated at Bolivar Hill on April 19, 1921. United States President Warren G. Harding (1865-1923), who spoke at the event, used the occasion to deliver a major policy address in which he urged greater cooperation between North and South America. In 1945, Sixth Avenue was renamed Avenue of the Americas at the suggestion of Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia (1882-1947), to honor Pan-American ideals and principles. A new plaza was designed where the avenue meets Central Park. The statue of Bolivar was moved to the eastern side of the plaza, placed on a new black granite pedestal designed by the firm of Clarke and Rapuano, and rededicated on April 19, 1951. A month later, the statue of Argentine general Jose de San Martin was unveiled on the plaza's west side, and in 1965 the dynamic statue of Cuban poet and activist Jose Marti was dedicated between the two earlier works. In 1988, the Simon Bolivar statue was conserved through the Adopt-A-Monument Program, a joint venture of Parks, the Municipal Art Society, and the New York City Art Commission. The restored statue, now maintained by the Central Park Conservancy, remains a tangible symbol of the independence of Latin America.
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1922 - Teapot Dome scandal - The Teapot Dome scandal was a major political corruption case during President Warren G. Harding’s administration in the 1920s. Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall secretly leased Navy oil reserves at Teapot Dome, Wyoming, and in California to private companies without competitive bidding, receiving bribes in return. Fall was convicted and became the first U.S. cabinet member to go to prison for actions in office. The scandal severely damaged Harding’s reputation and led Congress to strengthen its investigative powers, including the right to subpoena tax records.
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30 Calvin Coolidge (1923 - 1929)
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1928 - New York Life Building - The New York Life Building, also known as 51 Madison, is the headquarters of the New York Life Insurance Company at 51 Madison Avenue, overlooking Madison Square Park in Manhattan. Designed by Cass Gilbert, it occupies a full city block bounded by Madison Avenue, Park Avenue South, and 26th and 27th Streets.Completed in 1928 on the former site of Madison Square Garden, the 615-foot tower blends Gothic Revival detailing with Art Deco massing. Its forty stories are topped by a distinctive gilded pyramidal roof, making it a prominent feature of the city skyline. Expanded and renovated in the mid-20th century.
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1927 - Holland Tunnel - The Holland tunnel was the first automotive tunnel crossing of the Hudson River. There was a precedent in that a railroad tunnel was built across the Hudson. The Tunnel Commission initially planned to build a bridge but decided that the cost of acquiring the land was prohibitive. The tunnel was named for its designer, Clifford Milburn Holland who came up with the design which features two separate 2-lane tubes each going in a different direction. He had the misfortune to die of a heart attack on the day before the two halves of the tunnel were to be joined at the age of 41. Work was completed by Ole Singstad who devised the revolutionary ventilation system.
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31 Herbert Hoover (1929 - 1933)
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1927 - 1st public demonstration of inter-city television - By 1927 AT&T had created its earliest electromechanical television-videophone called the ikonophone (from Greek: "image-sound"), which operated at 18 frames per second and occupied half a room full of equipment cabinets.An early U.S. test in 1927 had their then-Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover address an audience in New York City from Washington, D.C.; although the audio portion was two-way, the video portion was one-way with only those in New York being able to see Hoover.
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1931 - Empire State Building - This New York landmark was once the world's tallest building at 1,250ft and has been a tourist attraction since it first opened. Tales about the building's early years abound--its spire, for instance, was meant as a mooring point (not a landing strip!) for dirigibles flying into the city. The architectural design was completed in two weeks as it borrowed heavily from another earlier project in the office, the construction documents in about 6 months, and construction itself in two years. The Empire State Building was recently voted America's most Favorite building in a 2007 AIA survey. It has New York City landmark Status for both the exterior and the lobby floor. The American Society of Civil Engineers voted it as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In 2010, in partnership with the Clinton Climate Initiative, the building was retrofitted to improve energy efficiency and financial performance which is projected to save 38% of the building's energy use.
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1931 - Herbert Hoover announces the opening of the Waldorf Astoria - The grand reopening : In 1931, the Waldorf Astoria re-opened in its current Park Avenue location, becoming the largest and tallest hotel in the world. Designed in the Art Deco style, it welcomed presidents, royals, movie stars, and cultural luminaries into its grand public spaces and palatial suites. From Frank Sinatra to Ella Fitzgerald, celebrities flocked to New York`s unofficial palace. The Waldorf Astoria hosted legendary events like Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Grace Kelly`s engagement party, President John F. Kennedy`s birthday gala, the April in Paris Ball, and a special address by Queen Elizabeth II. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor made the Waldorf Astoria their home after the Duke abdicated the throne, and the hotel welcomed every U.S. president from Herbert Hoover to Barack Obama.President Herbert Hoover mentioned the brand-new hotel in a radio broadcast from the White House. "The opening of the new Waldorf Astoria ... marks the measure of nation's growth in power, in comfort, and in artistry," he said.It was also the residence of Herbert Hoover from his retirement for over 30 years.
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1933 - Herbert Hoover at the Waldorf Astoria - The residence of Herbert Hoover from his retirement for over 30 years
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1930 - Hoovervilles
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32 Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933 - 1945)
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1908 - Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House - The double town house (beige building with arched doorway, center) is a Neo-Georgian townhouse at 47 and 49 East 65th Street. It originally held "two mirror-image residences with a single facade and entrance. Each first floor had its own front reception room with a welcoming fireplace. Rear parlors could be combined through sliding doors. It was designed by Charles A. Platt for Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt
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1934 - US Gold Reserve Act - Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in January 1934, the Act was the culmination of Roosevelt`s controversial gold program. Among other things, the Act transferred ownership of all monetary gold in the United States to the US Treasury and prohibited the Treasury and financial institutions from redeeming dollars for gold.
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1934 - The New Deal - There were three major players in what was the most transformative periods in the shaping of New York City. Franklin Roosevelt in Washington who allocated what became $1.5 billion funding for municipal welfare and public works projects. Fiorello La Guardia, NY's 99th Mayor who provided the reformist vision, and his commissioner, Robert Moses, who implemented the projects.Between the three of them they managed to get the West Side Highway, East River Drive, Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, Triborough Bridge, LaGuardia Airport, and Floyd Bennett Field, in addition to public pools, parks and artwork built. This consisted of approx 20% of the entire US infrastructure budget from the New Deal programs.
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1910 - Abandoned Train Tracks 61 - Track 61 is a storage track abutting a private railroad platform on the Metro-North Railroad in Manhattan, New York City. It is located beneath the Waldorf Astoria New York hotel, within an underground storage yard northeast of Grand Central Terminal. The platform is part of the Grand Central Terminal complex.Track 61 is part of the "Lex Yard", a twelve-track storage yard under the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. It shares a platform with track 63, to its west. A similar platform exists between tracks 53 and 54, to the east. The yard was built during the construction of Grand Central Terminal in the 1910s, and served the terminal's power station and heating plant. The platforms at tracks 61/63 and 53/54 were originally used to carry ashes away. The power plant was demolished in 1930 to make way for the hotel.The platform was not originally intended to be used as a station, but its location made it ideal for unobtrusive access to the Waldorf Astoria when the hotel was built. Track 61 was famously used by General John J. Pershing in 1938; by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during World War II in 1944; and by General Douglas MacArthur in 1951. The track was also used for the exhibition of American Locomotive Company's new diesel locomotive in 1946; a fashion show by Filene's and the New Haven Railroad in 1948; a charity-benefit dinner in 1955; and an event featuring Andy Warhol in 1965. The 1946 event was the only event in which Track 61 was open to the public. In 1978, there were plans to convert Track 61 into a platform for Amtrak trains, though this never happened. The track was also reportedly set as an escape option for President George W. Bush, Colin Powell, and Condoleezza Rice in 2003, while in U.N. General Assembly meetings. As of May 1, 2014, it has been reported to still be in occasional use.
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1936 - Statue of Liberty Rededication - Exactly fifty years later the statue was rededicated after a a year-long event full of educational activities. The Celebration on the 28th featured a grand parade, flotilla, banquets, fireworks and speeches. The weather was much better and Franklin Delano Roosevelt who was in the process of campaigning for reelection was able to give a rousing speech. He declared “It has not been sufficiently emphasized in the teaching of our history that the overwhelming majority of those who came from the nations of the Old World to our American shores were not the laggards, not the timorous, not the failures. They were men and women who had the supreme courage to strike out for themselves, to abandon language and relatives, to start at the bottom without influence, without money and without knowledge of life in a very young civilization." Roosevelt went on to be reelected President three more times.
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1936 - President's Birthday Ball for FDR - The President’s Birthday Ball marked Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 54th birthday, serving as a major nationwide fundraising event to combat polio, which FDR contracted in 1921. Held at the Waldorf Astoria, this celebration was part of a series of annual galas, with 1936 marking a shift where 70% of funds raised stayed in local communities.While the very first birthday gala occurred in 1934, the 1936 events solidified the tradition of using the President's birthday for national fundraising.
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1834 - Seamen's Church Institute - An American maritime nonprofit organization that serves mariners and seafarers through chaplaincy, crisis response, training, feasibility studies, legal advocacy, and maritime policy. in 1834
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1942 - The Manhattan Project - Because the mission to create the atomic bomb was top secret, General Leslie Groves decided to follow the tradition of Corps of Engineers projects for the city in which they were located. The Manhattan Project was the U.S.-led effort during WWII to develop nuclear weapons, involving the U.K. and Canada. Directed by Major General Leslie Groves, with physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer leading the Los Alamos Laboratory, the project created two atomic bombs, "Little Boy" (uranium-235) and "Fat Man" (plutonium). It employed 130,000 people and cost $2 billion (equivalent to $27 billion today).
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33 Harry S. Truman (1945 - 1953)
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1942 - The Manhattan Project - Because the mission to create the atomic bomb was top secret, General Leslie Groves decided to follow the tradition of Corps of Engineers projects for the city in which they were located. The Manhattan Project was the U.S.-led effort during WWII to develop nuclear weapons, involving the U.K. and Canada. Directed by Major General Leslie Groves, with physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer leading the Los Alamos Laboratory, the project created two atomic bombs, "Little Boy" (uranium-235) and "Fat Man" (plutonium). It employed 130,000 people and cost $2 billion (equivalent to $27 billion today).
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