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How Well Do You Know New York?

Best known as the City That Never Sleeps, New York City is one of the most iconic cities in America. How much do you know about it? 

Thomas Jones YORKE, Congress, NJ (1801-1882)

YORKE Thomas Jones , a Representative from New Jersey; born at Hancocks Bridge, Salem County, N.J., March 25, 1801; attended the common schools and the Salem Academy; during the War of 1812 served…

New York, State University of

(Encyclopedia) New York, State University of, est. 1948 by the amalgamation under one board of trustees of 29 state-supported institutions. It now comprises all state-supported institutions of higher…

York, Frederick Augustus, duke of

(Encyclopedia) York, Frederick Augustus, duke of, 1763–1827, second son of George III of England. In the French Revolutionary Wars he commanded (1793–95) the unsuccessful English forces in Flanders.…

Carnegie Corporation of New York

(Encyclopedia) Carnegie Corporation of New York, foundation established (1911) to administer Andrew Carnegie's remaining personal fortune for philanthropic purposes. Initially endowed with $125…