Late on September 20, 1776, just a few days after the British had occupied New York City, a series of fires broke out that devastated perhaps a fifth of the city, pretty much everything west of ...

On November 16, 1776, the British under Sir William Howe ... In preparation for, and during the course of the War of 1812, New York City sought to protect its many waterways to ensure that ...

click image for close-up In 1776, British troops under the command of General Billy Howe captured New York City. The city continued to be a British stronghold for the duration of the war ...

New York City recently took a small step forward in correcting historical ... in today’s dollars,” derived by adding up all the hours that slaves worked between 1776 and 1865, multiplying that sum by ...

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — One World Trade Center is considered the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and is also a key part of the history of New York City. At 1776 feet, One World ...

Each neighborhood in New York City has its own unique personality ... one of the tallest buildings in the world at 1,776 feet. Step back in time at the Fraunces Tavern on Pearl Street, one ...

Progressive commentator and journalist Mehdi Hasan said that he was "so stunned" when a conservative commentator told him, "I ...

New York City is full of free outdoor art that you don ... a star-shaped fortification built on Governors Island between 1775 and 1776. There are usually a few rules at art museums: No yelling ...

President-elect also nominates Tulsi Gabbard and Marco Rubio for senior roles, while Republicans are projected to win House ...

The tallest building in the U.S. reaches 1,776 feet at One World Trade Center in New York City. The 10 tallest buildings in the country are in New York City and Chicago, according to WorldAtlas.

A narrow vote in Bar Harbor preserves the town’s daily limit on cruise ship arrivals, but a local restaurateur is rallying ...