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These nine resources are just a sampling of the vast amount of online research materials that can be utilized to explore the history of New York City.
9 Excellent Resources for New York History Research
  • 10 June 2022
There's much more to historical research than old, dusty books.
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9 Excellent Resources for New York History Research
Senate Backs Major Public Lands, Conservation Bill
  • 12 February 2019
The hodgepodge bill offered something for nearly everyone, with projects stretching across the country.
  • AP News
Senate Backs Major Public Lands, Conservation Bill
Was the Revolving Door Invented by a Man Who Disliked Holding Open Doors for Women?
  • 23 October 2018
The claim that Theophilus Van Kannel was motivated by a hatred for chivalry stems from...
  • Fact Check
Was the Revolving Door Invented by a Man Who Disliked Holding Open Doors for Women?
Is This a Photograph of Susan B. Anthony Being Beaten on the Street?
  • 21 October 2018
A "get out the vote" meme highlights a photograph that was crucial to garnering public...
  • Fact Check
Is This a Photograph of Susan B. Anthony Being Beaten on the Street?
Did Armed Delaware Students Scare Off a School Shooter in 1973?
  • 19 June 2018
A pro-gun rights meme gets some facts right, but it misrepresents the truth behind an...
  • Fact Check
Did Armed Delaware Students Scare Off a School Shooter in 1973?
Did Paul Krugman Say the Internet’s Effect on the World Economy Would Be ‘No Greater Than the Fax Machine’s’?
  • 7 June 2018
In a 1998 article about the pitfalls of making predictions about technological progress, the Nobel...
  • Fact Check
Did Paul Krugman Say the Internet’s Effect on the World Economy Would Be ‘No Greater Than the Fax Machine’s’?
A group of Vikings floating on the sea on Drakkar with mountains on the background.
Is ‘Bluetooth’ Technology Named After a Viking King?
  • 19 January 2018
The name of the wireless technology standard apparently originated during a Toronto pub crawl one...
  • Fact Check
Is ‘Bluetooth’ Technology Named After a Viking King?
Edith Piaf
Did Edith Piaf Make Fake Passports to Help Prisoners Escape from Nazi Camps?
  • 19 October 2017
An elusive old story about the iconic singer has received a new lease on life...
  • Fact Check
Did Edith Piaf Make Fake Passports to Help Prisoners Escape from Nazi Camps?
Person, Human, Clothing
Did Abraham Lincoln Express Opposition to Racial Equality?
  • 16 August 2017
An authentic quote from Lincoln has attracted renewed attention, along with some commentary that oversimplifies...
  • Fact Check
Did Abraham Lincoln Express Opposition to Racial Equality?
Did Tiffany Chokers Originate as Slave Collars?
  • 27 September 2016
Tiffany & Co. never made or sold slave collars, and a viral image of a...
  • Fact Check
Did Tiffany Chokers Originate as Slave Collars?
The Origins of Policing in the United States
  • 26 September 2016
Memes claim that modern law enforcement evolved out of slave patrols.
  • Fact Check
The Origins of Policing in the United States
Is This a Photograph of a Playground from 1900?
  • 12 September 2016
A grainy historical image shows children climbing on and playing on a frighteningly dangerous (by...
  • Fact Check
Is This a Photograph of a Playground from 1900?
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