The Bowery Boys: New York City History

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  #492 How Mamie Fish Partied Her Way to Gilded Age Power 18.09.2026 1ώ 1λ

  Who was the woman with the unusual name Mamie Fish? And how did she sweep New York Gilded Age society off its feet?
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  The World Trade Center in the 1970s (Rewind) 11.09.2026 1ώ 4λ

  The World Trade Center opened its distinctive towers during one of New York City’s most difficult decades, a beacon of modernity in a city beleaguered by debt and urban decay. Welcome to the 1970s.
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  Little Italy: From Immigrant Enclave To Italian Theme Park (Rewind) 04.09.2026 54λ

  How much of the old Italian Quarter is left within Manhattan's Little Italy today?
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  What's Up With Downtown Brooklyn? (Rewind) 28.08.2026 59λ

  What's up with Downtown Brooklyn? Many things apparently, including most of the borough's tallest buildings.
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  The Story of SoHo: A Lofty History (Rewind) 21.08.2026 55λ

  The history of New York City's SoHo neighborhood and the story behind its distinctive architectural style.
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  The Gossip Game: The Man Who Blackmailed the Gilded Age 14.08.2026 59λ

  All the dirt that's (un)fit to print -- the tale of the Gilded Age scandal sheet Town Topics and its duplicitous publisher
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  #491 Adventures in Old New York 31.07.2026 1ώ 14λ

  Three extraordinary stories from the glory days of New York City -- the first luxury hotel (Astor House), the Gilded Age's most scandalous dance hall, and the place where Oreos were invented.
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  #490 The Murder of Bill the Butcher 17.07.2026 49λ

  The life and misdeeds of William Poole, aka Bill the Butcher, who slashed and punched his way through mid-19th century New York.
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  #489 Heated Rivalries from American History (Live at City Winery) 03.07.2026 1ώ 15λ

  A few of the most memorable frenemies and catfights from American history -- including the story of New York City's longest lasting rivalry.
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  Tearing Down King George: Revolutionary Summer 1776 (Rewind) 26.06.2026 37λ

  George Washington reads the freshly inked Declaration of Independence, inspiring New Yorkers to tear down their least favorite monument.
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  #488 Party Like It's 1976! 19.06.2026 1ώ 18λ

  Some of the ways New York City celebrated the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976 will return for the massive party for America 250.
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  #487 The Knicks and the Knickerbockers: The Story of a Name 05.06.2026 1ώ 4λ

  How the Knicks got their name -- from little marbles to basketballs.
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  Marilyn Monroe at 100: Her Life in New York City (Rewind) 29.05.2026 1ώ 18λ

  The world's biggest movie star -- on the streets of New York City (and over the subway grates) in the mid 1950s.
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  #486 The Many Intrigues of Eliza Jumel 22.05.2026 1ώ 3λ

  Eliza Jumel was one of the richest women in New York City in the early 19th century. And after she passed, the subject of vicious rumors.
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  The Real Historical Figures from Broadway's 'Ragtime' 15.05.2026 48λ

  The actors who play Harry Houdini and Evelyn Nesbit in the new Broadway revival "Ragtime" find the real-life inspirations behind their roles.
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  #485 The Painter Who Brought The World To New York 08.05.2026 50λ

  The world according to Frederic Church, the master artist whose work was like the cinema of the mid-19th century
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  The Garment District: Where New York Fashion Is Made (Rewind) 01.05.2026 51λ

  A history of the Garment District, one of New York City's great centers of manufacturing and the birthplace of many 20th-century fashion trends.
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  #484 The Phrenology Craze 24.04.2026 54λ

  During the mid 19th century, New Yorkers flocked to a very curious tourist attraction near City Hall -- a "house of skulls," the phrenological cabinet of the Fowler family.
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  #483 The Treasures of Carnegie Hall 17.04.2026 1ώ 17λ

  The greatest nights in American music history took place at Carnegie Hall -- but that's just the start of the story.
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  The Pushcarts of the Lower East Side (Rewind) 10.04.2026 58λ

  Before there were food trucks and hot dog carts, there were pushcarts, mostly concentrated on the Lower East Side in the late 19th century.