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New York Historical Society

The New-York Historical Society is an American history museum and library located in New York City at the corner of 77th Street and Central Park West in Manhattan. Founded in 1804 as New York's first museum, the New-York Historical Society presents exhibitions, public programs and research that explore the rich history of New York and the nation. Wikipedia*

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New York Historical Society has hosted 172 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1998 Speech. The year with the most events was 2017 with 19 events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2011 with an average of 3,028 views per video. Most appearances with Louise Mirrer (47), Dale Gregory (32), Harold Holzer (31). Most common tags: Civil War, Early American History (1600-1850), Lincoln, Abraham.

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    New Amsterdam Little Ice Age

    Professor Chelsea Teale talked about the climate history in New Amsterdam (New York), including periods of cooling in the Nor…

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    1863 Chattanooga Campaign

    Historians talked about the Civil War’s Chattanooga Campaign, which took place in the fall of 1863 and resulted in Union forc…

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    Celebrating Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

    Carla Knorowski, editor of Gettysburg Replies: The World Responds to Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, reads passages fro…

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    Robert Caro Symposium

    Award-winning author Robert Caro, best known for his multi-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson, reflected on his life and writ…

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