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Cardiff Giant Celebrates 150th Birthday
On this special episode of A New York Minute In History, we attend a birthday party for one of America’s greatest hoaxes. The Cardiff...
The Story Behind 1969’s Woodstock Music Festival
Now regarded as one the most iconic cultural expressions of American society, the Woodstock festival of 1969 served to encapsulate the spirit of the...
100 Years Of New York’s Local Government Historians Law
One hundred years ago, on April 11, 1919, New York Governor Al Smith signed the “Historians Law.” The first law of its kind in...
The Story Behind New York City’s Water Supply
A reservoir system capacity of 570 billion gallons. A watershed area that covers 1.2 million acres. And a supply that is 90 percent unfiltered....
Capital Region History Day
On this special episode of A New York Minute In History, we come to you from the New York State Museum in Albany. The...
Al Smith, FDR And The Progressive Movement
On this episode of A New York Minute In History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Don Wildman examine how two New Yorkers – Al Smith...