Adventures in Old New York
Manhattan's historic neighborhoods, secret spots, and colorful characters, from the hosts of the "Bowery Boys" podcast
📝 On This Day 📝
75 years ago on April 27th, 1947
"Babe Ruth Day" is held at Yankee Stadium
The record-breaking baseballer was honored in front 58,339 fans. The Great Bambino was in ailing health and his voice was reduced to a raspy whisper, but he would make two more appearances at Yankee Stadium before cancer took his life in 1948 at the age of 53.
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More events from April 27th in New York History
125 years ago on April 27th, 1897
Grant's tomb is dedicated in Morningside Park on what would have been General Grant's 75th birthday
119 years ago on April 27th, 1903
Jamaica Race Course opens for horse racing
83 years ago on April 27th, 1939
Grant's tomb is dedicated a second time
25 years ago on April 27th, 1997
Grant's tomb is dedicated a third time
16 years ago on April 27th, 2006
Construction begins on One World Trade Center, then called the Freedom Tower
⏰ AGBC Rewind ⏰
10 years ago
Space Shuttle Enterprise Flies Over NYC Atop Its Carrier 747 [Photos and Video]
6 years ago
Take a Trip Inside a Manhattan Tarot Card Reading with the Unbelievable Podcast
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Coretta Scott King Day
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🌞 Weather Records 🌞
Record High: 92°F in 1915
Record Low: 36°F in 1932
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