New York city has the most major league sports franchises with a total of 11 teams. Watch an ABC Wide World of Sports excerpt on the Harlem Globetrotters in Sierra Vista on YouTube from the Museum of Classic Chicago Television channel by clicking here!
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In the public domain movie King Kong "a film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal ape who takes a shine to their female blonde star. He is then captured and brought back to New York City for public exhibition." (From IMDb) Click here to watch this movie on the Tex Enliu YouTube channel
"The 1930s-1933 King Kong" by april-mo is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Bagels first appeared in New York City in the late 19th century. They were brought to the city by Jewish immigrants. According to Maria Balinska in the New York Times article by Jonathan Wolfe (Oct 2, 2017), "A New York bagel has a shiny crust with a little bit of hardness to it and a nice glaze. The inside is very chewy, but not overly doughy. It's got a slight tang to the taste and it's not too big." Try making an at home version using "The Real New York Bagel Recipe" from Food.com!
Crazy Christobal. (2021). The real New York bagel recipe recipe—Food. Com. Retrieved September 27, 2021, from Food.com website: https://www.food.com/recipe/the-real-new-york-bagel-recipe-335304
"Raisin Bagel" by Lori L. Stalteri is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Statue of Liberty - In Second Life" by Sougent Harrop is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
The Statue of Liberty's official name is "The Statue of Liberty Enlightening The World". It was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States. It is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy and was designed by French sculptor, Frederic Auguste Bertholdi and was built by Gustave Eiffel. It was dedicated on October 28, 1886 and has been designated as a National Monument since 1924. It has been cared for by the National Park Service since 1933.
In 1903, a bronze tablet that bears the text of Emma Lazarus's sonnet, "The New Colossus" was presented by friends of the poet. It was mounted inside the pedestal until 1986. It was later moved into the Statue of Liberty Museum.
Take a virtual tour of the Statue of Liberty by clicking here.
The Empire State Building is an Art Deco skyscraper located in New Yor
k City. It is 1,454 feet tall, including its antenna. Construction on this building began in March of 1930 and the building opened 13 1/2 months later in May of 1931. There are about 4 million visitors annually to this skyscraper from around the world and it was named one of the 7 Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
In terms of height as of 2020:
Enjoy the scenery from one of the observation decks by watching through a web cam by clicking here.
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The United Nations is an international organization that was founded in 1945. It is currently made of 193 member states and its work is guided by the purposes and principles in its founding charter. The UN's permanent location is in New York City. It is the "one place on earth where all of the world's nations can gather together, discuss common problems, and find shared solutions that benefit all of humanity."
THINGS TO DO AT THE UN:
Find out more about the buildings. The UN consists of 4 buildings. Click here to read through the visitor center fact sheet to find out about each building and the history behind it.
Watch TV. The UN has a live stream of what is happening in the last 24 hours. Click here to watch!
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Edith Wharton was an American novelist who was born in New York City, not far from where the Empire State Building now stands. She was born into the New York City aristocracy and used this insider's knowledge to write novels that revealed the life of the upper classes in New York City during the Gilded Age. We have linked two of her novels below.
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
Click here to access the e-book from Project Gutenberg.
Click here to access the audio book from Librivox.
From Goodreads: Newland Archer prepares to marry the beautiful but conventional May Welland. But when the mysterious Countess Ellen Olenska returns to New York after a disastrous marriage, Archer falls deeply in love with her. Torn between duty and passion, Archer struggles to make a decision that will either courageously define his life—or mercilessly destroy it.
Photo of 1920 first edition dust jacket from Wikipedia
The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton
Click here to access the e-book from Project Gutenberg.
Click here to access the audio book from Librivox.
From Goodreads: Lily Bart, beautiful, witty and sophisticated, is accepted by 'old money' and courted by the growing tribe of nouveaux riches. But as she nears thirty, her foothold becomes precarious; a poor girl with expensive tastes, she needs a husband to preserve her social standing, and to maintain her in the luxury she has come to expect. Whilst many have sought her, something - fastidiousness or integrity- prevents her from making a 'suitable' match.
Photo of First edition, 1905 from Wikipedia
