Disbound from: Manual of the corporation of the city of New York, 1850 (New York, N.Y. Common Council). Historic buildings--New York (State)--New York--1770-1850. Military headquarters--New York ...

A newly digitized set of records reveals the plight and bravery of enslaved people in the North ...

A million dead, a million fled' is how the Famine years are remembered and now photographs of some of the survivors have been published by the New York Public Library. The pictures in question ...

This letter was written on September 22, 1850, by Margaret McCarthy to her ... 1849 on the Columbus and arrived in New York on October 22. She settled in New York. I write these few lines ...

In 1850, the US was home to 19 millionaires ... and palazzos of Europe, along New York's Fifth Avenue was undertaken with great zeal. One observer of New York society surmised that being a ...

Some companies have endured, thriving for over a century. These long-lasting businesses offer valuable lessons on what it ...

Globally, July was the hottest month since global records began in 1850, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills intended to atone for the state’s role in the oppression of Black Americans, but ...

You have probably heard that Sept. 10 is the peak of Atlantic hurricane season, but what is the most common day for a hurricane landfall in the United States? Analysis by AccuWeather's data science ...

Much of “The Human Comedy,” written at a frenetic rate between the 1830s and Balzac’s death in 1850, highlights the friction between ... (“The Lily in the Valley”), reissued by New York Review Books ...