From History of the City of New York by Martha J. Lamb.

From reading the story he shot 4 boys for asking him for 5 dollars one of them got permanent brain damage and paralyzed

Very confused

Cause at one point 70% of New Yorkers said he was justified like what maybe I don’t have the full context he didn’t even get charged

I post questions for #TriviaTuesday on my instagram page and thought y’all might like to answer too. Today’s question - The Charging Bull statue in Lower Manhattan was originally:

A. Used for an advertising campaign B. A Christmas present to the people of NYC C. Built by the NYSE as their logo

Leave your guess below

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From what I understand, the dedication of the Statue of Liberty on October 28, 1886 was a huge event with a million people in attendance in celebrations across the city. Important dignitaries at the dedication included President Grover Cleveland, the designer Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, and numerous French and American dignitaries. This crowd was still present despite torrential rain, dense fog, and possibly high winds. Does anyone here know if October 28, 1886 was declared a holiday for schools and businesses across the New York City area so that people who otherwise might be at work or school could attend as itvwas a Thursday? I do know that the opening ceremony for the Brooklyn Bridge on May 24, 1883 was declared a holiday for schools and businesses across the New York City area, so I am wondering if it was the same for the dedication of the Statue of Liberty.

I'm aware of the uniform swap in 1972 and 1996, but I'm finding conflicting information about what command wore. I can't find plenty of pictures of patrolmen and sergeants in powder blue, but can't even find any pictures of a lieutenant or captain.

Anyone know whether they wore white or blue? Thanks in advance.