When was New York City the capital of the U.S.?

New York City was named the capital of America in 1788 and remained so until 1800, when Washington, D.C. was so named.

How many defenders died at the Alamo? Every soldier defending the fort at the Alamo (about 182 in all) died in the fighting on March 6, 1836, or were killed as prisoners soon after. The dead included Travis, knife-inventor James…
How many people were on President Richard Nixon’s enemies list? Twenty people on President Richard Nixon's enemies list were named in the 1971 memo released to the Senate Watergate Committee in 1973. There were 200 additional enemies on a separate list. The memo…
How big is Manhattan Island? Manhattan is 13.4 miles long, 2.3 miles across at its widest point, and 22.5 square miles in area.
What gave Times Square in New York its name? Times Square was named for the 1903 building that was headquarters for the New York Times. The building, located at the intersection of Seventh Avenue, Forty-second Street, and Broadway, transmitted news by the…
Where is Hotel Pennsylvania in Glenn Miller’s song “Pennsylvania 6-5000”? The Hotel Pennsylvania was located at Seventh Avenue and Thirty-third Street in Manhattan. It was built in 1918. The phone number Pennsylvania 6-5000 was that of the hotel's Club Rouge, where Miller and…
When was Sixth Avenue renamed Avenue of the Americas? Sixth Avenue was renamed Avenue of the Americas on October 2, 1945, by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947). He signed a bill officially changing the name to honor all the countries of the…