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York was founded in 71 AD when Cerialis and the Ninth Legion constructed a military fortress on flat ground above the River Ouse near its junction with the River Foss. The fortress was later rebuilt in stone, covered an area of 50 acres, and was inhabited by 6,000 soldiers.
York Bombed. Early in the morning of Wednesday, April 29, 1942, York suffered its worst air raid of the war. It wasn’t entirely unexpected. In the previous few days, the Luftwaffe had attacked two other cathedral cities, Norwich and Bath. These were the so-called Baedecker raids.
The Clock: Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Fred Zinnemann. With Judy Garland, Robert Walker, James Gleason, Keenan Wynn. In 1945, during a 48-hour leave, a soldier accidentally meets a girl at Pennsylvania Station and spends his leave with her, eventually falling in love with the lovely New Yorker.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Vincente Minnelli, Fred Zinnemann
- 1945-05-25
Oct 4, 2023 · “Sergeant York” is a classic war movie based on the true story of Alvin C. York, a World War I hero. It’s a timeless tale of bravery, sacrifice, and the power of one person to make a difference.
- City of York - The First Capital of The United States
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The City of York, Pennsylvania – named for York, England – was part of the building of our nation, a little-known part of history that many tend to forget, or just don’t know. As Yorkers know, their City was the birthplace of the Articles of Confederation and it was here that the words “The United States of America” were first spoken. That big bomb...
First city – When York city was first laid out in 1741 by Thomas Cookson, and the first lots were offered for sale, 23 were promptly purchased in what became the first town west of the Susquehanna River. First church – “In September of 1733, the Lutherans took steps for the organization of a congregation, the first one of this denomination west of ...
First hall – “About 1812 Peter Wilt (owner of The Golden Lamb tavern on East Market Street) built a hall. It was the first place of public entertainment so far as records go in the town of York. “In 1813 the Durangs who were famous actors came to York and presented two plays to large audiences in Wilt’s hall.” John Durang, who grew up in York durin...
First escalator – According to “A Dynamic Community Forges Ahead” published by the Chamber of Commerce in 1956, it was installed in the Bon-Ton in 1956. The building now houses the York County Government Center. First Olympic winner – York Barbell lifter Tony Terlazzo took the Gold in 1936. First snacks – Hanover resident John Folmer, according to ...
The principal actors Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea had earlier appeared together in The Woman in the Window (1944), also directed by Lang. Local authorities in New York, Milwaukee, and Atlanta banned Scarlet Street early in 1946 because of its dark plot and themes.
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Sep 5, 2023 · After that, York was absorbed into the English kingdom – but it retained its Anglo-Scandinavian culture and character. There are records of landholders with hybrid names, and inscriptions around Yorkshire that are partly in Latin and partly in Old Norse.
