May 23, 2021 marks the 110th anniversary of the opening of the New York Public Library"s Main Branch (now known as the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building). Back just before the turn of the 20th century, a group of New York City business leaders decided that if their hometown was ever going to compete with Paris and London as a center of urban culture, it needed a great library.
A palace for the public
Today in History
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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A great white egret in Hungary
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A path into history
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Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
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Stuben am Arlberg, Austria
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Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
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There’s treasure in them thar hills
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