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Selected anniversaries
December 4, 1783 –
George Washington
bids his officers farewell at
Fraunces Tavern
.
December 8, 1980 –
John Lennon
(pictured)
is assassinated outside of the
The Dakota
, his
Upper West Side
apartment building.
December 22, 1984 –
Bernhard Goetz
shoots four attempted muggers on a
New York City Subway
car, and is dubbed the "Subway Vigilante".
December 27, 1932 –
Radio City Music Hall
opens.
December 31, 1831 –
Gramercy Park
is deeded to New York City.
December 31, 1890 –
Ellis Island
in
Upper New York Bay
opens as a United States
immigration
depot.
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