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New York, Broadway - The Canyon of Heroes Historical Markers

This tour goes follows the sidewalks along Broadway in Lower Manhattan.
 
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 4, 2022
October 20, 1953 Marker
101 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 20, 1953 — ★ —
Gen. Mark W. Clark, retiring commander of U.S. Forces in the Far East — — Map (db m183029) HM WM
102 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 20, 1969 — ★ —
New York Mets, World Series champions — — Map (db m209568) HM
103 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 23, 1946 — ★ —
Delegates to the first plenary session of the General Assembly of the United Nations — — Map (db m209614) HM
104 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 25, 1946 — ★ —
Col. Clarence S. Irvine, Commander of the B-29 Dreamboat, and his crew of army airmen for their Honolulu-to-Cairo flight over the North Pole — — Map (db m183037) HM
105 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 26, 1931 — ★ —
Henri Phillippe Petain, Marshal of France — — Map (db m209624) HM
106 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 26, 1953 — ★ —
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, hero of Taejon and Prisoner of War for three years during the Korean War — — Map (db m183028) HM WM
107 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 27, 1961 — ★ —
Capt. Thomas J. Walker, crew and builders of the U.S.S. Constellation, the world's largest aircraft carrier — — Map (db m209580) HM
108 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 28, 1886 — ★ —
Dedication of the Statue of Liberty — — Map (db m209644) HM
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109 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 28, 1921 — ★ —
Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France, Commander of the Allied Armies during World War I — — Map (db m209639) HM
110 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 3, 1919 — ★ —
Albert and Elizabeth, King and Queen of the Belgians — — Map (db m209642) HM
111 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 3, 1979 — ★ —
Pope John Paul II — — Map (db m184740) HM
112 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 4, 1929 — ★ —
Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister of Great Britain — — Map (db m228412) HM
113 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 5, 1923 — ★ —
David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War I — — Map (db m209638) HM
114 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 5, 1928 — ★ —
Dr. Hugo Eckener and the crew of the Dirigible Graf zeppelin for the first commercial transatlantic flight — — Map (db m228413) HM
115 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 8, 1951 —
New York National Guard's 165th Infantry Regiment on its centennial — — Map (db m183204) HM WM
116 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 8, 1964 — ★ —
Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines — — Map (db m209571) HM
117 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 9, 1945 — ★ —
Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the Navy's Pacific Fleet in World War II — — Map (db m209616) HM
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118 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — September 10, 1963 — ★ —
Zahir Shah and Homaira, King and Queen of Afghanistan — — Map (db m209573) HM
119 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — September 13, 1945 — ★ —
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, hero of the Battles of Bataan and Corregidor in World War II — — Map (db m183038) HM WM
120 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — September 16, 1949 — ★ —
48 European Journalists in celebration of Freedom of the Press Day during their U.S. tour — — Map (db m183205) HM
121 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — September 17, 1951 — ★ —
Sir Denys Lowson, 623rd Lord Mayor of London — — Map (db m209596) HM
122 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — September 2, 1931 — ★ —
Olin J. Stephens, Jr, and the crew of the Dorade, winners of a Transatlantic yacht race from Newport, Rhode Island to Plymouth, England — — Map (db m209625) HM
123 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — September 22, 1961 — ★ —
Manuel Prado Ugarteche, President of Peru — — Map (db m209582) HM
124 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — September 27, 1954 — ★ —
New York Giants, National League champions — — Map (db m183022) HM
125 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — September 3, 1930 — ★ —
Capt. Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Bellonte for the first nonstop Transatlantic flight from Paris to Long Island — — Map (db m209626) HM
126 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — September 3, 1936 — ★ —
Jesse Owens and members of the U.S. Olympic Team on their return from the Berlin Games — — Map (db m183040) HM
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127 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — September 3, 1964 —
Staten Island's Mid-Island All Stars, Little League World Series Champions — — Map (db m184874) HM
128 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — September 30, 1899 — ★ —
Adm. George Dewey, hero of the Battle of Manila during the Spanish-American War — — Map (db m228434) HM WM
129 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — September 8, 1919 — ★ —
Gen. John J. Pershing, Commander in Chief, American Expeditionary Force in World War I — — Map (db m228430) HM WM
130 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — February 5, 2008 — ★ —
New York Giants, Super Bowl XLII Champions — — Map (db m183000) HM
131 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — February 7, 2012 —
New York Giants, Super Bowl XLVI Champions — — Map (db m182999) HM
132 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — July 10, 2015 — ★ —
U.S. Women's National Team, FIFA Women's World Cup champions — — Map (db m182998) HM
133 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — July 10, 2019 — ★ —
U.S. Women's National Team, FIFA's Women World Cup champions — — Map (db m209564) HM
134 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — July 7, 2021 — ★ —
New York City's essential workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic — — Map (db m209562) HM
135 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — June 10, 1991 — ★ —
Persian Gulf War veterans — — Map (db m184734) HM WM
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136 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — June 17, 1994 — ★ —
New York Rangers, Stanley Cup champions — — Map (db m183011) HM
137 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — June 20, 1990 — ★ —
Nelson Mandela, African National Congress Leader — — Map (db m184728) HM
138 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — June 25, 1991 — ★ —
Korean War veterans — — Map (db m184735) HM WM
139 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — May 7, 1985 — ★ —
Vietnam War veterans — — Map (db m209566) HM
140 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — November 16, 1998 — ★ —
Senator John Glenn and fellow crew members of the U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery — — Map (db m184726) HM
141 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — November 6, 2009 — ★ —
New York Yankees, World Series champions — — Map (db m209565) HM
142 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — October 17, 1998 — ★ —
Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs baseball player, who broke the single-season home run record — — Map (db m183008) HM
143 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — October 23, 1998 — ★ —
New York Yankees, World Series champions — — Map (db m183007) HM
144 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — October 28, 1986 — ★ —
New York Mets, World Series champions — — Map (db m183012) HM
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145 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — October 29, 1996 — ★ —
New York Yankees, World Series champions — — Map (db m183010) HM
146 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — October 29, 1999 — ★ —
New York Yankees, World Series champions — — Map (db m183005) HM
147 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Tribeca — October 30, 2000 — ★ —
New York Yankees, World Series champions — — Map (db m183004) HM

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