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The first capital of the United States was New York City. In 1789 George Washington took his oath as president on the balcony at Federal Hall. |
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's literary masterpiece, The Great Gatsby, was said to capture the spirit of the north shore of Long Island (Gold Coast) in the 1920's. |
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The first international sports hero, boxer Bill Richmond of Staten Island, New York, was born August 5, 1763. |
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