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Day Parade
Saturday, September 17th, 2011 at Noon
Along Fifth Ave from 63rd to 86th St
Believe it or not this happens to be one of New Yorkled's favorite
parades. Every year when we get a chance we sneak on up to the steps
in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Prime Viewing! Oh no!
I gave it away. Nonetheless, you should show up for this parade
and get a glimpse of all the costumes, dancing, marching and music.
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von (1730-94),
Prussian-American general of the American revolutionary army, born
in Magdeburg, Prussia (now Germany). He fought with distinction
in the Seven Years' War (1756-63) and arrived at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, in 1778, offering his services to Congress and to the
Continental Army and its commander, George Washington. He was appointed
inspector general, prepared a manual of tactics for the army, remodeled
its organization, organized an efficient staff, and improved its
discipline. In 1780 he sat on the court-martial of the British army
officer Major John André, who was charged with espionage.
In the same year he took part, as a major general, in the siege
of Yorktown. After the war he received grants of land from several
states, and finally Congress voted him a pension of $2400. He became
an American citizen in 1783.
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