April 28th in NYC History
Posted: Apr 28, 2013 | 12:47 AM
1858: Frederick Law Olmsted, the first landscape architect and architect Calvert Vaux'
plan for Central Park selected, transforming 843 acres of rocks and wetland of upper Manhattan.
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1878: Character actor extraordinaire of the early 20th century Lionel Barrymore born. He died 1954
1968: The Public Theater's pioneering rock musical "Hair" opened on Broadway.
1990: The Public Theater's lovesong to dancing, "A Chorus Line," closed after 6,137 performances on Broadway.
2004: CBS's "60 Minutes II" showed the first photos of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal.