“The Big Apple” Turns the Big 100

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Alec Hamilton
WNYC News | Jan 21, 2020

New York City is marking a milestone. While the origins of the nickname "the Big Apple" are not widely known, a local historian believes he has traced it back to a conversation between stable hands in the Big Easy, a hundred years ago. 

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