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Boss Tweed Goes Down (1871)

Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 2:08 p.m.

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It\\u2019s December 15th. On this day in 1871, William \\u201cBoss\\u201d Tweed is arrested in Manhattan while returning to the city to, reportedly, see the Christmas lights.

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Jody and Niki discuss what this moment means for Boss Tweed and the notorious Tammany Hall power structure in New York City. Tweed spent much of the 1860s pulling the puppet strings in NYC, and would spend much of the next decade on the run from the law.

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Find a transcript of this episode at:\\xa0https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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