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178018001820184018601880190019201940196019802000Early modern period (Europe)Long 19th century (Europe)Long 19th centuryLong 19th century20th century20th century20th centuryContemporarySociety of St. Tammany founded In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionSociety of St. Tammany foundedAaron Burr organizes Tammany for the 1800 election In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionAaron Burr organizes Tammany for the 18…Tammany Hall becomes the Democratic Party's city organization In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionTammany Hall becomes the Democratic Par…Fernando Wood elected mayor with Tammany backing In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionFernando Wood elected mayor with Tamman…Construction of the New York County Courthouse becomes a vehicle for fraud In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionConstruction of the New York County Cou…William Tweed becomes head of Tammany Hall's General Committee In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionWilliam Tweed becomes head of Tammany H…Tweed Ring consolidates control of city government In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionTweed Ring consolidates control of city…Thomas Nast begins cartooning against the Tweed Ring In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionThomas Nast begins cartooning against t…Tweed convicted at his second criminal trial In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionTweed convicted at his second criminal …Tweed escapes custody and flees to Spain In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionTweed escapes custody and flees to SpainTweed extradited and returned to New York In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionTweed extradited and returned to New Yo…William Tweed dies in the Ludlow Street Jail In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionWilliam Tweed dies in the Ludlow Street…Richard Croker becomes Tammany's boss In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionRichard Croker becomes Tammany's bossRev. Charles Parkhurst preaches against police-protected vice In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionRev. Charles Parkhurst preaches against…Mazet Committee investigates Tammany corruption In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionMazet Committee investigates Tammany co…Herman Rosenthal murdered outside his protection dispute with police In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionHerman Rosenthal murdered outside his p…Mollen Commission created after the Michael Dowd scandal In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionMollen Commission created after the Mic…Mollen Commission issues its final report In: Tammany Hall: the machine, the police, and corruptionMollen Commission issues its final repo…3 events, 1871 to 1871. Click to zoom.39 events, 1892 to 1912. Click to zoom.95 events, 1915 to 1933. Click to zoom.53 events, 1970 to 1972. Click to zoom.3

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