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Updated 12/04/2008 01:00 AM

December 4th In NYC History

By: NY1 News

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1783...After leading his troops to victory in the American Revolution, General George Washington bids an emotional farewell to officers at Fraunces Tavern. The tavern, which has survived two centuries of change, still stands on Pearl and Broad streets in Downtown Manhattan, and has been designated a national landmark.