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Hall of Fame for Great Americans (view source)
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The original "Hall of Fame" is the '''Hall of Fame for Great Americans,''' a now almost-forgotten institution located in what was originally a campus of New York University and is now Bronx Community College in [[Bronx]], New York.
The original "Hall of Fame" is the '''Hall of Fame for Great Americans,''' a now almost-forgotten institution located in what was originally a campus of New York University and is now Bronx Community College in [[Bronx]], New York.
It was dedicated in 1901, and honorees were elected at five-year intervals from 1900 through 1970, and in 1973. During its heyday the election of new honorees was considered a national news event, and the choices of honorees were a topic of lively public debate.
It was dedicated in 1901, and honorees were elected at five-year intervals from 1900 through 1970, and in 1973. During its heyday the election of new honorees was considered a national news event, and the choices of honorees were a topic of lively public debate.
According to Mimi Sheraton, when she was growing up in the 1930s "the Hall of Fame was famous" and one of her mother's favorite put-downs was "You must think you belong in the Hall of Fame."<ref>Sheraton, Mimi (2000), "My Bronx: Yesterday's Heroes, Up On Pedestals," ''The New York Times,'' December 15, 2000, p. E37</ref>
Honorees include many names that are still familiar ([[Wilbur Wright|Wilbur]] and [[Orville Wright]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[John Philip Sousa]]) and some that seem quite obscure: (Naval officer and oceanographer [[Matthew Fontaine Maury]], astronomer [[Maria Mitchell]], jurist [[Rufus Choate]]).
Honorees include many names that are still familiar ([[Wilbur Wright|Wilbur]] and [[Orville Wright]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[John Philip Sousa]]) and some that seem quite obscure: (Naval officer and oceanographer [[Matthew Fontaine Maury]], astronomer [[Maria Mitchell]], jurist [[Rufus Choate]]).