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, 23:59, January 1, 2008New page: 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 Bron...
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.
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]]).
The Hall of Fame includes a 630-foot opendoor colonnade with 98 bronze busts and commemorative plaques, along with three buildings: a library, a Hall of Languages, and a Hall of Philosophy.
==External links==
[http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/hallofFame/ Hall of Fame for Great Americans]
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.
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]]).
The Hall of Fame includes a 630-foot opendoor colonnade with 98 bronze busts and commemorative plaques, along with three buildings: a library, a Hall of Languages, and a Hall of Philosophy.
==External links==
[http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/hallofFame/ Hall of Fame for Great Americans]