I had intended to blog about the Astor Place Riot today, it being the 173rd anniversary of that looney event, when nativist supporters of actor Edwin Forrest did battle in the streets of New York with fans of English thespian William Macready : thousands of them in the brawl, leaving 30 dead and nearly 50 […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:33AM on May 10, 2022