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Updated 12/04/2012 01:00 AM

December 4th In NYC History

By: NY1 News

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1783...After leading his troops to victory in the Revolutionary War, General George Washington bids an emotional farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern. More then two centuries later, the tavern still stands on Pearl and Broad streets in downtown Manhattan and has been designated a national landmark.