February 16th In NYC History
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On this date in...
1951...The City Council passes a bill barring racial discrimination in housing projects.
1956...The film version of the Broadway musical "Carousel" premieres in New York.
Today's New Yorker birthdays include tennis star John McEnroe, born in 1959.