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December 2nd In NYC History
Updated: Updated 12/02/2012 01:00 AM
By: NY1 News

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1657...After receiving numerous complaints from angry housewives whose possessions keep disappearing, the City Council forbids tavernkeepers from selling liquor to patrons in exchange for household goods.

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