David Goodman Croly (1829-89) was and American journalist, born in New York and educated at New York University. He was associated with the Evening Post and the Herald (1854-58) and then became editor and subsequently managing editor of the World. In 1872 he predicted the panic of 1873 and the failure of Jay Cooke & Co. and the Northern Pacific Railroad. From 1872 to 1878 he was editor of the Daily Graphic. He married "Jennie June" in 1856. His published works include Seymour and Blair: Their Lives and Services, with an appendix containing a History of Reconstruction (1868), and a Primer of Positivism (1876). He was the father of Herbert D. Croly. Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... The New York Post is one of the oldest newspapers published in the United States. ... The New York Herald was a large distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835 and 1924. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The New York World was a newspaper published in New York from 1860 until 1931. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Run on the Fourth National Bank, No. ... Jay Cooke (August 10, 1821-February 8, 1905), American financier, was born at Sandusky, Ohio, the son of Eleutheros Cooke (1787-1864), a pioneer Ohio lawyer, and Whig member of Congress from that state in 1831-1833. ... A Northern Pacific train travels over Bozeman Pass, June 1939. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Governor Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour (May 31, 1810 - February 12, 1886) was an American politician. ... Montgomery Blair (May 10, 1813–July 27, 1883), son of Francis Preston Blair and elder brother of Francis Preston Blair, Jr. ... // Reconstruction was the period in United States history, 1865–1876 that resolved the issues of the American Civil War when both the Confederacy and its system of slavery were destroyed. ... Herbert David Croly (January 23, 1869 - May 17, 1930) was a liberal political author. ...

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