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minus-squarelemmyknow@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoWell, even old New York was once New Amsterdam, so…
minus-squarelemmyknow@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoHonestly, idk. I guess people just liked it better that way
minus-squareDankOfAmerica@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoSupposedly, the English took it from the Dutch. The English king gave it to his brother who was the Duke of York and renamed it in his honor.
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agothe guy with the captain’s hat thought it looked more like York.
minus-squarehamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoThat this thread became a mixture of They Might Be Giants and Mitchell & Webb is hilarious and i’m here for it.
Well, even old New York was once New Amsterdam, so…
Why’d they change it?
Honestly, idk. I guess people just liked it better that way
I can’t say
Supposedly, the English took it from the Dutch. The English king gave it to his brother who was the Duke of York and renamed it in his honor.
the guy with the captain’s hat thought it looked more like York.
That this thread became a mixture of They Might Be Giants and Mitchell & Webb is hilarious and i’m here for it.