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Arte-miy333 [17]
3 years ago
6

Why is New York called the "Big Apple"?

Geography
2 answers:
Akimi4 [234]3 years ago
7 0

What's the origin of the phrase '<em>The Big Apple</em>'? ... He reports hearing the phrase used by stable lads while on a visit to New Orleans in 1920, although there's nothing in that report to link the phrase to New York.

julia-pushkina [17]3 years ago
3 0

"<em>Big Apple</em>" is a nickname for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the New York Morning Telegraph. Its popularity since the 1970s is due in part to a promotional campaign by the New York tourist authorities.

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