Boss Tweed: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: American Heritage - Political Boss. | Aug 06, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 08, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 30, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Boss Tweed Trials: 1873 (PDF). | Sep 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Ohio State University - William Tweed. | May 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Boss Tweed and the Tammany Republicans. | Aug 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Heritage - Political Boss. | Jun 06, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Washington Post - Long before George Santos, N.Y. congressman Boss Tweed escaped prison. | Dec 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of New York City - Boos Tweed. | Jul 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bill of Rights Institute - William "Boss" Tweed and Political Machines. | Sep 19, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 07, 2021 | ||
| Added a quote from Lincoln Steffens and Claude H. Wetmore regarding the "Tweed ring." | Sep 24, 2019 | ||
| Changed title from "William Magear Tweed" to "Boss Tweed." | Jun 27, 2018 | ||
| Added cartoon by Thomas Nast of the Tweed ring. | Jun 27, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital History - Boss Tweed. | Feb 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: University at Albany - "Boss Tweed" and the Tammany Hall Machine. | Feb 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of William Tweed. | Jun 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Biography of William Marcy Tweed. | Jun 26, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 19, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Ohio State University - Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum - Biography of William Tweed. | Apr 15, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 02, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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