Englewood Makes History

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  • Harry Gross was a notorious New York City bookmaker and organized crime figure active in the 1940s and early 1950s. He ran one of the largest illegal gambling operations in the city, specializing in sports betting and policy (numbers gambling). Gross’s operation was protected…
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  • Myron Gross was a spiritual leader and businessman. He was a member of the Congregation Ahavath Torah. He was the vice president of the Pioneer Paper Company of North Bergen
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  • David "Redhead" Guppy is an American hip-hop musician. he was born and raised in Englewood, he lived on West Palisade Avenue. He was a member of the hip-hop and new jack swing group "Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I." The group was in existence from 1988 to 1993. His debut album, A…
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  • Kate Guppy was the first African American women to becoome a police sergeant and lieutenant in Bergen County. She began working with the Englewood Police Department in 1985.
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  • Hackensack B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge #658 was instituted in 1901.
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  • Buddy Hackett (1924–2003) was one of America's most popular comedians and comic actors, known for his distinctive New York accent, self-deprecating humor, and memorable performances in film, television, and stand-up comedy. During a career that spanned more than fifty years, he…
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  • Hainey was a member of Bergen County C.O.R.E. She was a dedicated civil rights activist who traveled South to Baltimore in 1961 to protest racial discrimination in restaurants. was arrested in 1962 as part of the sit-in at Englewood City Hall to protest racial segregation in the…
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  • Mark Hanna's sister Salome Marie Hannah Jones married Englewood's John Wyman Jones. Hannah and Jones and President William McKinley developed a close relationship.

  • Yale Lenny Hansen is an event planner and talent acquisition specialist. He graduated from Norfolk State University with an Associate's in business administration. In 2006 he became the president of LTB Entertainment Inc.
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