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Question:
Why is New York City called the Big Apple?
Answer:
The term orginated with jazz musicians in the 1930s, after the name of a nightclub in Harlem called "The Big Apple."
Source:
Safire's Political Dictionary (R 320.03 Saf)
Notes:
The New York Public Library has more details on the origin of this phrase.
Subject:
Big Apple
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