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Get Excited–Fleet Week Festivities Bring Tall Ships Under The Verrazano Bridge May 23
An example of a tall ship. Source: AlfvanBeem via Wikimedia CommonsMay 23 marks the return of the OpSail event. This year, the maritime extravaganza also celebrates another occasion, the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” To commemorate this American event, seventeen “tall