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ANSWER TO THE BOSS The New-York Historical Society is host to a panel discussion on the notorious Tammany Hall leader Boss Tweed. Participants include Mayor Koch and authors Kenneth Ackerman and Pete Hamill. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street, 212-485-9205, $12, $6 members, students, educators and seniors.
GLOBAL CONTEXT An American history professor at New York University,Thomas Bender, discusses his new book “A Nation Among Nations: America’s Place in World History” (Hill and Wang) with a Columbia University American history professor, Eric Foner. Tuesday, 7 p.m., the New York Public Library, Margaret Liebman Berger Forum, Room 227, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, 212-930-9213, free.
