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[[Image:History_of_liberty.JPG| thumb|200px| Right| History Of Liberty City]] | [[Image:History_of_liberty.JPG| thumb|200px| Right| History Of Liberty City]] | ||
'''A History of Liberty City''' is a documentary that is aired constantly in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] which explains the history of [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] from the colonial age through the | '''A History of Liberty City''' is a documentary that is aired constantly in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] which explains the history of [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] from the colonial age through the Revolutionary War. Liberty City's history nearly parallel's [[Wikipedia:New York City|New York City's]] history. The show is sponsored by the [[Bank of Liberty]] and Public Broadcasting Corporation. | ||
==Colonial Era== | ==Colonial Era== | ||
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The Dutch had plentiful resources. They traded beaver skins, a 17th century version of wife swapping. | The Dutch had plentiful resources. They traded beaver skins, a 17th century version of wife swapping. | ||
The gateway to the New World was also a den of inequity. The campaign to clean up the city | The gateway to the New World was also a den of inequity. The campaign to clean up the city began almost as soon as the city was founded. In the spring of 1647, the East India Trading Company hired a general for New Rotterdam named Gloria Hole (based on [[wp:Peter_Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]]) to return civility and productivity to the colony. | ||
Within weeks Hole banned many activities. This wasn't well received. The city was burned to the ground. Within a few years New Rotterdam had become so diverse that the Dutch had become a minority in their own colony. Diversity was troubling to them, and with diversity came peril. | Within weeks Hole banned many activities. This wasn't well received. The city was burned to the ground. Within a few years New Rotterdam had become so diverse that the Dutch had become a minority in their own colony. Diversity was troubling to them, and with diversity came peril. | ||
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==British Occupation== | ==British Occupation== | ||
On August 27, 1664, armed British warships [[wp:History_of_New_York_City_(prehistory–1664)#Arrival_of_the_British|entered the harbor]]. The colonists signed a petition requesting to be ruled by the British. The English renamed the city to Liberty City. The British expanded while destroying and eradicating the native population. | On August 27, 1664, armed British warships [[wp:History_of_New_York_City_(prehistory–1664)#Arrival_of_the_British|entered the harbor]]. The colonists signed a petition requesting to be ruled by the British. The English renamed the city to Liberty City. The British expanded while destroying and eradicating the native population. | ||
Soon the colony expanded and areas were named after heavily inbred members of their Germanic royal families. [[Broker]] was named after Sir William Broker III, the king's bastard son. To the north was called [[Dukes]], named after the word ''dukey'', as the people there stunk. The peninsula to the north of that was named [[Bohan]], after ''bohan'', a Dutch word meaning ''Dutch word''. The area across the river was dubbed [[Alderney]], after Phillip Alderney, the only person who can tolerate living in an oily mosquito-filled swamp. | Soon the colony expanded and areas were named after heavily inbred members of their Germanic royal families. [[Broker]] was named after Sir William Broker III, the king's bastard son. To the north was called [[Dukes]], named after the word ''dukey'', as the people there stunk. The peninsula to the north of that was named [[Bohan]], after ''bohan'', a Dutch word meaning ''Dutch word''. The area across the river was dubbed [[Alderney]], after Phillip Alderney, the only person who can tolerate living in an oily mosquito-filled swamp. | ||
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There is a quiz on [http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/#?page=history&content=interactive0 Rockstar's site] testing the reader's knowledge in the history of Liberty City. Here are the questions and answers. | There is a quiz on [http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/#?page=history&content=interactive0 Rockstar's site] testing the reader's knowledge in the history of Liberty City. Here are the questions and answers. | ||
Q: Why did Europeans move to Liberty City?<br> | Q: Why did Europeans move to Liberty City?<br /> | ||
A: The Dutch wanted a place to sell weed and women. | A: The Dutch wanted a place to sell weed and women. | ||
Q: What was the price of the first prostitute?<br> | Q: What was the price of the first prostitute?<br /> | ||
A: A swift blow to the back of the head. | A: A swift blow to the back of the head. | ||
Q: Why was [[Middle Park]] built?<br> | Q: Why was [[Middle Park]] built?<br /> | ||
A: To provide junkies with a scenic background for drug use. | A: To provide junkies with a scenic background for drug use. | ||
Q: What is Alderney best known for?<br> | Q: What is Alderney best known for?<br /> | ||
A: Being a swamp with soccer moms.<br> | A: Being a swamp with soccer moms.<br /> | ||
A: Being named after a shitty island off France where old people go to die.<br> | A: Being named after a shitty island off France where old people go to die.<br /> | ||
A: Being the home of the 80's power ballad.<br> | A: Being the home of the 80's power ballad.<br /> | ||
A: Juiced-up guys in cheap jewelry and tight t-shirts and fake-baked, chain smoking girls with big hair.<br> | A: Juiced-up guys in cheap jewelry and tight t-shirts and fake-baked, chain smoking girls with big hair.<br /> | ||
A: Being a place where people from Algonquin go to dump dead bodies. | A: Being a place where people from Algonquin go to dump dead bodies. | ||
Q: The first theater show in [[Star Junction]] was...<br> | Q: The first theater show in [[Star Junction]] was...<br /> | ||
A: Heavily censored by right-wing government. | A: Heavily censored by right-wing government. | ||
Q: The [[Statue of Happiness]]...<br> | Q: The [[Statue of Happiness]]...<br /> | ||
A: ...was presented to the USA by France in 1886 to mark 100 years free from British food and spelling. | A: ...was presented to the USA by France in 1886 to mark 100 years free from British food and spelling. | ||
Q: What is the famous [[Screamer]] in [[Firefly Island]]?<br> | Q: What is the famous [[Screamer]] in [[Firefly Island]]?<br /> | ||
A: A wooden roller coaster built by drunk Europeans. | A: A wooden roller coaster built by drunk Europeans. | ||
Q: What is the weapon of choice among Liberty City residents?<br> | Q: What is the weapon of choice among Liberty City residents?<br /> | ||
A: Talking about sports while grabbing their anatomy. | A: Talking about sports while grabbing their anatomy. | ||
Q: What is the average time lapse between consumption of a Liberty City hot dog and the onset of chronic diarrhea?<br> | Q: What is the average time lapse between consumption of a Liberty City hot dog and the onset of chronic diarrhea?<br /> | ||
A: They are simultaneous. | A: They are simultaneous. | ||
Q: What is the [[Monoglobe]] in [[Meadow Park]], [[Dukes]]?<br> | Q: What is the [[Monoglobe]] in [[Meadow Park]], [[Dukes]]?<br /> | ||
A: A relic from the Liberty City World Fair that they could not be bothered to take down. | A: A relic from the Liberty City World Fair that they could not be bothered to take down. | ||