A giant christening card, signed by 5,000 Christians, for Prince George outside the Chapel Royal of St James's Palace in London ahead of the royal baby's christening.oyal baby christened in front of small gathering. Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge was officially named and christened into the Church of England Wednesday in an intimate ceremony at St. James Palace in London.
William M. Boss Tweed (April 3, 1823 â April12, 1878) was an American politician and head of Tammany Hall, the name given to the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the History of New York City politics from the 1790s to the 1960s.illiam M. Boss Tweed (April 3, 1823 â April12, 1878) was an American politician and head of Tammany Hall, the name given to the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the History of New York City politics from the 1790s to the 1960s.
In the 1850s, William Tweed served in the United States Congress, returning to New York to serve as a senator and to coalesce his growing political power. Ad. By the 1860s, William Tweed had become Boss Tweed, and he was fully in control of Tammany Hall.y undermining Tweed and Tammany Hall, the political machine he spearheaded, much of the rampant corruption in New York was put an end, setting the stage for a more egalitarian city. Tammany Hall actually predates William Magear Tweed; it was created in the late 1700s as a general social club.