Aug. 11, 1949-Today in #history: #Philippine President Elpdio Quirino's name is on a street plaque in NYC's Canyon of Heroes in Manhattan. This granite plaque commemorates when #Quirino received a ticker-tape parade on 8/11/1949. #Thread 1/x 
While over 100,000 onlookers watched the parade, Philippine Pres. Quirino, at the NY City Hall said "No country today can stand alone," emphasized the importance of working with the USA. 2/x
President Quirino's granite strip along with those of others, are embedded in Lower #Manhattan, on both sides of the street beginning of Broadway at Battery Place to north fr Chambers St., next to City Hall #history 3/x
There are over 200 black granite plaques that commemorate every ticker-tape parade in NYC history since 1886. Only 3 Philippine presidents got this honor along with Quirino: Garcia (1958), Macapagal (1964) 4/x
Philippine Pres. Quirino's commemorative plaque sits proud next to notable people who left their mark in history: Charles Lindbergh (1027), Amelia Earhart (1932), Winston Churchill, Pope John Paul II, & many more world leaders. #Philippinehistory #thread 5/x
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