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New York

  • 8 Aug 2007

    The EF2 tornado ripped through Brooklyn, New York, for 18 minutes, causing nine injuries and $20 million in damages.

  • 28 Jun 2005

    A brand new design for Freedom Tower in Manhattan, New York, was publicly revealed.

  • 24 Oct 2003

    The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.

  • 5 Dec 2002

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in New York.

  • 26 May 1998

    The United States Supreme Court ruled that Ellis Island is primarily located in the state of New Jersey and not New York like many think it does.

  • 1 Sep 1995

    A bill in New York to reinstate the death penalty became law.

  • 26 Feb 1993

    A car bomb explodes below the World Trade Center in New York.

  • 5 May 1989

    Mike Tyson received his second speeding ticket while drag racing his Lamborghini in Albany, New York.

  • 12 Dec 1988

    Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, premiered in New York.

  • 25 May 1986

    The Hands Across America charity event was held.

  • 31 Mar 1985

    The first edition of WrestleMania is held in New York.

  • 30 Mar 1984

    A police detective offered to split a lottery ticket with his regular waitress at a pizzeria in Yonkers, NY. She ended up with a $3 million tip!

  • 27 Jul 1982

    The musical 'Little Shop of Horrors' by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman premiered on Broadway at Orpheum Theater, New York, US.

  • 22 Jun 1981

    Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to the murder of John Lennon in New York.

  • 25 May 1979

    Etan Patz disappears.

  • 14 Feb 1972

    Grease The Musical first opened at the Eden Theatre in Manhattan, New York.

  • 10 Aug 1971

    The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown, New York.

  • 15 Aug 1969

    The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens its doors to participants and spectators.

  • 7 Feb 1964

    Beatlemania arrived in the United States when the Beatles landed in New York.

  • 15 Jun 1960

    The comedy movie 'The Apartment' was released in New York, US.

  • 4 Feb 1957

    The electric typewriter went on sale for the first time in Syracuse, New York, USA.

  • 8 Dec 1953

    Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his 'Atoms for Peace' speech at the United Nations in New York.

  • 10 Apr 1953

    The first-ever color 3D movie, 'House of Wax,' premiered in New York.

  • 21 May 1951

    The 9th Street Art Exhibition opened.

  • 12 Mar 1945

    Anti-Discrimination Bill was signed in New York, US.

  • 3 May 1944

    Going My Way, starring Bing Crosby, premiered in New York.

  • 6 Jan 1942

    Pan American Airlines completed its first round the world commercial trip.

  • 22 Mar 1935

    New York became the first US court to allow blood test results to be used as evidence.

  • 4 Feb 1932

    The Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, New York.

  • 7 Jan 1927

    The first telephone call was made across the Atlantic – from London to New York.

  • 16 May 1919

    Albert Cushing Read takes off on the first transatlantic flight in history.

  • 17 Feb 1913

    The 'Armory Show' opens in New York.

  • 11 Apr 1912

    The RMS Titanic departed Queenstown, Ireland, for its fatal journey to New York.

  • 19 Feb 1910

    An Irish cook in New York, US, infected 53 people with typhoid.

  • 31 Dec 1909

    Manhattan Bridge opens for traffic.

  • 31 Dec 1907

    The New Year's Eve Ball was lowered in New York Times Square for the very first time.

  • 4 Dec 1906

    The first historically Black intercollegiate Greek-lettered fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, was founded.

  • 24 Nov 1905

    Photographer Alfred Stieglitz opened The Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession in Manhattan, New York.

  • 4 Jan 1903

    The famous elephant called Topsy was executed at Luna Park, Coney Island, in New York.

  • 25 Apr 1901

    New York state became the first to require license plates on automobiles.

  • 27 Jun 1893

    Stock markets crashed in New York because of a public panic, which was traced back to wheat crop failure in Argentina.

  • 15 Apr 1892

    The General Electric Company was formed in New York.

  • 1 May 1884

    Construction started on Chicago's first-ever skyscraper for the Home Insurance Company of New York.

  • 5 Nov 1883

    The musical 'Cordelia's Aspirations' was performed for the first time at Theatre Comique, New York, US.

  • 24 May 1883

    President Arthur and NY Governor Cleveland opened the Brooklyn Bridge.

  • 24 Mar 1883

    The first telephone call was made between New York and Chicago.

  • 22 Feb 1881

    A 3,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian obelisk called 'Cleopatra's Needle' was erected in Central Park, New York, US.

  • 22 Feb 1879

    The first Woolworth store opens in Utica, New York.

  • 18 Nov 1872

    Suffragette Susan B. Anthony was arrested in New York State for illegally voting in the presidential race.

  • 3 Jan 1870

    Workers began construction on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.

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