The first yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean began.
The National Association of Baseball Players was established in New York.
Telegraph wires linked new York and Boston.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded in LaFayette, New York, by Joseph Smith.
The first edition of the Book of Mormon was published in Palmyra, New York.
Eggnog riots begin at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.
British forces retaliated against the United States and burned Buffalo, New York, to the ground.
New York became the 11th state to join the United States of America.
Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge led Dutch forces to recapture New York from the English.
The US held its first horse race in Long Island, New York.
