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(1524) Giovanni da Varrazano of France, sailed into New York Harbor
(1609) Henry Hudson explored Hudson River; Samuel de Champlain exlored northeastern New York
(1621) Dutch West Indian Company established New Netherland
(1626) Dutch purchased Manhattan Island from local Indians
(1664) English conquered New Netherland, changed name to New York
(1673) Anglo-Dutch war occurred; Dutch captured New Amsterdam
(1674) English recaptured New Amsterdam; English and Dutch arrived at peace agreement; New Amsterdam named New York City
(1702) Yellow fever epidemic killed over 500
(1765) Conference held in New York City regarding Stamp Act
(1774) Colonists disguised as Indians dumped load of tea into harbor
(1775) American Revolution began; Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold took Fort Ticonderoga; New York City shelled by British man-of-war
(1776) New York declared independence from England; Nathan Hale hung for spying; Declaration of Independence endorsed; fire in New York City destroyed 1,000 homes
(1777) First constitution adopted; George Clinton elected governor
(1783) Battle of Saratoga occurred; British troops left New York City; Revolutionary War ended
(1785) New York City named nation's capitol
(1788) New York became 11th state
(1789) George Washington inaugurated as first U. S. president in New York City
(1792) New York Stock Exchange founded
(1795) Yellow fever epidemic killed 732
(1796) Coffee House Slip Fire destroyed about 50 buildings near Murray Wharf
(1797) Albany named state capitol
(1798) Great epidemic killled 2,086
(1802) West Point Military Academy opened
(1812-15) War of 1812 occurred
(1825) Erie Canal completed
(1827) Slavery abolished in New York
(1831) New York's first railroad opened
(1835) Fire in NYC financial district destroyed more than 600 buildings
(1871) Explosion on Staten Island Ferry Westfield II killed 125
(1876) Stage fire at Booklyn Theater killed 276
(1883) Brooklyn Bridge opened
(1886) Statue of Liberty dedicated
(1888) Great Blizzard of '88 paralyzed eastern seaboard
(1896) Nine-day heatwave in NYC killed 420
(1901) President William McKinley assassinated in Buffalo; Theodore Roosevelt elected president of U.S.
(1904) Steamship General Slocum caught fire, killed over 1,000 passengers
(1905) New York Giants won World Series
(1918) Great Influenza Pandemic killed 851
(1920) Wall Street bombing killed 40
(1927) New York Yankees won World Series
(1928) New York Yankees won World Series
(1929) New York Stock Exchanged crashed; Great Depression began
(1932) Lake Placid hosted Olympic Winter Games
(1933) New York Giants won World Series
(1935) Race riots in Harlem killed 3, injured 125
(1936) New York Yankees won World Series
(1937) New York Yankees won World Series
(1938) New England Hurriane struck Long Island, 10 killed
(1939) New York Yankees won World Series
(1939) World's Fair opened in New York City; North Beach Airport (LaGuardia) dedicated; New York Yankees won World Series
(1941) New York Yankees won World Series
(1943) Race riots in Harlem, several looters killed, 500 injured; New York Yankees won World Series
(1945) B-25 bomber crashed into Empire State Building, killed 13
(1947) New York Yankees won World Series
(1948) New York International Airport (JFK) opened
(1949) New York Yankees won World Series
(1950) New York Yankees won World Series
(1952) United Nations Headquarters completed in New York City; New York Yankees won World Series
(1953) New York Yankees won World Series
(1954) New York Giants won World Series
(1955) Brooklyn Dodgers won World Series
(1957) New York Giants move to San Francisco, Brooklyn Dodgers move to Los Angeles
(1958) New York Yankees won World Series
(1958) New York Yankees won World Series
(1959) St. Lawrence Seaway opened
(1960) Fire on USS Constellation killed 50, injured 323, $75 million damages
(1961) New York Yankees won World Series
(1962) New York Yankees won World Series
(1963) Brush fires on Staten Island destroyed 100 homes
(1964) Race riots in Harlem, one person killed, 100 injured; World Fair opened in New York City
(1965) Black nationalist leader, Malcom X, assassinated; Great Northeast Blackout (power outage)
(1966) Fire killed 12 members of NYC Fire Dept
(1969) New York Mets won World Series
(1973) 40 workers killed in LNG tank explosion
(1975) Bomb exploded in TWA baggage claim area at LaGuardia, killed 11, injured 74
(1977) Major blackout occurred, 9 million people without power for 25 hours; New York Yankees won World Series
(1978) New York Yankees won World Series
(1980) Ex-Beatle, John Lennon, murdered in front of home
(1986) New York Mets won World Series
(1993) Terrorist attack killed six, injured over 1000 at World Trade Center
(1996) TWA Flight 800 crashed, killed 230; New York Yankees won World Series
(1998) New York Yankees won World Series
(1999) New York Yankees won World Series
(2000) New York Yankees won World Series; former first lady Hillary Clinton elected to U.S. Senate
(2001) 9/11 - Terrorists hijacked, then crashed two planes into World Trade Center, nearly 3,000 killed, with billions in property loss. Later in the year, American Airlines plane crash in New York City kills 260
(2003) Power outage across eastern U.S. and Canada; Staten Island ferry crash kills 10, injures 43
(2005) Strike by workers shut down New York City transit system
(2006) Yankees pitcher, Cory Lidle and flight instructor, killed in airplane crash; first beam of the new Freedom Tower placed
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