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1674
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2.19.1674
England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, and it is renamed New York.
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1683
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11.1.1683
The British crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties. |
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1776
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1777
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1.16.1777
Vermont declares its independence from New York.
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1778
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11.11.1778
Cherry Valley Massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers. |
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1788
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1799
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3.29.1799
New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state.
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1802
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1845
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9.23.1845
The Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, is founded in New York. |
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1865
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1869
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5.15.1869
Woman's suffrage: in New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman's Suffrage Association. |
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1871
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11.17.1871
The National Rifle Association is granted a charter by the state of New York. |
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1891
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12.31.1891
A new immigration depot is opened on Ellis Island, New York. |
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1901
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4.25.1901
New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
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1904
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12.31.1904
The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in New York, New York. |
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1909
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1913
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5.14.1913
New York Governor William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller. |
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1927
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5.8.1927
Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli disappeared after taking off aboard ''The White Bird'' biplane. |
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1931
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10.1.1931
The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens. |
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1935
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6.13.1935
In one of the biggest upsets in championship boxing, the 10 to 1 underdog James J. Braddock defeats Max Baer in Long Island City, New York, and becomes the heavyweight champion of the world. |
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11.6.1935
Edwin Armstrong presents his paper "A Method of Reducing Disturbances in Radio Signaling by a System of Frequency Modulation" to the New York section of the Institute of Radio Engineers.
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1938
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9.21.1938
The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people. |
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1948
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1953
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6.19.1953
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.
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1955
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6.7.1955
Lux Radio Theater signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films. |
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1957
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7.16.1957
United States Marine major John Glenn flies a F8U Crusader supersonic jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds, setting a new transcontinental speed record. |
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1958
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1961
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3.30.1961
The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed at New York.
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1962
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3.1.1962
American Airlines Flight 1 crashes on take off in New York.
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1965
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10.4.1965
Becoming the first Pope to ever visit the United States of America and the Western hemisphere, Pope Paul VI arrives in New York. |
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1966
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10.17.1966
A fire at a building in New York, New York kills 12 firefighters, the New York City Fire Department's deadliest day until the September 11, 2001 attacks. |
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1970
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1971
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9.13.1971
State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to end a prison revolt. |
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1974
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9.1.1974
The ''SR-71 Blackbird'' sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds. |
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1975
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2.13.1975
A fire breaks out in the World Trade Center in New York City, New York. |
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