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Timeline of Events
YearMonthDayEvent
1626 May 24 Peter Minuit Buys Manhattan
1653 Feb 02 New Amsterdam Is Incorporated
1665 Jun 12 Municipal Government Started In New York City
1730 Apr 08 Shearith Isreal Becomes First Synagogue In NYC
1790 Dec 06 Congress Relocates From New York To Philadelphia
1792 Oct 12 Columbus Day First Celebrated In New York City
1793 Dec 09 Noah Webster Establishes 'American Minerva' In NYC
1817 Mar 08 The New York Stock Exchange Is Founded
1825 Jun 11 Fort Cornerstone Laid In New York
1831 Dec 31 Gramercy Park Is Deeded To New York City
1834 Jul 07 Abolitionists Begin Four Nights Of Rioting
1845 Jan 01 NYC: Cobble Hill Tunnel Completed
1859 Apr 04 Bryant's Minstrels Debut In New York City
1870 Jan 03 Construction Of The Brooklyn Bridge Begins
1870 Feb 10 The YWCA Is Founded In New York City
1872 Sep 26 NYC: First Shriners Temple Established
1882 Sep 05 First United States Labor Day Parade In NYC
1883 Oct 22 Met's Opening Performance Is Faust
1907 Sep 07 Lustina Made First Voyage (Liverpool-Newyork)
1909 Mar 30 Queensboro Bridge Opens
1909 Dec 31 Manhattan Bridge Opens
1911 May 23 The New York Public Library Is Dedicated
1913 Feb 02 Grand Central Terminal Is Opened
1913 Apr 24 Woolworth Building Opens In New York City
1924 Nov 27 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade In New York
1927 Mar 11 NYC: Rothafel Opens The Roxy Theatre
1929 Nov 07 Musuem Of Modern Art Opens
1931 May 01 Empire State Building Dedicated In NYC
1931 Jul 31 New York Television Station Begins Broadcasts
1932 Dec 27 NYC: Radio City Music Hall Opens
1933 Nov 07 La Guardia Elected 99th Mayor Of NYC
1934 Jan 26 The Apollo Theater Reopens In Harlem
1939 Apr 30 The 1939-40 New York World's Fair Opens
1939 Dec 02 New York City's LaGuardia Airport Opens
1943 Jan 11 Anarchist Tresca Assassinated In New York City
1943 Jan 23 New York City Hosts Duke Ellington Concert
1961 Mar 30 The Single Convention On Drugs Is Signed
1965 Feb 21 Malcolm X Assassinated In NYC By Extremists
1975 Dec 29 Bomb At Laguardia Airport Kills 11 And Injures 74
1977 Nov 22 British Airways Inaugurates London - New York Service
2014 Mar 12 Harlem Explosion Kills Eight
2014 Nov 03 One World Trade Center Officially Opens