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1624
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New Amsterdam founded & first colonized
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1664
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New Amsterdam is renamed as New York
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1776-1783
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New York is occupied by British troops during the American Revolution.
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1785-90
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New York served as the nation's capital.
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1825
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Erie Canal opened & brought financial gain to NYC because of port business.
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1851
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New York Times first published.
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1857
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Design for Central Park introduced by Frederick Olmsted & Calvert Vaux.
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1876
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Central Park completed.
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1883
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Brooklyn Bridge completed.
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1880-1900
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Major waves of immigration into Manhattan from Italy, Ireland, Asia & Eastern Europe.
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1892
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Construction begun on Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. It should be completed in the 21st century.
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1904
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First subways opened.
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December 31, 1904
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New York Times opened headquarters in Times Tower in the area that would eventually be dubbed "Times Square."
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1911
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New York Public Library opened.
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March 25, 1911
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory at Washington Place caught on fire & many workers perished due to insufficient fire exits. This event brought about fire & workplace safety measures.
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1920s
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The Jazz Age overtook Harlem & then Manhattan. Duke Ellington, Count Basie & other musicians brought the city out at night to party despite Prohibition.
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1926
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Italian immigrants celebrated the first Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy.
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October 1929
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"Black Tuesday." The first major Wall Street crash that brought on the Depression.
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1931
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Empire State Building erected.
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1933-1945
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Mayoral reign of Fiorello LaGuardia. He fought against organized crime & gained the respect & love of many New Yorkers.
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1978
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Grand Central Terminal declared a National Landmark.
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December 1980
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John Lennon is assassinated outside the Dakota Building near Central Park.
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October 1987
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"Black Monday." Wall Street crashed again.
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February 26, 1993
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Terrorist bombing of World Trade Center.
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September 11, 2001
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Terrorists fly planes into World Trade Center, the Twin Towers collapse.
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