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May 1, 1498
Italian explorer John Cabot explores the coast of the US
Discovered the coast in 1468 and this was the first time someone from somewhere else explored the coast of North America this is important because he was the first Italian explorer to come to the New York area -
Samuel de Champlain French explorer navigates North America
Samuel De Champlain gave the French more knowledge about the northern half of North America this is important because Samuel De Champlain was the first French explorer that explored New York -
– Henry Hudson an English explorer discovered Newark Bay and established the Dutch colony of New Netherland
He sailed through Newark Bay in 1609 and in 1660 he found the first European settlement called Bergen this is important because this was the first European settlement in New York -
Swedish settlement controlled by Peter Minuit starting New Sweden colony
Peter Minuit controlled New Sweden in 1638 this is important because it was the first Swedish colony -
Peter Stuyvesant became the Dutch Governor of the New Netherlands
Peter Stuyvesant became the new Dutch governor and this is important because he was the first Dutch governor in 1646 until there was a war in 1664 -
The Dutch lost to New Amsterdam and The British rename it New York after the Duke of York
This is important because Peter Stuyvesant surrendered and the British claim New Amsterdam and this a start of the conflict between the colonies and Britain -
King Phillips War was the war between the Native Americans and the Middle Colonies
This is important this was the first brutal, bloody, and major war in New York -
New York declared independence from England Nathan Hale hung for spying in Revolutionary War and a fire in New York City destroyed 1,000 homes
This is important because this was the first time a spy was killed or hung and the first time a fire destroyed 1,000 homes -
New York became the 11th state
This is important because this is when New York finally became independent from Britain -
Albany became the capital of New York in January, 1797
This is important because Albany was the first capital of New York and is the second oldest capital in the USA -
West Point Academy opened
This is important because this was the first college in New York and where you could get a good education and go to the army after college -
The War of 1812 began
This is important because this is the beginning of the tensions rising between the Colonies and Britain and this is the start of them trying to govern themselves. -
The Erie Canal opened
This is important because it helped with imports and exports and it also helped with transportation of slave and people that are moving -
Slavery began in New York
This is important because there was the first slave auction in New Amsterdam in 1827 -
The New York’s first railroad opened
This is important because it was the first successful railroad in the colonies -
The Brooklyn Bridge opened
This is important because it made transportation way easier and it was the first steel bridge in the USA -
The Statue of Liberty is made
This is important because it shows friendship that the Americans and the French endured during the Revolutionary War and it also symbolizes the freedom and the democracy that the United States has. -
The great blizzard paralyzed 88 people
This is important because it is the worst snow storm and blizzard ever recorded and New York got 40 to 50 inches of snow -
The Ten Day Heat wave
This is important because this is the second longest hot streak and it killed 420 people and it never got less than 98 degrees -
The American and Spanish War
This is important because a treaty was signed and Spain reclaimed all of Cuba and New York got a of a chunk of the USA from Spain and it was also an important turning point in history -
President William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo and then Theodore Roosevelt was named president
This is important because when William McKinley was assassinated the vice president Theodore Roosevelt became one of the best presidents in the USA -
Lake Placid hosted the Olympics
This is important because it was the first time a place in New York hosted the Olympics -
A B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building and killed 13 people
This is important because it was the first terrorist attack New York has seen and has marked a point in history -
– Black Nationalist Malcolm X was assassinated due while a power outage
This is important because he was in the Civil Rights movement with Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X was one of the leaders with Martin Luther King Jr -
Terrorist attack killed six, injured over 1000 at World Trade Center
This is important because this is the is a bomb that made a 100 to 200 foot hole in the building, weighed 1,200 pounds and 50,000 people were evacuated from the World Trade Center and one of the bigger bombs used. -
Hillary Clinton is elected US Senate
She took US Senate in 2000 and she was the Senate, and the First Lady also one of the first ladies in the US senate office -
9/11
9/11 was on September 11th 2001 when 4 terrorists hijacked 4 planes. The first plane crashed in the northern tower the second one crashed into the southern tower the third plane crashed into the pentagon and the last plane landed in a field in Pennsylvania the fourth plane was going to crash into the White House. -
Strike by workers shut down New York City transit system
This is important because they won the strike and this is the first time they boycotted/went on strike on the subway or bus system -
Car bomb found in Times Square
The car bomb did not work it was an attempt it was noticed by two citizens when they saw the car smoking. Faisal Shahzad was the suspect that tried to start the bomb -
70 arrested in Times Square for protesting
This is important because this is the first protest that people got arrested in New York
