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Thomas Edison debuts the first power station on Pearl Street in New York City.
he threw a switch in the office of one of his main investors, J. Pierpont Morgan, and initiated service to the area. -
The Gilded Age begin
which was sandwiched between the Reconstruction Era and the Progressive Era. -
Christopher Latham Sholes invents the first practical typewriter.
Introduced the keyboard layout that is familiar today. -
Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale open the East Side Bazaar.
Brothers Lyman and Joseph Bloomingdale open “Bloomingdale's Great East Side Bazaar” -
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The Long Depression, a period of worldwide economic recession.
Know as the long Depression it was a worldwide thing. It was a economic recession that began in 1873 and lasted until 1879 or 1896. The Panic of 1873 was a financial crisisthat triggered the economic downturn. -
Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for the first telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell successfully received a patent for the telephone and secured the rights to the discovery. -
Thomas Edison announces the creation of the first cylinder phonograph.
In mid-July 1877, while working to develop an improved telephone for the Western Union Telegraph Company, Thomas Edison conceived the idea of recording and reproducing telephone messages. -
Thomas Edison demonstrates the first practical incandescent light bulb.
In mid-July 1877, while working to develop an improved telephone for the Western Union Telegraph Company, Thomas Edison conceived the idea of recording and reproducing telephone messages. -
Clara Barton and other associates launch the American Red Cross.
s one of the most honored women in American history. Barton risked her life to bring supplies and support to soldiers in the field during the Civil War. She founded the American Red Cross in 1881, at age 59, and led it for the next 23 years. -
The American Red Cross establishes its first local chapter in Dansville, NY.
The first local chapter of the American Red Cross was established in Dansville, New York on August 22, 1881. The chapter was formed by Clara Barton and her friends at a meeting at the village's Lutheran church. The chapter was established to honor Barton. -
The Vanderbilts host an elaborate ball where hundreds of guests attend.
1,200 guests were invited to the Vanderbilt Ball. -
The Metropolitan Opera House opens on Broadway and 39th St.
In all, 70 shareholders provided the $1.7 million required to buy the land and build the opera house at West 39th Street and Broadway. Occupying the entire western side of the block between West 39th Street and West 40th Street, the “Old” Metropolitan Opera House opened on October 22, 1883. -
Bloomingdale's moves to 59th St. and Lexington Ave.
In 1886 came the visionary move uptown to 59th Street and Lexington Avenue -
The Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was designated as a National Monument in 1924. -
George Eastman introduces the Kodaak #1 camera, a simple box camera that came with a 100-exposure roll of film.
used paper negatives instead of glass plates to take circular pictures, each roughly 2.5 inches (6 cm) in diameter. -
Vogue magazine is founded.
weekly newspaper based in New York City, sponsored by Kristoffer Wright, with its first issue on December 17, 1892. The first issue was published with a cover price of 10 cents (equivalent to $3.26 in 2022). -
A fire destroys The Metropolitan Opera House's interior, forcing it to close until November of the following year.
A fire destroys The Metropolitan Opera House's interior, forcing it to close until November of the following year. -
Ellis Island opens and serves as an immigration station.
From 1892 to 1924, Ellis Island was America's largest and most active immigration station, where over 12 million immigrants were processed. On average, the inspection process took approximately 3-7 hours. -
The New York Times publishes "The Four Hundred" list.
On February 16, 1892, The New York Times published the "official" list of those included in the Four Hundred as dictated by social arbiter Ward McAllister, Mrs. Astor's friend and confidant, in response to lists proffered by others, and after years of clamoring by the press to know who, exactly, was on the list. -
The failure of Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and the National Cordage Company sets off the Panic of 1893.
a depression set off by the failure of two of the largest employers in the country: The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and the National Cordage Company. -
The New York Public Library opens its doors to the public.
Libraries are open across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island.