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1524
New York Harbor Discovery
Giovanni da Verrazzano, a French explorer, sails into present day New York Harbor -
First Dutch Settlement
The Dutch establish their first settlement -
New Netherlands becomes New York
The British take New Netherlands from the Dutch and rename it New York -
Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin suggests that the colonies band together to fight the French -
Soldiers in New York
British General Thomas Gage places troops in New York -
Stamp Act Congress
Representatives for 9 colonies met up to plan a protest -
First American Victory
Ethan Allen + Benedict Arnold commanded the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga and were successful -
State Of New York
New York becomes the 11th state after America gained its independence -
New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange is founded -
New York's Capital
Albany is named New York's official Capital -
Erie Canal
New York opens the Erie Canal -
Slavery abolished
In 1827 New York passed a law forbidding slavery -
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is done being under construction and opens -
Statue of Liberty
The French dedicate the Statue of Liberty at New York Harbor -
Great Blizzard of '88
The great blizzard covers New York in snow for days -
State Capitol
New York's Capitol is finished -
First Skyscraper
New York's first skyscraper is built -
Empire State building
New York's Empire State building is completed -
World's Fair
The World's Fair opened for the first time -
United Nations HQ
New York becomes permanent HQ for United Nations -
St. Lawrence Seaway
New York's St. Lawrence Seaway opens -
World Trade Center
The World Trade Center, in NYC, is completed -
"I Love New York"
The Slogan "I Love New York" is created by Mary Wells Lawrence and Charlie Moss -
Terrorist Atack
Terrorist attack on the World Trade Center kills 6 and injures over 1,000 -
9/11
2 airplanes crash into the world trade center -
NYC Transit Strike
A worker strike shuts down the NYC Transit -
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor opens in New Windsor opens -
Same-Sex Marriage
New York allows Same-Sex marriage -
Destiny USA
Destiny USA, the largest mall in NY, opens in Syracuse -
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy hits NYC with a devastating blow
