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9000 BCE
Native Americans
a new wave of immigrants coming from Europe and South America was absorbed by the metropolis. Skycrapers were built according to the Art Deco style. -
1524
Giovanni da Verrazzano
the Florentine explorer arrived in the area known as Manhattan. -
New Amsterdam
Dutch settlers bought the place from the Native Americans . -
New York
The area became a British colony and it was renamed "New York". It reamined under British rule until the War of Indipendence (1775-81). Then it became the first capital of the United States. -
One quarter of New York's population was Irish
the famine in the 1840s in Ireland forced thousands of poor uneducated Catholic Irish to migrate to New York. The crowdedlife conditions caused crime to rise. -
Five boroughs
the modern city of New York was formed. -
New York City Subway
it bind the city together. -
1900-1930: Population rose to 7 million, skyscrapers were built
a new wave of immigrants coming from Europe and South America was absorbed by the metropolis. Skycrapers were built according to the Art Deco style. -
Economic boom
the influx of returning soldiers and more immigrants from Europe, after the World War II, forced the construction of huge residential areas in Queens. -
Decline
there were riots and gang wars causing population and industrial decline. -
Terrorist attack
the twin towers of the World Trade Center were destroyed and thousands of people were killed. The area of the attack is now called Ground Zero and the Freedom Tower is built there. -
1990s-Today: A flourishing city
New York is the most important financial, trade and business centre in the world. It is also the seat of the United Nations.
