New York timeline
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Editor and Author Thomas Jordan Spies for Confederacy
On May 22, 1861, Jordan resigned from the U.S. Army and was commissioned as a captain in the fledgling Confederate army. Promotion came rapidly,... Read more
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George Washington Morrison Nutt, aka 'Commodore Nutt' Appears at Barnum's American Museum
When Nutt was 17 years old he was brought to New York City to be exhibited at Barnum's American Museum that stood at the corner of Broadway and Ann... Read more
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Shohola Train Wreck
The Great Shohola train wreck occurred on July 15, 1864 during the American Civil War on the broad gauge Erie Railroad 1½ miles west of Shohola,... Read more
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Confederate Spy John Yates Beall Executed
John Yates Beall (January 1, 1835 - February 24, 1865) was a Confederate privateer in the American Civil War who was arrested as a spy in New York... Read more
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Barnum's American Museum Destroyed In Massive Fire
Music has ceased forever in Scudder's balcony, not because of rain but of fire. When Barnum's Museum burned, a few days since, one of the few... Read more
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The Angola Horror
The bridge crossing the Big Sister creek is about a quarter of a mile east of the village of Angola. The train to which the accident happened was... Read more
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Sinking of the RMS Atlantic
On 20 March 1873 the Atlantic departed on her 19th voyage from Liverpool with 952 people onboard, of whom 835 were passengers. En route, the crew... Read more
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Wreck of the SS Ville du Havre
On 15 November 1873, the Ville du Havre sailed from New York with 313 passengers and crew on board, under the command of Captain Marino Surmonte.... Read more
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Brooklyn Theater Fire
Miss Kate Claxton reclined on a pallet of straw as she played the part of Louise, the blind girl in the popular melodrama of the times, “The Two... Read more
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Foundation of the American Bar Association
The ABA was founded on August 21,1878, in Saratoga Springs, New York, by 100 lawyers from 21 states. The legal profession as we know it today... Read more
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Fedor Jeftichew, aka Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy, Begins Performing With P. T. Barnum
Born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1868, Fedor Jeftichew suffered from the medical condition hypertrichosis. He toured with his father, Adrian, who... Read more
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Tesla arrives in the United States
On 6 June 1884, Tesla first arrived in the United States, in New York City with little besides a letter of recommendation from Charles Batchelor, a... Read more
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Statue of Liberty Dedicated
The Statue of Liberty National Monument officially celebrated her 100th birthday on October 28, 1986. The people of France gave the Statue to the... Read more
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'The Duchess of Padua' Opens in New York
Wilde finishes his second play, the five-act poetic drama The Duchess of Padua, and sends it off to an American manager who had contracted for it.... Read more
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Houdini Meets Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner
When Houdini met Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner in 1894, she was performing as one of the Floral Sisters at the Sea Beach Palace in West Brighton... Read more
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"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" is Published in the New York Sun
The editorial was the New York Sun’s lyrical and timeless paean to childhood and the Christmas spirit, “Is There A Santa Claus?” It was written by... Read more
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Theodore Roosevelt Elected Governor of New York
On leaving the Army, Roosevelt was elected governor of New York in 1898 as a Republican. He made such a concerted effort to root out corruption and... Read more
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General Slocum Disaster
The General Slocum worked as a passenger ship, taking people on excursions around New York City. On Wednesday, June 15, 1904, the ship had been... Read more
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First New Year's Eve Celebration in Times Square, New York, NY
The first New Year's Eve celebration in what is now known as Times Square was held on New Year's Eve 1904. The New York Times had opened their new... Read more
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Fred A. Dobson Begins Filming The Skyscrapers Of New York
On November 8, 1906, cameraman Fred A. Dobson began filming The Skyscrapers of New York atop an uncompleted skyscraper at Broadway and 12th Street.... Read more
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Women and girl machine operators jumped from the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors in groups of twos and threes into life nets and their bodies spun... Read more
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Dedication of New York Public Library
President William Howard Taft presided over the dedication of the New York Public Library on May 23, 1911. Built on the site of the Croton... Read more
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Houdini Performs Overboard Box Escape
Another one of Houdini's most famous publicity stunts (Dalton) was to escape from a nailed and roped packing crate after it had been lowered into... Read more
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Houdini Performs Vanishing Elephant Illusion at New York's Hippodrome Theatre
When Houdini spread the "front" curtains and opened the "back" doors they were "faced" toward opposite wings. Jennie then strolled on stage, had... Read more
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'Ulysses' is Serialized in The Little Review
With almost no funds, Anderson, then 28, started The Little Review in Chicago in 1914. Heap joined her in 1916, and they moved the magazine to New... Read more
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