On June 12.1939 ; The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York. source
On June 12.1939 ; The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
On June 12.1978 ; David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings. source
On June 12.1978 ; David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings.
On June 14.1994 ; The Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup from Vancouver, causing an estimated CA$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries. source
On June 14.1994 ; The Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup from Vancouver, causing an estimated CA$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries.
On June 16.1884 ; The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park. source
On June 16.1884 ; The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
On June 17.1885 ; The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor. source
On June 17.1885 ; The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
On June 18.1948 ; Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. source
On June 18.1948 ; Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
On June 23.1810 ; John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company. source
On June 23.1810 ; John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company.
On June 25.1944 ; The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died. source
On June 25.1944 ; The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died.
On June 27.1895 ;The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives. source
On June 27.1895 ;The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
On June 29.1928 ; The Outerbridge Crossing and Goethals Bridge in Staten Island, New York are both opened. source
On June 29.1928 ; The Outerbridge Crossing and Goethals Bridge in Staten Island, New York are both opened.
On July 3. 1819 ; The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens. source
On July 3. 1819 ; The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens.
On July 3.1886 ; The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand. source
On July 3.1886 ; The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
On July 4.1802 ; At West Point, New York, the United States Military Academy opens. source
On July 4.1802 ; At West Point, New York, the United States Military Academy opens.
On July 4.1817 ; In Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins. source
On July 4.1817 ; In Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins.
On July 4.1898 ; En route from New York to Le Havre, the ocean liner SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives. source
On July 4.1898 ; En route from New York to Le Havre, the ocean liner SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
On July 7.1834 ; In New York City, four nights of rioting against abolitionists began. source
On July 7.1834 ; In New York City, four nights of rioting against abolitionists began.
On July 7.1907 ; Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City. source
On July 7.1907 ; Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
On July 13.1977 ; New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. source
On July 13.1977 ; New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.
On July 17.1902 ; Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York. source
On July 17.1902 ; Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.
On July 17.1996 ; TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board. source
On July 17.1996 ; TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board.
On July 20.1848 ; The first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, a two-day event, concludes. source
On July 20.1848 ; The first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, a two-day event, concludes.
On July 26.1788 ; New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States. source
On July 26.1788 ; New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.
On July 31.1948 ; At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated. source
On July 31.1948 ; At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated.
On August 3.1859 ; The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York. source
On August 3.1859 ; The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.
On August 6.1890 ; At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair. source
On August 6.1890 ; At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
On August 6.1930 ; Judge Joseph Force Crater steps into a taxi in New York and disappears never to be seen again. source
On August 6.1930 ; Judge Joseph Force Crater steps into a taxi in New York and disappears never to be seen again.
On August 7.1927 ; The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York. source
On August 7.1927 ; The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York.
On August 15.1824 ; The Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and begins a tour of 24 states. source
On August 15.1824 ; The Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and begins a tour of 24 states.
On September 5.1882 ; The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City. source
On September 5.1882 ; The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
On September 11.1826 ; Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mys source
On September 11.1826 ; Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mys