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New York serves as the very first capital of the United States for 5 years!
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New York becomes an official state! New York was the 11th state.
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Slavery is abolished in New York! Let's Celebrate!
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The Brooklyn Bridge is finished and creates the link from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
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The Statue of Liberty is unveiled in New York Harbor on October 28.
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Women gain the right to vote after a long protest.
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The Empire State building is completed and is the tallest building in the world until 1971.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected promising a "New Deal" for the nation to help with the Great Deppression.
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Terrorists attack the World Trade Center Towers and kill nearly 3,000 people. The terrorists hijacked 4 planes: 2 of them crashed into the Towers, 1 crashed into the Pentagon, and 1 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.
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Hurricane Sandy strikes New York and causes evacuations, power outages, and flooding across the city.
