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New Amsterdam is captured by English troops and renamed New York.
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New York becomes the 11th state of America.
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the Erie Canal conects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
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The New york state legislature enacted law setting aside land.
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Josrph C. Gayetty of new York invented toilet paper and put his name on every sheet.
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On October 28, 1886, president Grover Clevelend dedicates the Satue of Liberty.
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Babe Ruth's contract is purchased by the New York Yankees
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B.S. Moss opens the Broadway theatre.
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The Empire State Building becomes the tallest building in the world.
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Terrorists hijak four planes into the World Trade Center killing almost 3,000 people.
