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1609 voyage marked the beginning of the European involvement with that area new york
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On July 30, 1777, George Clinton was inaugurated as the first Governor of New York at Kingston.
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New York became the 11th state to ratify the United States Constitution, on July 26, 1788
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Castle garden would serve as New York's immigrant depot until it closed on April 18, 1890 when the federal government assumed control over immigration
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Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892, and operated as an central immigration center until the National Origins Act was passed in 1924, then the only immigrants to pass through there were displaced persons or war refugees
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New York hosted the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid
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The Delaware River Basin Compact, signed in 1961 by New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the federal government
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National Park System with 22 national parks which received 16,349,381 visitors in 2011
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New York was 19,570,261 on July 1, 2012
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The Meadowlands stadium will host Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014
