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Giovanni da Verrazzano, a French explorer, sails into present day New York Harbor
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The Dutch establish their first settlement
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The British take New Netherlands from the Dutch and rename it New York
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Benjamin Franklin suggests that the colonies band together to fight the French
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British General Thomas Gage places troops in New York
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Representatives for 9 colonies met up to plan a protest
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Ethan Allen + Benedict Arnold commanded the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga and were successful
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New York becomes the 11th state after America gained its independence
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New York Stock Exchange is founded
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Albany is named New York's official Capital
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New York opens the Erie Canal
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In 1827 New York passed a law forbidding slavery
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The Brooklyn Bridge is done being under construction and opens
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The French dedicate the Statue of Liberty at New York Harbor
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The great blizzard covers New York in snow for days
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New York's Capitol is finished
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New York's first skyscraper is built
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New York's Empire State building is completed
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The World's Fair opened for the first time
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New York becomes permanent HQ for United Nations
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New York's St. Lawrence Seaway opens
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The World Trade Center, in NYC, is completed
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The Slogan "I Love New York" is created by Mary Wells Lawrence and Charlie Moss
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Terrorist attack on the World Trade Center kills 6 and injures over 1,000
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2 airplanes crash into the world trade center
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A worker strike shuts down the NYC Transit
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The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor opens in New Windsor opens
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New York allows Same-Sex marriage
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Destiny USA, the largest mall in NY, opens in Syracuse
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Hurricane Sandy hits NYC with a devastating blow
