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The first Dutch settlement was established; for 40 years the Dutch ruled over the colony of New Netherland.
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The New York colony was discovered by Peter Minuit in 1626 on Manhattan Island.
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23 Jewish settlers arrived in New Netherland
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The British army conquered the colony of New Netherland, which was then re-named New York, in honor of the Duke of York
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Set up as Dutch colony,New York geta taken over by English in 1664
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New York City hosted the first Colonial Congress, a conference called to discuss the KIng of England's Stamp Act.
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July 4, 1776 United States Declaration of Independence
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The New York Colony declared its independence on July 9th, 1776.
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On April 20th, 1777 the New York Colony adopted it’s constitution.
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In June, 1777, the New York Colony elected its first governor, George Clinton.
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New York became a State on July 26, 1788
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On April 30th, 1789 George Washington was inaugurated as the President of the United States in New York City. New York City was the new country's first capital city.
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In January 1797 Albany became New York State's capital city.
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Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat traveled from New York to Albany. This first voyage of significant distance made by a steamboat began a new era in transportation.
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The Erie Canal opened in 1825, linking the Hudson River to the Great Lakes and leading to greater development in the western part of the state
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New York outlawed slavery. At the forefront of the Underground Railroad movement, New York had more anti-slavery organizations than any other state and strong abolitionist leaders such as Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and John Brown.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and more than 300 women and men gathered in Seneca Falls, for the nation's first women's rights convention
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The Brooklyn Bridge, a wonder of design and engineering, opened. P.T. Barnum led a parade of 21 elephants back and forth across the bridge, to demonstrate its sturdiness to skeptics.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States in honor of the Centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. It was dedicated on October 28 in New York Harbor.
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New York City’s first skyscraper was built: the 21-story Flatiron building at 23rd Street and Fifth Avenue .
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New York City’s first subway line, called the IRT, opened.
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New York City became the permanent headquarters of the United Nations.
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The World Trade Center was completed. each of the twin towers meausered 1,368 ft. in height. Lieutenant Governor MAlcom Wilson became Governor of NY upon the resignation of Nelson Rockefeller.
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Former first lady Hillary Clinton was elected to the US Senate. She was the first female senator to represent New York.
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On September 11, terrorist attacks destroyed the World Trade Center. Nearly 3,000 people were killed. NY Stock Exchange closed for four days- its longest clousre since 1933. Today, the NAtional September 11 Memorial and Museum honors the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks of September 11,2001 at the World Trade Center;site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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Hurricane Sandy hit New York City on October 29, 2012
