2 results, Show all
1918 - Menotti Nanni's invents a floating safe - Invented
New York City, New York
Invention
1912 - Harry Houdini’s underwater box escape in the East River - Performance
Artist: Harry Houdini
Multiple Locations
What Happened Here
28 results, Show all
2015 - July 4th Celebration in New York City
Lower Manhattan Historical Association
New York, New York
Culture
1989 - The fourth Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony at the Waldorf
Mick Jagger, Tina Turner
New York, New York
Culture
1988 - Frank Sinatra moves into the Waldorf Astoria
Frank Sinatra
New York, New York
Culture
1972 - Oscar's coffee shop at the Waldorf
Oscar Tschirky
New York, New York
Culture
1965 - Andy Warhol with Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi attending an exhibit of his work in the secret train tracks under the building 1965
Andy Warhol, Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi
New York, New York
Culture
1964 - The Beatles arrive in America
The Beatles, John Lennon, Yoko Ono
New York, New York
Culture
1953 - Frank Lloyd Wright moves into the plaza to start work on the Guggenheim
Solomon R. Guggenheim, Frank Lloyd Wright
New York, New York
Culture
1934 - Cole Porter moves into the Waldorf Astoria
Cole Porter
New York, New York
Culture
1934 - Famous performers at the Perisan Room
New York, New York
Culture
1931 - 1st hotel to offer 24 hour room service
Waldorf Astoria New York Hotel
New York, New York
Culture
1931 - "Fête Moderne - a Fantasie in Flame and Silver" Beaux Arts Ball
New York, New York
Culture
1924 - WNYC
New York City, New York
Culture
1923 - The Museum of the City of New York originally housed in Gracie Mansion
Archibald Gracie
Multiple Locations
Culture
1907 - Mrs. Patrick Campbell lights a cigarette and brings her dog
Mrs Patrick Campbell
New York, New York
Culture
1902 - Prince Henry of Prussia visits the Waldorf Astoria
Prince Henry of Prussia
New York, New York
Culture
1897 - Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
New York City, New York
Culture
1884 - Jumbo The Elephant arrives in New York
Multiple Locations
Culture
1883 - The 'New Colossus' fundraising
New York City, New York
Culture
27 results, Show all
2002 - Canyon of Heroes
Downtown Alliance
New York City, New York
Celebration
Elizabeth H. Berger President
- Show Less
1991 - Ticker Tape Parade for Gulf War, Desert Storm
New York, New York
Celebration
1979 - Ticker Tape Parade for Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
New York, New York
Celebration
1969 - Ticker Tape Parade for the Mets' World Series Championship Win
New York, New York
Celebration
1969 - Ticker Tape Parade for Apollo 11
New York, New York
Celebration
1968 - First Daughter-elect Julie Nixon’s wedding to David Dwight Eisenhower II
Julie Nixon, David Dwight Eisenhower II
New York, New York
Celebration
1966 - Black and White Ball
Truman Capote
New York, New York
Celebration
1960 - Ticker Tape Parade for Frederick IX and Ingrid, King and Queen of Denmark
New York, New York
Celebration
1960 - Ticker Tape Parade for John F. Kennedy, Democratic presidential nominee
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
New York, New York
Celebration
1957 - Queen Elizabeth II speaking at the Waldorf Astoria
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip Duke of Edinburgh
New York, New York
Celebration
1955 - 'April in Paris' Ball at the Waldorf Astoria
Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller
New York, New York
Celebration
1945 - Ticker Tape Parade for Dwight Eisenhower
New York, New York
Celebration
1931 - Herbert Hoover announces the opening of the Waldorf Astoria
Herbert Hoover
New York, New York
Celebration
1927 - Ticker Tape Parade for Charles Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight
New York, New York
Celebration
1924 - Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, New York City
New York, New York
Celebration
1919 - Ticker Tape Parade for John J. Pershing
New York, New York
Celebration
1919 - Ticker Tape Parade for King Albert and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium
King Albert of Belgium
New York, New York
Celebration
1919 - Parade for Returning Home from WW1
New York, New York
Celebration
5 results, Show all
1964 - 1964 New York World's Fair
Queens, New York
Technology
1953 - Pneumatic Tube mail system in NYC
New York City, New York
Technology
1844 - Brady's National Gallery of Daguerreotypes
New York City, New York
Technology
1834 - Currier and Ives
New York City, New York
Technology
1817 - 1st Modern Fire Hydrant
New York City, New York
Technology
84 results, Show all
Chester Alan Arthur
President
Elizabeth Jennings Graham
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Activist
General Tom Thumb
Performer
Jumbo
Elephant
Rosanna Peers
Criminal
Battle Annie
Criminal
Ida The Goose
Criminal
Gallus Mag
Criminal
Sadie The Goat
Criminal
Hell-Cat Maggie
Criminal
Jenny Lind
Musician
Alexander Graham Bell
Inventor
Everardus Bogardus
Reverend
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Inventor
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Journalist
Susan B. Anthony
Journalist
Frank Winfield Woolworth
Entrepreneur
5 results, Show all
Miramax
Media company
J&R
Media company
TriStar Pictures
Media company
Warner Bros Pictures
Media company
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Media company
1 results, Show all
2002 - Canyon of Heroes
New York City, New York
Elizabeth H. Berger President
- Show Less
1 results, Show all
1856 - Abraham De Peyster's mansion
New York, New York
4 results, Show all
Frank/ Kim Residence
Scott Uriu, B+U
Canyon of Heroes - History on Display in Lower Manhattan
Elizabeth H. Berger
Evacuation Day
James Kaplan
Battle of Long Island
James Kaplan
41 results, Show all
2021 - DD 41021 TEST
Multiple Locations
- Show Less
1897 - Bradley Martin Ball
Harper's Weekly, Museum of the City of New York
New York, New York
1894 - The Age of Bosses Ends at Tammany Hall
Puck Magazine, Library of Congress
New York City, New York
1893 - Cable Cars in Manhattan
New York Public Library
New York, New York
1886 - Ticker Tape Parade for the Statue of Liberty
Library of Congress
New York, New York
1882 - New York World Building fire 1883
Library of Congress
New York, New York
1882 - Jumbo The Elephant arrives in New York
Public Domain
Multiple Locations
1873 - William Sharkey's Escape
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
New York City, New York
1865 - Abraham Lincoln Lying in State in City Hall's Rotunda
Library of Congress
New York City, New York
1865 - Barnum's American Museum burns down
New York Public Library
New York, New York
1857 - Newspaper Row; Printing House Square
New York Public Library
New York, New York
1857 - Dead Rabbits and Bowery Boys riot
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Library of Congress
New York, New York
1852 - "Boss" Tweed elected
Harper's Weekly
New York City, New York
1842 - Barnum's American Museum
New York Public Library
Multiple Locations
1842 - Charles Dickens publishes American Notes
Library of Congress
New York City, New York
1834 - David Ruggles Bookstore
Library of Congress
New York City, New York
1833 - NY Sun started
Mechanical Curator collection, The British Library
Multiple Locations
1811 - Collect Pond
New York City, New York
