1 results, Show all
1945 - Ticker Tape Parade for Dwight Eisenhower - Celebration
New York, New York
Celebration
2 results, Show all
1783 - Evacuation Day - Abandoned
New York, New York
Civil Rights
James Kaplan Historian
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1733 - Leased for 1 pepper corn a year - Documented
New York, New York
Infrastructure
11 results, Show all
2018 - Trump is forced to resell the Plaza Hotel
Donald Trump
New York, New York
Finance
2009 - Bernie Madoff Convicted
New York City, New York
Finance
2008 - Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Filing
Robert Lehman
East New York, New York
Finance
1994 - Drexel Burnham Lambert declares bankruptcy
Michael Milken, Drexel Burnham Lambert
New York, New York
Finance
1987 - 'Wall Street' Released
Oliver Stone
New York City, New York
Finance
1934 - US Gold Reserve Act
Franklin Roosevelt
New York City, New York
Finance
1929 - Stock Market Crash of 1929
Dow Jones Industrial Average
East New York, New York
Finance
1918 - Liberty Bonds
Multiple Locations
Finance
1907 - 1907 Bankers' Panic Knickerbocker Crisis
Augustus Heinze, Charles Morse
East New York, New York
Finance
1860 - Standard & Poor's founded
New York City, New York
Finance
1796 - First Bank of New York
New York, New York
Finance
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
7 results, Show all
1965 - Blackout of November 1965
Infrastructure
1909 - 1st cable cars in New York City, on the Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn, New York
Infrastructure
1811 - Collect Pond
New York City, New York
Infrastructure
1776 - First Reservoir in Manhattan
New York City, New York
Infrastructure
1733 - Leased for 1 pepper corn a year
New York, New York
Infrastructure
Tea Water Pump
New York City, New York
Infrastructure
Former Ponds and Streams of New York City
New York, New York
Infrastructure
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
1 results, Show all
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Public Agency
1 results, Show all
2013 - Cronut
New York City, New York
Invention
1 results, Show all
2002 - Canyon of Heroes
New York City, New York
Elizabeth H. Berger President
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1 results, Show all
1965 - Andy Warhol with Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi attending an exhibit of his work in the secret train tracks under the building 1965
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
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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
