Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Opens in NYC
On November 21 of 1964 New York became a more connected city. It was on this date that the Verrazzano Bridge opened. The bridge is named after 16th Century Florentine …
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First Color Pages in a NYC Newspaper
On this day the 19th of November, back in 1893, the presentation of information became more colorful in New York City. It was on this day 130 years ago that the Sunday New York …
The Day New York Turns Irish
No other city on Earth goes through the vibrant transformation that New York goes through on Saint Patrick’s Day. The biggest celebration for the patron saint of Ireland is organized …
The Great Blizzard of 1888
On this date March 11, back in 1888, “The Great Blizzard” aka “the Great White Hurricane” hit New York City eventually dumping more than 20 inches of snow in three …
100 Years Before Rosa Parks
On July 16, back in 1854, African-American schoolteacher Elizabeth Jennings Graham was thrown off a Manhattan Third Avenue streetcar reserved for whites. With the support of the community and the …