Times Square in New York was given its name shortly after the offices of The New York Times moved to the area.
11th March 1702: First edition of the Daily Courant, the first daily English-language newspaper
11th March 2019
On the 19th March 1962, American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan released his eponymous debut album.
On the 17th March 1766, the first recorded St Patrick’s Day parade took place…in New York.
Dred Scott was a slave owned by John Emerson, an army surgeon from the slave state of Missouri.
George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue was performed for the first time at a concert by Paul Whiteman and his Palais Royal Orchestra called An Experiment in Modern Music.
Although numerous suspension bridges had been built prior to the Brooklyn Bridge, nothing came close to the almost 1,600 foot span across the East River from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
Cadets sought to continue the annual tradition of drinking homemade eggnog on Christmas Eve.
On the 23rd December 1823, the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”, more commonly known as “The Night Before Christmas” was published anonymously in the New York Sentinel.
On the 21st December 1913, the first modern crossword puzzle was printed in the New York World newspaper.
Saturday Night Live was originally known as NBC’s Saturday Night to avoid any confusion with the ABC show Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018