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26th November 1789: The first formal National Day of Thanksgiving in the United States

  • 26th November 2023
  • Tagged as: America, George Washington, New York, Thanksgiving, United States, USA, Washington

Public celebrations were held throughout the country, while President George Washington gave thanks in New York City.

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25th November 1783: The British Army departed New York City, nearly three months after the end of the American Revolutionary War

  • 25th November 2023
  • Tagged as: America, American Revolution, Britain, New York, Revolutionary War, United States

Cannons fired as the British departed, acting as a signal for General George Washington to ride into the city with Governor George Clinton.

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18th November 1872: Susan B. Anthony arrested for voting in a Presidential election

  • 18th November 2023
  • Tagged as: America, Election, New York, Politics, Rochester, United States, USA, Voting, Women, Women's Suffrage

Anthony and fourteen other women successfully cast their votes despite it being illegal under federal law.

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29th October 1964: ‘Murf the Surf’ and two accomplices carry out the biggest jewel heist in New York’s history

  • 29th October 2023
  • Tagged as: America, Crime, Criminal, Florida, Heist, Jewellery, Miami, New York, Robbery, United States, USA

‘Murf the Surf’ and two accomplices committed the biggest jewel heist in New York’s history when they stole priceless gems from the American Museum of Natural History.

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16th September 1920: 38 people died in the Wall Street bombing in New York

  • 16th September 2023
  • Tagged as: America, Bomb, Economy, Explosion, New York, Terrorism, United States, Wall Street

38 people died and hundreds more were wounded in the Wall Street bombing in New York.

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13th September 1899: Henry H. Bliss, the first person to be killed by an automobile in America

  • 13th September 2023
  • Tagged as: America, Automobile, New York, Taxi, United States

Henry Hale Bliss, a Manhattan real estate salesman, was helping a female companion name as Miss Lee disembark a southbound 8th Avenue trolley car at West 74th Street and Central Park West in New York City.

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6th September 1901: President William McKinley shot at the Pan-American Exposition by Leon Czolgosz

  • 6th September 2023
  • Tagged as: America, Anarchy, Assassination, Buffalo, Czolgosz, McKinley, New York, Politics, President, United States

President William McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist during a meet-and-greet.

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24th August 1967: Abbie Hoffman throws money inside the New York Stock Exchange

  • 24th August 2023
  • Tagged as: Abbie Hoffman, Activism, New York, Protest, Stock Market, United States, USA, Wall Street

Political activist Abbie Hoffman and a group of protesters threw dollar bills onto the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

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7th August 1909: Alice Ramsey makes the first female transcontinental car journey

  • 7th August 2023
  • Tagged as: Automobile, New York, San Francisco, United States, USA, Women

Alice Huyler Ramsey became the first woman to drive an automobile across a continent when she completed a 59-day road trip from New York to San Francisco.

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29th July 1914: Successful voice test of the first transcontinental telephone line between New York and San Francisco

  • 29th July 2023
  • Tagged as: America, Communication, New York, San Francisco, Science, Technology, Telephone, United States, USA

The world’s first transcontinental telephone line was successfully voice tested between New York and San Francisco.

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