Manhattan

사건 (11)

• 1626

  5/24 — Peter Minuit buys Manhattan.

• 1776

  7/9 — 조지 워싱턴이 독립宣言을 맨해튼의 대륙군 구성원들에게 읽게 했으며, 스탠티션 아일랜드에 있는 수천 명의 영국군이 런글랜드 전투를 준비하고 있었다.

• 1845

  7/19 — Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan began early in the morning and was subdued that afternoon. The fire killed four firefighters, 26 civilians, and destroyed 345 buildings.

• 1849

  5/10 — Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 25 and injuring over 120.

• 1898

  1/1 — New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.

• 1900

  3/24 — Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.

• 1940

  11/16 — New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.

• 1970

  12/23 — 뉴욕 주 맨해튼의 월드 트레이드 센터 북탑이 1,368피트(417m)로 완성되어 세계에서 가장 높은 건물이 되었다.

• 1984

  12/22 — Bernhard Goetz shoots four would-be muggers on an express train in Manhattan section of New York, New York.

• 2002

  5/28 — The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in Manhattan, New York City.

• 2016

  9/17 — Two bombs explode in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and Manhattan, New York. 31 people are injured in the Manhattan bombing.