April 22, 1777 : New York State begins -- February 4, 1826 : Fiction trumps history -- July 4, 1839 : The Farmers' Rebellion -- July 20, 1848 : A demand for equal rights -- Oct. 3, 1851 : Striking a blow for freedom -- March 30, 1899 : Pollution and politics -- April 15, 1903 : Intervening for the children -- May 29, 1910 : First in the air -- March 25 and March 29, 1911 : Fires change history -- February 14, 1924 : Leading iInto the Information Age -- April 15, 1947 : Breaking the color line -- June 24, 1954 : A new enterprise for moving around New York -- April 22, 1964 : The World's Fair opens in New York -- August 2, 1978 : Environmental crisis and citizen activism -- September 11, 2001 : New York's resilience -- January 15, 2009 : Miracle on the Hudson -- September 17, 2011 : Occupy Wall Street -- October 29, 2012 : New York confronts a superstorm -- February 17, 2015 : "Hamilton: An American Musical" opens in New York City.
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