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June 6, 1946 – The
Basketball Association of America , the predecessor to the
National Basketball Association , is formed.
June 12, 1665 –
New Amsterdam is reincorporated under
English law , and renamed
New York after the
Duke of York .
June 12, 1923 –
Harry Houdini (pictured) frees himself from a
straitjacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above ground.
June 17, 1885 – The
Statue of Liberty arrives in
New York Harbor aboard the French ship Isère .
June 28, 1969 – The
Stonewall riots begin in response to a police raid of the
Stonewall Inn , a gay tavern in
Greenwich Village .
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July 1, 1948 – The first flight departs from
John F. Kennedy International Airport .
July 2, 1868 – The
IRT Ninth Avenue Line , the first
elevated railway in New York City, opens.
July 13, 1977 – A
New York City blackout of 1977 lasting 25 hours begins, resulting in city-wide
looting and
arson .
July 13–16, 1863 – The largest insurrection in United States history, outside of the
American Civil War , occurs when an
anti-draft riot (pictured) sees at least 120 civilians die, and 11 black men
lynched .
July 19, 1845 – The
Great New York City Fire of 1845 breaks out.
July 31, 1667 – The
Treaty of Breda ends conflict between
England and the
Netherlands , with the Dutch surrendering their claim on New York.
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August 6, 1988 – The
Tompkins Square Park
Police Riot occurs, leading to reforms of the
New York Police Department .
August 8, 1673 – During the
Third Anglo-Dutch War , a Dutch battle fleet of 23 ships demands the English surrender of New York City.
August 14, 1980 – The
1980 Democratic National Convention nominates
Jimmy Carter and
Walter Mondale for
President and
Vice President of the United States , respectively.
August 15, 1965 –
The Beatles play at
Shea Stadium during their
1965 United States tour , marking the peak of "
Beatlemania ".
August 19–21, 1991 – The
Crown Heights riot occurs among tensions between
African Americans and
Orthodox Jews in the
Crown Heights neighborhood.
August 27, 1776 – The
British Army
outflanks the
Continental Army at the
Battle of Long Island (pictured) , forcing
George Washington to evacuate to
Manhattan .
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October 28, 1858 – R.H. Macy & Company, later known as
Macy's , opens its first store, on
Sixth Avenue in
Manhattan .
October 24, 1931 – The
George Washington Bridge , connecting Manhattan and
New Jersey , is dedicated.
October 9, 1952 – The
headquarters of the United Nations is completed.
October 21, 1959 – The
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (pictured) , designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright , opens.
October 26, 2000 – The
New York Yankees defeat the
New York Mets in the
2000 World Series , also known as the "
Subway Series ".
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