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Timeline of New York City. This article is a timeline of the history of New York City in the U.S. state of New York . Prior to 1700s. 1524 – Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European to see New York Harbor arrives and names it Nouvelle- Angoulême.
Timeline of New York City: From Pre-1600s to 21st Century. New York City's journey from pre-1600s, when Lenape-occupied lands characterized the area, to its current status as a leading metropolis, is a testament to its remarkable transformation and resilience.
NYC Timeline. 1900 - 1801. Consolidation of the Five-Borough City. 1898. On January 1, 1898, the separate jurisdictions of New York (Manhattan), Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island joined together to form a single metropolis: the City of Greater New York. Movements for consolidation had been considered as far back ... View Event.
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Starting in 1785 the Congress met in the city of New York under the Articles of Confederation. In 1789, New York became the first national capital under the new Constitution. The Constitution also created the current Congress of the United States, and its first sitting was at Federal Hall on Wall Street.
1756. War between the British and the French brings an economic boom to New York. The peace that comes in 1763 leads to economic depression and undue taxation; unrest begins to ferment. 1765....
Travel guide. New York City history and timeline. Bought for a box of trinkets, New York rose to become the crossroads of the world. Along the way came civil war, riots and recession, terrorism and triumph, and true grit. • Mass immigration. • New York's skyscrapers. • Urban woodland. • New York history timeline. New York's beginnings.
Jan 12, 2010 · New York City served as the capital of the United States from 1785 to 1790. During the 1760s and 1770s, the city was a center of anti-British activity–for instance, after the British...
