Lenape were hurters and fishermen.
In 1492 Columbus discovered American.
In 1524,Verrazano was the first european failer to enter NY Herbor. In 1609, English navigator Herry Hudson working for Dutch sails the half moon into Manhatt's waters. He discovered the Huson river.
In 1624, Dutch were the first colunizers of Mahat
In 1626 Peter Minuit purchased the island of Manhattan from dutch(from native Americans)for about $ 26.
In 1647 Perter Stuyuesant arrived in New Amsterdam. He was a major figure in the early history of NYC.
In 1680,The Brithish overthew the Dutch permanently.
In 1783,George Washington was the first president of the United Stated.
In 1776-1783 British Occupy Queens during the Ruvolutionary war, Ruvolutionary war end In 1786.
In 1789 The first president of the United State George Washington,was inaugurated at Federal Hall on wall st.
In 1785-1790,NYC remained the capital of the U.S.
In 1792 The Buttonwood Agreement led to the formation of the New York stock excgehan.
On December 16, 1835 the Great Five of NY broke out. The fire destroyed most of the city below canal street. n 1861
In 1861,The Civil war begin the end in 1865.
In 1873 Boss Tweed found guility of commiting crimes.
In 1883 The Brooklyn Bridge built.
In 1886 The Statue of Liberty built. Gift by the French to celebrate the centennial(100years) .
In 1898 NYC was consolidated.
In 1920s, the city saw the influx of Americans as part of the Great Migration from the American South, and the Henlem Renaissance.
In 1903,The Williamsburg Bridge opened.
In 1904,The subway opened .
IN 1909,The Manhattan Bridge opened.
February 1, 1913,The world- famous Grand Central Terminal opened as the world's largest train station.
In 1924, Great preat period of European immigration which had only just pass its pear was halted abruptly by the Immigration Act of 1924 which serverely limited further immigrants from southern and Eastern Europe.
In 1927, Broadway and the first modern musical, Jerome Kern's show Boat opened as the theater district moved north of 42nd street.
In 1929, The roaring Twanties, the decade the led up to the crash, was a time of wealth and excess. However that all ended in 1929.The Wall street crash of 1929.
In 1929, The Great Depression;Affected the rest ofthe world, began with the stock market crash.
In 1930, The chrysler Building was compeled.
In 1933, Republican reformer Fiorello La Guardia was elected mayor. The 1920 census showed Brooklyn for the first time overtaking Manhattan as the most populous borough.
On March 25, 1911 the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in Greenwich Village took the lives of 145 mostly Itatian and the Jewish female garment workers.
La Guardia's term also saw the rise of the long-careered planner Robert Moses, bridges, parks and parkways coordinator, and great supporter of automobile-centered modernism, whose legacy of massive construction projects is controversial today.
In 1939,The German community was replaced by growing numbers of poorer immigrants on the Lower East side.The New York World's Fair .
In 1941,The was a largh boom time in the prohibition are that saw competing skyscrapers in the skyline. The US joined the war .
In 1945,World War 2 started in1939 the ended in 1945.
In 1955, The Civil Rights Movement intersifies with the Montgomery bus boycott.
In 1963, The Equal pay Act is passed.
In 1968, Matin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated.
In 1969, The Stonewall Riots take place in NYC.
In 1972, The Equal Employment Opportunity Act is passed.
In 1492 Columbus discovered American.
In 1524,Verrazano was the first european failer to enter NY Herbor. In 1609, English navigator Herry Hudson working for Dutch sails the half moon into Manhatt's waters. He discovered the Huson river.
In 1624, Dutch were the first colunizers of Mahat
In 1626 Peter Minuit purchased the island of Manhattan from dutch(from native Americans)for about $ 26.
In 1647 Perter Stuyuesant arrived in New Amsterdam. He was a major figure in the early history of NYC.
In 1680,The Brithish overthew the Dutch permanently.
In 1783,George Washington was the first president of the United Stated.
In 1776-1783 British Occupy Queens during the Ruvolutionary war, Ruvolutionary war end In 1786.
In 1789 The first president of the United State George Washington,was inaugurated at Federal Hall on wall st.
In 1785-1790,NYC remained the capital of the U.S.
In 1792 The Buttonwood Agreement led to the formation of the New York stock excgehan.
On December 16, 1835 the Great Five of NY broke out. The fire destroyed most of the city below canal street. n 1861
In 1861,The Civil war begin the end in 1865.
In 1873 Boss Tweed found guility of commiting crimes.
In 1883 The Brooklyn Bridge built.
In 1886 The Statue of Liberty built. Gift by the French to celebrate the centennial(100years) .
In 1898 NYC was consolidated.
In 1920s, the city saw the influx of Americans as part of the Great Migration from the American South, and the Henlem Renaissance.
In 1903,The Williamsburg Bridge opened.
In 1904,The subway opened .
IN 1909,The Manhattan Bridge opened.
February 1, 1913,The world- famous Grand Central Terminal opened as the world's largest train station.
In 1924, Great preat period of European immigration which had only just pass its pear was halted abruptly by the Immigration Act of 1924 which serverely limited further immigrants from southern and Eastern Europe.
In 1927, Broadway and the first modern musical, Jerome Kern's show Boat opened as the theater district moved north of 42nd street.
In 1929, The roaring Twanties, the decade the led up to the crash, was a time of wealth and excess. However that all ended in 1929.The Wall street crash of 1929.
In 1929, The Great Depression;Affected the rest ofthe world, began with the stock market crash.
In 1930, The chrysler Building was compeled.
In 1933, Republican reformer Fiorello La Guardia was elected mayor. The 1920 census showed Brooklyn for the first time overtaking Manhattan as the most populous borough.
On March 25, 1911 the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in Greenwich Village took the lives of 145 mostly Itatian and the Jewish female garment workers.
La Guardia's term also saw the rise of the long-careered planner Robert Moses, bridges, parks and parkways coordinator, and great supporter of automobile-centered modernism, whose legacy of massive construction projects is controversial today.
In 1939,The German community was replaced by growing numbers of poorer immigrants on the Lower East side.The New York World's Fair .
In 1941,The was a largh boom time in the prohibition are that saw competing skyscrapers in the skyline. The US joined the war .
In 1945,World War 2 started in1939 the ended in 1945.
In 1955, The Civil Rights Movement intersifies with the Montgomery bus boycott.
In 1963, The Equal pay Act is passed.
In 1968, Matin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated.
In 1969, The Stonewall Riots take place in NYC.
In 1972, The Equal Employment Opportunity Act is passed.
