Foundations were placed on Bedloe’s Island, New York City, to become home of the Statue of Liberty.
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The New York Eye Infirmary opened, and it was the first specialty hospital of its kind in the western hemisphere.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City was founded.
The Great Fire of New York ended.
The first Tony Awards were handed out at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
The first President of the United States, George Washington, delivered the first State of the Union address in New York City.
