The EF2 tornado ripped through Brooklyn, New York, for 18 minutes, causing nine injuries and $20 million in damages.
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Stock markets crashed in New York because of a public panic, which was traced back to wheat crop failure in Argentina.
The first historically Black intercollegiate Greek-lettered fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, was founded.
New York state became the first to require license plates on automobiles.
Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his 'Atoms for Peace' speech at the United Nations in New York.
The first Woolworth store opens in Utica, New York.
