The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.
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The electric typewriter went on sale for the first time in Syracuse, New York, USA.
Etan Patz disappears.
Stock markets crashed in New York because of a public panic, which was traced back to wheat crop failure in Argentina.
Manhattan Bridge opens for traffic.
The first edition of the Book of Mormon was published in Palmyra, New York.