The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.
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The Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, New York.
A car bomb explodes below the World Trade Center in New York.
The EF2 tornado ripped through Brooklyn, New York, for 18 minutes, causing nine injuries and $20 million in damages.
Manhattan Bridge opens for traffic.
Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge led Dutch forces to recapture New York from the English.
