The New Year’s Eve Ball was lowered in New York Times Square for the very first time.
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The famous elephant called Topsy was executed at Luna Park, Coney Island, in New York.
Eggnog riots begin at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.
Telegraph wires linked new York and Boston.
The first edition of WrestleMania is held in New York.
Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his 'Atoms for Peace' speech at the United Nations in New York.
