The General Electric Company was formed in New York.
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Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to the murder of John Lennon in New York.
Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, premiered in New York.
The first telephone call was made across the Atlantic – from London to New York.
The 9th Street Art Exhibition opened.
The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown, New York.
