The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City was founded.
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British Major John André was captured and searched by three Westchester militiamen near Tarrytown, New York, USA.
Nearly one million people protested for the disarmament of nuclear weapons in Central Park, New York City.
Michael Stewart, a victim of police brutality, was beaten and arrested in New York.
The Titanic departed Southampton for its first and only journey.
Madison Square Garden in New York City opened North America's first artificial ice rink.
