The New York Eye Infirmary opened, and it was the first specialty hospital of its kind in the western hemisphere.
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New York and New Jersey were struck by the strongest earthquake in over one hundred years.
Michael Stewart, a victim of police brutality, was beaten and arrested in New York.
The first Tony Awards were handed out at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
Newark Liberty International Airport opened, becoming the first airport in the New York City metropolitan area.
The first theater with a movie being projected from the back of the room was opened in New York City.
