New York became the 11th state to join the United States of America.
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Suffragette Susan B. Anthony was arrested in New York State for illegally voting in the presidential race.
New York state became the first to require license plates on automobiles.
A literal banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million in New York.
Grease The Musical first opened at the Eden Theatre in Manhattan, New York.
The first telephone call was made across the Atlantic – from London to New York.
