New York became the 11th state to join the United States of America.
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New York state became the first to require license plates on automobiles.
Mike Tyson received his second speeding ticket while drag racing his Lamborghini in Albany, New York.
New York became the first US court to allow blood test results to be used as evidence.
The musical 'Little Shop of Horrors' by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman premiered on Broadway at Orpheum Theater, New York, US.
Construction started on Chicago's first-ever skyscraper for the Home Insurance Company of New York.
