The Sun newspaper was published for the first time in New York City.
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We Want Beer! parade was held.
New York City elected its first African American Mayor, David Dinkins.
New York City modernized its subway by starting its first unmanned trains.
The New York Eye Infirmary opened, and it was the first specialty hospital of its kind in the western hemisphere.
Walt Disney's animated Dumbo was released in New York City, New York, US.
