The Sun newspaper was published for the first time in New York City.
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Nearly one million people protested for the disarmament of nuclear weapons in Central Park, New York City.
New York City Police raided Stonewall Inn gay bar and handled patrons and employees roughly.
Tchaikovsky conducted the first public concert at the newly-built Music Hall in New York City.
The New York Eye Infirmary opened, and it was the first specialty hospital of its kind in the western hemisphere.
British Major John André was captured and searched by three Westchester militiamen near Tarrytown, New York, USA.
