The RMS Titanic departed Queenstown, Ireland, for its fatal journey to New York.
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The famous elephant called Topsy was executed at Luna Park, Coney Island, in New York.
Manhattan Bridge opens for traffic.
Doctors in New York successfully performed the world's first face and double hand transplant.
The Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, New York.
The first telephone call was made between New York and Chicago.
