Suffragette Susan B. Anthony was arrested in New York State for illegally voting in the presidential race.
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The famous elephant called Topsy was executed at Luna Park, Coney Island, in New York.
A $1 coin was approved by the US Congress, featuring women's suffrage activist Susan B. Anthony.
British forces retaliated against the United States and burned Buffalo, New York, to the ground.
A 3,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian obelisk called 'Cleopatra's Needle' was erected in Central Park, New York, US.
Telegraph wires linked new York and Boston.