The first photo of the moon was taken by John Draper in New York City.
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The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opened in New York City.
Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Bellonte successfully flew the first non-stop transatlantic flight from east to west when they landed in New York City.
NASA completed a successful mission to map the Moon's gravity field.
After parading around New York City, the Apollo 11 crew was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The New York City Marathon was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy.
