Construction started on Chicago’s first-ever skyscraper for the Home Insurance Company of New York.
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An Irish cook in New York, US, infected 53 people with typhoid.
Suffragette Susan B. Anthony was arrested in New York State for illegally voting in the presidential race.
British forces retaliated against the United States and burned Buffalo, New York, to the ground.
The New Year's Eve Ball was lowered in New York Times Square for the very first time.
Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, premiered in New York.
