The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in New York.
Source
The General Electric Company was formed in New York.
Doctors in New York successfully performed the world's first face and double hand transplant.
Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, premiered in New York.
The first telephone call was made between New York and Chicago.
Beatlemania arrived in the United States when the Beatles landed in New York.
