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1524

Giovanni da
Varrazano
of France,
sailed into
New York
Harbor

1820 New York


had become
the USA's
largest city
with a
population of
123,000

the Statue
of Liberty
was
unveiled by
President
Grover
Cleveland in
October
1886

triangle
shirtwaist
factory
fire 1911

now
has 8.3
million
people

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In 1776 George
Washington
withdrew from
New York leaving
the British army
to occupy it

The
Museum of
Natural
History in
New York
was
founded in
1869

1913,
Grand
Central
Station
opened

September
11, 2001
terrorist
attack on
world trade
center

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