2001 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania
2000 Robert Rathburn Wilson, nuclear physicist, a leader of the Manhattan Project, dies at 82
1999 Saul Steinberg, cartoonist/modern artist, A View of the World from Manhattan, dies at 84
1995 Manhattan upsets 4th seeded Oklahoma 77-67
1993 John F. Kennedy, Jr., gives notice of quitting as ADA in Manhattan
1991 Manhattan Cable final day of amnesty to return illegal cable boxes
1989 Chase Manhattan Discovery Center at Brooklyn Botanic Garden opens
1985 Shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds
1983 Drury Gallagher sets fastest swim around Manhattan (6h41m35s)
1982 Manhattan institutes bus-only lanes
1976 Daphnee Lynn Duplaix, Manhattan, New York, playmate, July 1997
1973 Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian poet (Gott von Manhattan), dies at 47
1972 Brigitta Boccoli, Milan, Italy, actress, Manhattan Baby
1970 John Roderigo Dos Passos, U.S. writer (Manhattan Transfer), dies at 74
1969 Lisa Arce, born in Manhattan Beach, California, WPVA volleyballer, National-4th-1995
1969 Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach California, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics
1969 Karrie Poppinga, born in Manhattan Beach, California, volleyballer, Pismo Beach 4/1995
1968 Christopher Collett, born in New York City, actor, Manhattan Project
1965 Barbra Fontana Harris, born in Manhattan Beach, California, volleyballer, Oly-4th-96
1965 Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough president
1964 Dave Martinez, Manhattan, New York, outfielder, Chicago White Sox
1963 Helen Reale, New York City, WPVA volleyballer, Manhattan Beach-7th-1994
1963 Phoebe Cates, born in Manhattan, New York, actress, Fast Times at Ridgemount High
1959 Lonny Price, born in New York City, actor, Muppets Take Manhattan
1957 Mike Dodd, Manhattan Beach California beach volleyballer, 1996 Olympics silver
1956 Manhattan Borough President Hulan Jack makes plans for a new 110,000-seat stadium to entice Giants to stay in NY
1955 U.S. Assay Office in Seattle, Washington closes Chase National (3rd largest bank) and Bank of the Manhattan Company (15th largest bank) merge to form Chase Manhattan
1953 Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president
1952 Janis Siegel, born in New York City, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction
1951 Laurel Masse, Holland, Michigan, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Operator
1951 U.N. headquarters opens in Manhattan NY
1949 Ira Newborn, New York City, orch leader, Manhattan Transfer
1949 "Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 429 performances
1947 Jill Eikenberry, New Haven, Connecticut, Ann Kelsey-LA Law, Manhattan Project
1946 U.N. accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D Rockefeller Jr
1945 "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 429 performances
1943 Edie Sedgwick, born in Santa Barbara, California, actor, Ciao Manhattan
1941 Tim Hauser, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction
1940 New York Midtown tunnel linking Manhattan and Queens opens to traffic
1936 Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan, Bronx and Queens opens
1930 1st red and green traffic lights installed (Manhattan New York City)
1915 David Rockefeller, CEO, Chase Manhattan Bank
1913 Johnny Downs, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Manhattan Showcase
1910 Laurance S Rockefeller, New York City, CEO, Chase Manhattan Bank
1909 Madge Evans, born in Manhattan, New York City, TV panelist, Masquerade Party
1909 Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan and Queens
1908 Edward Teller, born in Budapest, Hungary, fathered H-bomb, Manhattan Project
1904 J. Robert Oppenheimer, born in New York, head of Manhattan, A-bomb, Project
1903 Williamsburg suspension bridge opens between Brooklyn and Manhattan
1903 New York Highlanders (Yankees) 1st home game, (Hilltop Park-168th St. and Broadway, Manhattan), they beat Washington Senators, 6-2
1902 Edward Uhler Condon, atomic scientist, Manhattan Project
1899 1st motorcycle race, Manhattan Beach, New York
1896 1st American intercollegiate bicycle race, Manhattan Beach NY
1895 U.S. Ship Canal (W 225th St) in the Bronx completed; cutting Marble Hill off from Manhattan
1882 New York Steam Corp begins distributing steam to Manhattan buildings
1877 Chase National Bank opens in New York City (later merges into Chase Manhattan)
1855 Manhattan Kansas founded as New Boston Kansas
1799 Bank of Manhattan Company opens in New York City (forerunner to Chase Manhattan)
1776 British forces capture Kip's Bay Manhattan during Revolution
1776 U.S. Army evacuates Long Island/falls back to Manhattan, New York City
1776 Americans withdraw from Manhattan to Westchester
1770 Battle of Golden Hill (Lower Manhattan)
1728 Congregation Shearith Israel of New York purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build New York's 1st synagogue
1654 1st Jewish colonist arrive in U.S. (Jacob Barsimson in Manhattan)
1626 Peter Minuet buys Manhattan from Indians for trinkets, valued at $24
1626 Dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets
1626 Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth and buttons
1610 1st Dutch settlers arrive (from NJ), to colonize Manhattan Island
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