NEW YORK'S HISTORY.

U.S. states; HISTORY; UNIVERSITIES & colleges; BROOKLYN Bridge (New York, N.Y.); STATUE of Liberty (New York, N.Y.); TERRORISM; SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; WORLD Trade Center Site (New York, N.Y.)

NEW York (State)Report Available; MANHATTAN (New York, N.Y.); UNITED StatesReport Available

This article presents a timeline of key events in New York state history, beginning in 1524. Dutch trader Peter Minuit purchases Manhattan Island from the Indians for $24 in 1626. King's College is founded in 1754. The U.S. Military Academy opens at West Point in 1802. The Brooklyn Bridge opens in 1883. The Statue of Liberty is dedicated on October 28, 1886. Over 3,000 people die in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks when planes are flown into the World Trade Center. Others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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