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It's one of the
entertainment and business capitals of the world, it's home to
millions, it's a major tourist attraction, it's "the city so nice they
named it twice", it's New York City.
As with most currently populated areas in the eastern portion of
the United States, the place we now call New York City was home to
groups of American Indians prior to the arrival of Europeans in the
17th century. Giovanni da Verrazano was the first European to explore
the region, but the Dutch established the first permanent settlements.
As millions of former U.S. students can tell you, the city was
originally known as New Amsterdam. In 1664, after the British
conquered the city, it was renamed New York.
In the summer and fall of 1776, the area was the scene of the
New York Campaign, an important series of battles early in the
American Revolutionary War. For a brief time after the war, 1788-1790,
New York was the capital of the United States. The city continued to
grow and by the mid-19th century the population had exceeded 1 million
inhabitants.
In 1898 a new charter was ratified, making New York City the
combination of 5 buroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and
Staten Island. The following century saw increased growth of the city
with a new influx of immigrants. In the late 19th century and early
20th century the immigrants were from Europe, then following World War
II there was a large migration from the rural U.S. south.
Engineering advances in the 20th century allowed for buildings
taller than anything built before. The Empire State Building and, later,
the World Trade Center were once the tallest buildings in the world.
Probably the darkest day in New York history was September 11,
2001. The world watched as the twin towers of the World Trade Center
collapsed as the result of a terrorist attack. Not surprisingly, the
city has recovered and is planning new structures for the site of the
Trade Center
New York City Museums
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