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Selected anniversaries
July 1, 1948 – The first flight departs from
John F. Kennedy International Airport
.
July 2, 1868 – The
IRT Ninth Avenue Line
, the first
elevated railway
in New York City, opens.
July 13, 1977 – A
New York City blackout of 1977
lasting 25 hours begins, resulting in city-wide
looting
and
arson
.
July 13–16, 1863 – The largest insurrection in United States history, outside of the
American Civil War
, occurs when an
anti-draft riot
(pictured)
sees at least 120 civilians die, and 11 black men
lynched
.
July 19, 1845 – The
Great New York City Fire of 1845
breaks out.
July 31, 1667 – The
Treaty of Breda
ends conflict between
England
and the
Netherlands
, with the Dutch surrendering their claim on New York.