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New York Harbor

harbour in the New York City area, USA

7 dated entries naming New York Harbor, drawn from 7 separate years between 1776 CE and 1954 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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18th century

  • 1776September 7 – American Revolutionary War: World's first submarine attack – The American submersible craft Turtle attempts to attach a time bomb to the hull of British Admiral Richard Howe's flagship HMS Eagle in New York Harbor.source

19th century

  • 1810September 8 – The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor, with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor's newly created Pacific Fur Company on board. After a six-month journey around the tip of South America, the ship arrives at the mouth of the Columbia River, and Astor's men establish the fur-trading town of Astoria.source
  • 1849February 28 – Regular steamboat service from the west to the east coast of the United States begins, with the arrival of the SS California in San Francisco Bay. The California leaves New York Harbor on October 6, 1848, rounds Cape Horn at the tip of South America, and arrives at San Francisco after the 4-month, 21-day journey.source
  • 1884August 5 – The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor.source
  • 1885June 17 – The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.source
  • 1886October 28 – U.S. President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, in New York Harbor. The ensuing spontaneous celebration in New York City leads to the first ticker tape parade.source

20th century

  • 1954November 12 – The main immigration port-of-entry in New York Harbor at Ellis Island closes permanently.source

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