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The Bronx

borough of New York City, New York, United States

6 dated entries naming The Bronx, drawn from 6 separate years between 1776 CE and 1984 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

  • 1776October 18 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Pell's Point – Troops of the American Continental Army resist a British and Hessian force in The Bronx.source

19th century

  • 1841June 21 – St. John's College, later Fordham University, is founded in The Bronx by Jesuits.source
  • 1874January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx.source
  • 1898January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island.source
  • 1899July 8 – The Lorelei Fountain is unveiled in The Bronx in New York City.source

20th century

  • 1984December 22 – Four African-American youths (Barry Allen, Troy Canty, James Ramseur, and Darrell Cabey) board an express train in the Bronx borough of New York City. They demand five dollars from Bernhard Goetz, who shoots them. The event starts a national debate about urban crime in the United States.source

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