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Ithaca native Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927) was one of the nation’s most notable ornithological painters.

first appeared: 3/13/2005

Georgia-native Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) moved as a teenager to New York City and took up boxing in a Harlem gym. Robinson went on to win the middleweight championship title five times between 1951 and 1960.

first appeared: 2/27/2005

The 1826 Stony Point (pop. 11,744) Lighthouse, the first lighthouse built on the Hudson River, served as a beacon for a large number of boats on the river after the Erie Canal opened the previous year. Decommissioned in 1925 and restored in 1995, it is now open for public tours.

first appeared: 2/13/2005

The model for the buffalo nickel, first minted in 1913, was Black Diamond, a 1,500-pound Ameri-can bison who lived at the Bronx Zoo.

first appeared: 1/30/2005

Carnegie Hall in New York City opened in 1891 with composer Peter Tchaikovsky conducting the New York Philharmonic. During the performance, the building’s architect William Burnet Tuthill reportedly left the hall to consult his drawings, fearful that the supporting columns would not be able to withstand the massive crowd.

first appeared: 1/16/2005

Residents along the New York & New England Railroad tracks between New York City and Boston called the creamy white train, which sped through their communities between 1891 and 1895, "The Ghost Train."

first appeared: 1/2/2005

The first transatlantic steamship passenger and freight service began in 1838 with the 15-day voyage of the Great Western from Bristol, England, to New York City.

first appeared: 12/19/2004

The U.S. House of Representatives held its first full meeting on April 1, 1789, in New York City.

first appeared: 12/5/2004

Cooper's Cave in South Glens Falls (pop. 3,368) was the setting for part of James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans.

first appeared: 11/21/2004

New York City’s 1891 Carnegie Hall was rescued from the wrecker’s ball in 1960, thanks to the Citizens Committee to Save Carnegie Hall, whose members included violinist Isaac Stern and former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

first appeared: 11/7/2004

The famous 1955 photo of Marilyn Monroe and her billowing skirt was shot over a subway grate at 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue in the Big Apple.

first appeared: 10/24/2004

Calvary Cemetery, established in the New York City borough of Queens in 1848, is the burial site of 2.5 million people, more than any other cemetery in the United States.

first appeared: 10/10/2004

The New York Graphic in New York City printed the first half-tone photograph in 1880. Previously, newspapers and magazines used sketches for illustrations.

first appeared: 10/3/2004

Established in 1947 to study peaceful uses for atomic energy, the Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island has been the site of discoveries for which six Nobel Prizes were awarded.

first appeared: 9/19/2004

Rochester is known both as the Flour City and the Flower City. The first refers to the city’s flour milling industry of the early 19th century, while the latter highlights the spectacular Lilac Festival held each May.

first appeared: 9/12/2004

The 32 Mott Street General Store, established in 1858 as Quong Yuen Shing & Co., is reported to be the oldest store in New York City’s Chinatown.

first appeared: 9/5/2004

Marcus Thames was a 25-year-old outfielder for the New York Yankees when he hit a home run on the first pitch of his major league career on June 10, 2002.

first appeared: 8/29/2004

Inmates at the Wallkill (pop. 24,659) Correctional Facility rehabilitate retired racehorses. The program, which teaches prisoners horse-care skills, was the first of several developed by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation.

first appeared: 8/22/2004

The Mount Morris Dam in upstate Livingston County was built between 1948 and 1952 at a cost of $25 million. Reportedly the largest concrete dam east of the Mississippi River, it is estimated to have saved $1 billion in flood damages during its first 50 years of operation.

first appeared: 8/15/2004

The American Indian name for Mount Marcy, a peak in the Adirondack Mountains, is tahawus, meaning “cloud-splitter.” It is the state’s highest peak at 5,344 feet in elevation.

first appeared: 8/8/2004

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