Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In 1838 he began to collect and study insects for New York state. In 1854 he became the first professional Entomologist of New York State Agricultural Society, commissioned by the State of New York. Dr. George Franklin Grant, born in Oswego, he was the first African-American professor at Harvard. He was also a Boston dentist, and the inventor ...
New York Conspiracy of 1741: mass unrest 34 [69] 1966 New York Harbor tanker collision: maritime 33 [70] 1845 Great New York City Fire of 1845: fire 30 [71] 1712 New York Slave Revolt of 1712: mass unrest 29–36 [j] 1892 Hotel Royal fire: fire 28 [76] 1992 USAir Flight 405: aircraft 27 [77] 1923 Manhattan State Hospital fire fire 27 [78] 1954 ...
This list of people executed in New York gives the names of some of the people executed in New York, both before and after statehood in the United States (including as New Amsterdam), as well as the person's date of execution, method of execution, and the name of the Governor of New York at the date of execution. 1963 marked the last execution ...
Arthur (Usher) Fellig (June 12, 1899 – December 26, 1968), known by his pseudonym Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography in New York City. [1]
Reyna Marroquín, a pregnant Salvadoran woman, disappeared in 1969 from Nassau County, New York. Her remains were found on September 2, 1999, in the former Jericho, New York home of Howard B. Elkins, her former boss, sealed in a drum that was stored in a crawl space. Marroquín was having an affair with Elkins and DNA test showed that Elkins ...
A Short History of New York State is a 1957 history book by David M. Ellis, James A. Frost, Harold C. Syrett, and Harry J. Carman. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]A decade ...
Pages in category "1957 in New York (state)" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Pages in category "People from New York (state)" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 264 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .