Today marks the 40th anniversary of the inaugural running of the New York City Marathon. Now host to over 44,000 runners, the race is though...

In honor of the anniversary of the Dutch surrendering to the English on this day in 1664, here's a link to our blog post from last year ...

Today, September 3, marks the birthday of renowned architect Louis Sullivan—the “father of modernism”—who would be 154 years old today. Sull...

Ninety-nine years ago today, the  New York Times  decided to find out how long it would take a commercial telegram to circle the globe. The ...

August 17, 1807 -- 203 years ago today -- was a pivotal moment in American history. Today marks the anniversary of the launch of Robert F...

On August 12, 1658 -- 352 years ago today -- New York's first municipal police force was founded. Of course, back in 1658 New York was ...

Today marks the centennial of the assassination attempt on New York's mayor, William Jay Gaynor . We wrote about Gaynor and the attempt ...

Today marks the anniversary of one of the most important legal cases in American history—the trial of New York City printer John Peter Zenge...

On July 26, 1928 -- eighty-two years ago today -- the first all-talking film, Lights of New York , opened across the country, ushering in t...

Today marks the start of the Civil War Draft riots in 1863. Last year, we blogged extensively about each day of the riots. You can read ab...