(1960) Fire on USS Constellation killed 50, injured 323, $75 million damages
(1961) New York Yankees won World Series
(1962) New York Yankees won World Series
(1963) Brush fires on Staten Island destroyed 100 homes
(1964) Race riots in Harlem, one person killed, 100 injured; World Fair opened in New York City
(1965) Black nationalist leader, Malcom X, assassinated; Great Northeast Blackout (power outage)
(1966) Fire killed 12 members of NYC Fire Dept
(1969) New York Mets won World Series
(1973) 40 workers killed in LNG tank explosion
(1975) Bomb exploded in TWA baggage claim area at LaGuardia, killed 11, injured 74
(1977) Major blackout occurred, 9 million people without power for 25 hours; New York Yankees won World Series
(1978) New York Yankees won World Series
(1980) Ex-Beatle, John Lennon, murdered in front of home
(1986) New York Mets won World Series
(1993) Terrorist attack killed six, injured over 1000 at World Trade Center
(1996) TWA Flight 800 crashed, killed 230; New York Yankees won World Series
(1998) New York Yankees won World Series
(1999) New York Yankees won World Series
2000's
(2000) New York Yankees won World Series; former first lady Hillary Clinton elected to U.S. Senate
(2001) 9/11 - Terrorists hijacked, then crashed two planes into World Trade Center, nearly 3,000 killed, with billions in property loss. Later in the year, American Airlines plane crash in New York City kills 260
(2003) Power outage across eastern U.S. and Canada; Staten Island ferry crash kills 10, injures 43
(2005) Strike by workers shut down New York City transit system
(2006) Yankees pitcher, Cory Lidle and flight instructor, killed in airplane crash; first beam of the new Freedom Tower placed
(2007) Senator Hillary Clinton entered presidential race
(2008) Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned after being linked to prostitution ring
(2008) Investment bank, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy
(2009) US Airways plane with 155 people on board crash-landed in Hundson River after striking bird on takeoff, all aboard were safe
(2009) Bernard Madoff sentenced to 150 years in prison for masterminding massive fraud robbing investors of $65 billion
(2010) Car bomb found parked in Times Square, New York City
(2010) Blizzards struck New York, forced cancellation of flights, disrupted road and rail traffic
(2011) Protests held at Wall Street
(2011) Protesters moved to Times Square, over 70 arrested
(2011) Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout, convicted of conspiracy to kill Americans, provide missiles and material support to terrorist organization
