2008 U.S. financial markets crash on October 6, the beginning of the "Great Recession of 2008-2012."Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: the economyEra: 2001-2010 Read more about 2008
2001 Simultaneous coordinated terrorist attacks take place on New York City and Washington D.C.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: violence & terrorismEra: 2001-2010 Read more about 2001
1993 Terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York on February 26, killing seven people.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: violenceEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1993
1987 On October 19, the U.S. Stock Market plunges 508 points in one day.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: the economyEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1987
1971 The first of the Pentagon Papers are published by the New York Times on June 13.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: national securityEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1971
1969 On August 15-17, the Woodstock Music Festival draws 400,000 fans to a farm in upstate New York.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: popular cultureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1969
1969 The Stonewall Inn Riot in New York City on June 28 intensifies the struggle for Gay rights.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: civil rightsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1969
1964 On February 9, the British rock group, the Beatles, appear on the Ed Sullivan Show. Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: popular cultureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1964
1962 Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was released on September 27. The book is widely credited with helping to launch the environmental movement.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: the environmentEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1962
1963 On February 19, Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique is released. The book would initiate the second wave of feminism and eventually sell over three million copies.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: women's rightsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1963
