As you know, New York City has played host for many of American history’s most notable moments. But aside from the major events, the city has been the site of countless historical episodes that are less well-known yet completely unforgettable. Don’t miss this gallery – you will be blown away!

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The German airship Hindenburg, swastikas and all, flies over New York City on the afternoon of May 6, 1937, a few hours before its historic, fiery crash in Manchester Township, New Jersey.

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Waiters serve lunch to two steel workers on a girder high above the city on November 14, 1930, during construction of the famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

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The Manhattan Bridge during construction in 1882.

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A horse-drawn fire engine at 72nd Street and Broadway races toward a fire. Circa 1910.

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From a board stuck out from the 54th floor of the Chanin Building, daredevil pole sitter Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly balances on his head while dunking doughnuts to celebrate Friday the 13. 1939.

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Manhattan’s Upper East Side. 1882.

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French aerialist Philippe Petit walks a tightrope strung between the tops of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. 1974.

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New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia throws confiscated guns and slot machines overboard into the Long Island Sound. 1937.

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Longacre Square, not long before it became “Times Square.” Circa 1900.

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A window washer at work on the Empire State Building poses during a brief break from his duties. March 24, 1936.

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Workers at a brewery unload thousands of crates of beer, getting ready for the end of Prohibition. April, 1933.

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During the Great Depression, much of Central Park became a Hooverville, a shanty town named after President Herbert Hoover, who was in office during the market crash and was widely blamed for the Great Depression. 1933.

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A woman dressed in only heels and a barrel that reads “I Did My Bit, Did You?” stands in Times Square. The promotion, organized by the United National Clothing Collection was part of drive to collect clothing and bedding for overseas war relief. April 1945.

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The scene in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn after two airplanes crashed to the ground. The planes had collided over foggy New York harbor on December 16, 1960.

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New York residents stand outside a giant mailbox stamp-selling booth in Times Square, while the Assistant Postmaster dispenses stamps from inside the booth. 1961.

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In July 1921, a crowd reportedly consisting of approximately 10,000 men gather outside the New York Times building in Times Square in order to receive updates on the boxing match between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier.

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