Who first sighted the land that became New York City?

Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian explorer, first sighted Manhattan in 1524.

However, English explorer Henry Hudson, who sailed into what is now known as the Hudson River in 1609, is credited as the island’s discoverer.

Which U.S. state has the highest per-capita personal income? Connecticut was number one in 1987 with $20,980. At the bottom was Mississippi with $10,204. The average per-capita personal income in the United States as a whole was $15,340.
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When was the last smoke ring blown from a cigarette billboard in Times Square? The last smoking sign in Times Square, which had advertised Winston cigarettes for five years, stopped blowing rings September 13, 1977. Like its predecessors for much of the twentieth century, it blew about…
What is the highest natural elevation in the New York metropolitan area? Todt Hill, on Staten Island, at 426 feet is the highest natural elevation in the New York metropolitan area. In fact, it is the highest point on the eastern seaboard south of Maine.…

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