The impact of New York on our country
? ?The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843.
?The first international sports hero, boxer Bill Richmond of Staten Island, was born August 5, 1763.
John Babcock invented both the indoor rowing machine and the sliding seat during the winter of 1869/1870.
Gennaro Lombardi opened the first United States pizzeria in 1895 in New York City.
The first Boy’s Club was established in New York City in 1876.
European settlers who brought seeds to New York introduced apples in the 1600s.
?Joseph C. Gayetty of New York City invented toilet paper in 1857.
New York was the first state to require license plates on cars.
The first railroad in AThe first public brewery in America was established by Peter Minuit at the Market (Marckvelt) field in lower Manhattan.merica ran a distance of 11 miles between Albany and Schenectady.