Today in NYC History: The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911
On March 25, 1911 a fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory (now an NYU dorm) in the old garment district, killing 146 workers, mostly young women.
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On This Day in NYC History, February 26, 1993: The World Trade Center Is Bombed
It’s been 25 years since the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, when a rental van carrying a 1,200-pound bomb detonated below the World Trade Center.
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NYC Throw Back Thursday 1966: The Deadly 23rd Street Fire Destroys a Building Next to Flatiron
50 years ago the 23rd Street Fire, the second deadliest for the FDNY after 9/11 kills 12 firemen and consumes seven businesses near the Flatiron.
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Throw Back Thursday 1935: Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess Premieres in NYC
This image of the Neil Simon Theatre (formally the Alvin Theatre) is viewable in Times Square on the Membit app. The Warner Strand Theatre was a few blocks from the Warners’ Theatre where the Jazz Singer debuted. Membit is a new augmented reality app that gives you a way to share the past …
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Throw Back Thursday 1927: The First Full-Length Motion Picture with Sound Premieres in NYC
Throw Back Thursday: On October 7, 1927 the first feature length motion picture premieres in Times Square at the Warner Strand using Vitagraph sound technology.
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NYC Throw Back Thursday 1947: The First Televised World Series Yankees v. Dodgers
The New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers square off in the first televised World Series on September 30, 1947. Using Membit, we bring the location back to life
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Throwback Thursday 1776: Revolutionary Hero Nathan Hale is Hanged as a Spy in NYC
Throwback Thursday 1776: American hero Nathan Hale is hanged at City Hall Park. Our first in a series of augmented reality, Membit-enhanced historical stories.
MoreThrow Back Thursday 1654: The First Rosh Hashanah in North America
On September 12, 1654 the first Rosh Hashanah services in the North America were held in New Amsterdam. That’s right, we’re headed to the Stuyvesant administration.
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This Week In NYC History: First. Labor Day. Ever.
Labor Day explained! America celebrates its first Labor Day Parade in NYC’s Union Square on September 5, 1882 with a procession 20,000 people strong.
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This Week in NYC History: The First Edition of Scientific American is Published in 1845
Scientific American, the country’s oldest continuing published magazine releases its first edition this week in NYC history from an office on Spruce Street.
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This Week in NYC History: Orange is the New New York
NYC goes Orange as the Dutch take back New York from the British in August 1673. New York is rechristened New Orange and the Dutch flag flies once again.
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Today in NYC History: Robert Fulton’s Revolutionary Steamboat Makes Its First Run
Robert Fulton changes the course of transportation history when his first successful commercial steamboat makes it’s first voyage from NYC up the Hudson River.
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