Staten Island: Timeline

1776   American Revolutionary War: First Hessian troops land on Staten Island to join British forces

1898   New York City New York City

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 annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan Manhattan

Manhattan is both the Island of Manhattan and encompasses most of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the five boroughs [i] ... 

, Brooklyn Brooklyn

Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs [i] of New York City [i]. ... 

, Queens, The Bronx The Bronx

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, and Staten Island.

1960   December 16 — 1960 New York air disaster: United Airlines United Airlines

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 DC-8 collides with a TWA Twa

The Twa are a pygmy [i] people, of short stature, who were the oldest recorded inhabitants of the Great Lakes [i] ... 

 Super-Constellation over Staten Island, New York City New York City

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. All 128 passengers and crew on both planes are killed, as are 6 persons on the ground.