1. In 1937, the first Social Security payment was issued in New York. Social Security numbers had been issued earlier in the year, and one of the first recipients of the payment was a woman named Ida May Fuller, who received a lump sum payment of $22.54.

2. In 1986, the world-famous Chernobyl disaster occurred in Ukraine, which is over 4,500 miles away from New York. However, the fallout from the disaster reached all the way to the United States and increased radiation levels were detected in New York and other states.

3. In 2003, the completion of the new Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport was celebrated. The terminal was designed by Eero Saarinen and features a sweeping, wave-like roof made of concrete and steel.

4. In 1865, John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, was tracked down and killed by Union soldiers in Virginia. The assassination occurred on April 14th, but it wasn't until April 26th that Booth was found and killed.

5. In 1989, the first "Earth Day" held in New York City. The event, which had been first celebrated 19 years earlier in San Francisco, was a call to action for environmental protection and was marked by demonstrations, workshops, and concerts throughout the city.