November 7th In NYC History
Updated: Updated 11/07/2012 01:00 AM
By: NY1 News
On this date in...
1929...The Museum of Modern Art opens in Midtown with exhibitions of works by Cezanne, Gaugin, Seurat and Van Gogh.
1961...Mayor Robert Wagner is re-elected for a third term, defeating Republican Louis Lefkowitz.
1989...Manhattan Borough President David Dinkins, a Democrat, is elected the first African-American mayor of New York City, narrowly defeating former U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani.
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