January 19th In NYC History
Updated: Updated 01/19/2013 01:00 AM
By: NY1 News
On this date in...
1776...As the American Revolution rages on, the New Jersey Militia crosses into Queens to disarm and arrest British loyalists in Newtown.
1972...Former Yankee catcher and soon-to-be Met manager Yogi Berra is voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1994...New Yorkers brave a record-breaking deep freeze, as the thermometer dips to -2 degrees.
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