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January 11 in New York History


📝 On This Day 📝

Wednesday, January 11, 1961 — 58 years ago

The Throgs Neck Bridge opens to traffic, carrying 20,000 vehicles and generating $5,000 in tolls in the first 12 hours, which helped put a dent in its $92,000,000 cost to build.

⏰ AGBC Rewind ⏰

2019
The Highline Ballroom is Closing

🌎 World History 🌏

Library of Congress  •  New York Times  •  BBC  •  Wikipedia

🌞 Weather Records 🌞

Record High: 63°F in 1975
Record Low: 3°F in 1968

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