Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898A wide-ranging history of the land beneath your feetFind on Amazon
39 years ago on June 1st, 1983 A man jumps to his death from the Empire State Building observation deck He had first tried to do so a week earlier. A second man would jump from the building 10 days later. References: Google Newspapers A Great Big City
146 years ago on June 1st, 1876 The Transcontinental Express leaves the New York area to attempt a record-breaking coast-to-coast train trip