New York City in the Space Age
The atlas holds 161 people and 355 moments here, from 1957 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Andy Warhol, John Lennon and Whitney Houston.
Notable people
Fidel Castro
from 1960 to 2000
3 moments here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Freddie Mercury
from 1977 to 1982
3 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1961
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Gamal Abdel Nasser
in 1960
1 moment here
Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…
George H. W. Bush
in 1971
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
George Michael
in 1991
1 moment here
English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…
Glynis Johns
from 1963 to 1989
3 moments here
British actress, dancer and singer whose stage and screen career ran from childhood performances in Britain to Broadway and later American work.…
Golda Meir
in 1960
1 moment here
Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Haile Selassie
in 1963
1 moment here
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…
Heath Ledger
from 2005 to 2008
2 moments here
Australian actor and music-video director whose career began in Australian television, expanded internationally after his 1998 move to the United…
Herbert Hoover
in 1964
1 moment here
Herbert Clark Hoover was an American mining engineer, international relief administrator, U.S.…
Hugo Chávez
from 1999 to 2006
2 moments here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
Idi Amin
in 1975
1 moment here
Ugandan army officer and dictator who was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. This chronology records documented physical presences from his birth…
Igor Stravinsky
from 1969 to 1971
2 moments here
Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…
I. M. Pei
in 2019
1 moment here
Ieoh Ming Pei was a Chinese-American architect whose work ranged from U.S. civic and cultural buildings to major projects in China, France, and the…
Indira Gandhi
from 1968 to 1983
3 moments here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Ingmar Bergman
in 2003
1 moment here
Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, theatre director, theatre manager and author. Bergman’s career moved between Stockholm’s student and professional…
Isaac Asimov
from 1970 to 1992
3 moments here
American writer and biochemist best known for science fiction, popular-science writing, and the Foundation and Robot series.…
Islam Karimov
from 2000 to 2010
3 moments here
Uzbek political leader who became first secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in 1989 and served as Uzbekistan’s first president from…
Italo Calvino
from 1959 to 1983
2 moments here
Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
from 1981 to 1991
5 moments here
Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1960
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Jiang Zemin
in 2000
1 moment here
Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
from 1966 to 1985
5 moments here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Moments
- 1968 Conversation in Greenwich Village Kenzaburō Ōe
- 1968 United Nations General Assembly appearance Indira Gandhi
- 1968 Death in Manhattan John Steinbeck
- 1969 Move to New York City Igor Stravinsky
- 1969 Grand Orgy to Awaken the Dead Yayoi Kusama
- 1969 Honorary degree at Columbia University U Thant
- 1969 Apollo 11 ticker-tape parade Neil Armstrong
- 1969 Broadway run of Coco begins Katharine Hepburn
- 1970 Return to Manhattan's Upper West Side Isaac Asimov
- 1970 Special UN General Assembly session Indira Gandhi
- 1970 Bonavena fight Muhammad Ali
- 1971 Non-Aligned ministers' conference in New York Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- 1971 Van Gelder Studio session Astrud Gilberto
- 1971 United Nations Security Council visit with her father Benazir Bhutto
- 1971 Talk at Town Hall Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1971 Honorary doctorate at Columbia University Jorge Luis Borges
- 1971 Adjunct Professor of Writing at Columbia University Nadine Gordimer
- 1971 Carnegie Hall recording Tina Turner
- 1971 Host of the 25th Tony Awards Anthony Quinn
- 1971 Final Waldorf-Astoria engagement begins Louis Armstrong
- 1971 Fight of the Century Muhammad Ali
- 1971 Van Gelder Studio final session Astrud Gilberto
- 1971 Death on Fifth Avenue Igor Stravinsky
- 1971 Birth in East Harlem Tupac Shakur
- 1971 Death at home in Corona Louis Armstrong
- 1971 Move to New York City John Lennon
- 1971 Concert for Bangladesh performance Ravi Shankar
- 1971 United Nations General Assembly work George H. W. Bush
- 1971 UN Security Council appearance during East Pakistan crisis Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1972 Talks at Carnegie Hall Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1972 Visit to New York Jorge Luis Borges
- 1972 Madison Square Garden concert Elvis Presley
- 1972 One to One benefit concerts John Lennon
- 1972 Star-Spangled Women fundraiser Tina Turner
- 1972 Address to the UN General Assembly Salvador Allende
- 1973 Broadway debut in Irene Carrie Fisher
- 1973 Black theology conference paper Desmond Tutu
- 1973 Relocation to the Dakota John Lennon
- 1973 Juilliard scholarship Robin Williams
- 1973 A Little Night Music premiere Glynis Johns
- 1973 Dick Cavett Show taping Marlon Brando
- 1973 Visit to New York City Willy Brandt
- 1973 UN General Assembly appearance Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1973 Return visit to New York City Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- 1974 Moves to East 66th Street townhouse Andy Warhol
- 1974 Photographed in New York Ariel Sharon
- 1974 Relocates the Factory to 860 Broadway Andy Warhol
- 1974 UN General Assembly session Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- 1974 First Bengali address to the UN General Assembly Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1974 Address to the United Nations General Assembly Siad Barre