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

  1. Jim Morrison

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…

  2. Jimmy Carter

    in 1976

    1 moment here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

  3. Joan Fontaine

    in 1961

    1 moment here

    British-American actress Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, professionally Joan Fontaine, was an Academy Award-winning performer known especially for…

  4. John Atta Mills

    in 2009

    1 moment here

    John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills was a Ghanaian legal scholar and politician who served as vice president of Ghana from 1997 to 2001 and president from 7…

  5. John F. Kennedy

    from 1960 to 1962

    2 moments here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

  6. John Lennon

    from 1964 to 1980

    10 moments here

    English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…

  7. John Steinbeck

    in 1968

    1 moment here

    American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent whose life and work ranged from California’s Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula to wartime…

  8. Jorge Luis Borges

    from 1971 to 1979

    3 moments here

    Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…

  9. José Mujica

    in 2013

    1 moment here

    Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…

  10. Judy Garland

    from 1959 to 1967

    4 moments here

    American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…

  11. Katharine Hepburn

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…

  12. Kelly Preston

    from 2001 to 2018

    3 moments here

    Kelly Kamalelehua Smith, known professionally as Kelly Preston, was an American actress whose career spanned film and television from 1980 to 2020.…

  13. Kenzaburō Ōe

    in 1968

    1 moment here

    Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, Nobel laureate, and prominent pacifist and anti-nuclear campaigner.…

  14. Kofi Annan

    from 1983 to 2006

    3 moments here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  15. Kurt Cobain

    from 1992 to 1993

    3 moments here

    American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Nirvana. This chronology maps documented residences, recording sessions, performances,…

  16. Lars Onsager

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Norwegian-American physical chemist and theoretical physicist whose career took him from Norway and Switzerland to major American universities.…

  17. Lee Kuan Yew

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Singaporean barrister and statesman who co-founded the People’s Action Party and served as Singapore’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990.…

  18. Li Keqiang

    in 2016

    1 moment here

    Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…

  19. Liu Xiaobo

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human-rights activist, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…

  20. Louis Armstrong

    in 1971

    2 moments here

    American jazz trumpeter, vocalist, bandleader, and entertainer whose career transformed jazz solo performance and made him an international cultural…

  21. Lyndon B. Johnson

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973) was a Texas-born teacher, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 36th president of the United States.…

  22. Macfarlane Burnet

    in 1980

    1 moment here

    Australian virologist and immunologist Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, known as Macfarlane Burnet, shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…

  23. Manmohan Singh

    from 1966 to 2004

    2 moments here

    Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…

  24. Margaret Thatcher

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

Moments

  1. 1974 Guest appearance with Elton John John Lennon
  2. 1974 Death at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital U Thant
  3. 1974 United Nations General Assembly address Yasser Arafat
  4. 1975 United Nations stop at end of United States tour Alexei Leonov
  5. 1975 United Nations General Assembly address Miriam Makeba
  6. 1975 Cosmos unveiling Pelé
  7. 1975 Central Park 10K Robin Williams
  8. 1975 New York Cosmos debut Pelé
  9. 1975 AFL–CIO speech in New York City Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  10. 1975 Addressed the UN General Assembly Idi Amin
  11. 1976 Visit to New York City with Sylvie Le Bon Simone de Beauvoir
  12. 1976 Waldorf Astoria headlining engagement Tina Turner
  13. 1976 Democratic National Convention Jimmy Carter
  14. 1977 United Nations speech in Hindi Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  15. 1977 Performed at Madison Square Garden Freddie Mercury
  16. 1977 Farewell match Pelé
  17. 1978 Town Hall solo performance Whitney Houston
  18. 1978 Meeting with Agha Shahi at the United Nations Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  19. 1978 Peace Medal reception Bob Marley
  20. 1978 Carnegie Hall concerts Dalida
  21. 1979 PEN Club visit to New York Jorge Luis Borges
  22. 1979 UN Security Council appearance in New York Norodom Sihanouk
  23. 1979 Copacabana live comedy recording Robin Williams
  24. 1979 U.S. visit to New York City Ahmed Sékou Touré
  25. 1979 United Nations General Assembly speech Fidel Castro
  26. 1979 Medical admission in New York Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
  27. 1979 Launches presidential campaign in New York Ronald Reagan
  28. 1980 William S. Paley Lecture in New York Macfarlane Burnet
  29. 1980 Albert Einstein Lecture Sydney Brenner
  30. 1980 Lincoln Center headline performance Teresa Teng
  31. 1980 Modeling discovery at Carnegie Hall Whitney Houston
  32. 1980 Censored Scenes From King Kong on Broadway Carrie Fisher
  33. 1980 Double Fantasy recording sessions John Lennon
  34. 1980 Collapse while jogging Bob Marley
  35. 1980 Madison Square Garden shows Bob Marley
  36. 1980 Madison Square Garden shows Freddie Mercury
  37. 1980 Death at Roosevelt Hospital John Lennon
  38. 1980 Departure from the Dakota on final day John Lennon
  39. 1980 Fatal shooting at the Dakota John Lennon
  40. 1980 Final recording session John Lennon
  41. 1981 Literary colloquium in New York Claude Simon
  42. 1981 Madison Square Garden performance Rafael Orozco Maestre
  43. 1981 Business meeting at the Factory Andy Warhol
  44. 1981 Seventh Avenue South performance Astrud Gilberto
  45. 1981 Broadway opening of The Little Foxes Elizabeth Taylor
  46. 1981 Tours future East 33rd Street Factory site Andy Warhol
  47. 1981 Photographed in New York Satyajit Ray
  48. 1981 Ritz show for Rod Stewart Tina Turner
  49. 1981 Reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Sirikit
  50. 1981 Appointment as UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

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