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Updated 02/11/2013 01:00 AM

February 11th In NYC History

By: NY1 News

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On this date in...

1946...Mayor William O'Dwyer orders all businesses and schools to close because of a prolonged tugboat strike. The strike prevents many items from entering the harbor, especially heating fuel. A settlement is reached two days later.

1993...A gunman hijacks a Luftansa jet and orders it to land at Kennedy Airport, where he quickly surrenders. No one is hurt.