450. Super Bowl XLVI

The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 21-17 in Superbowl XLVI, Feb 5, 2012. Giant's quarterback Eli Manning was the game's MVP. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady could not execute a successful one-minute drive after launching a Hail Mary pass that went unanswered. To the victor go the spoils.

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429. 9/11 Tribute

WASHINGTON — Undaunted by talk of a new terror threat, New Yorkers and Washingtonians wove among police armed with assault rifles and waited with varying degrees of patience at security checkpoints Friday while intelligence officials scrambled to nail down information on a possible al-Qaida strike timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

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295. Times Square Car Bomb

On May 1, 2010, a car bomb was discovered by a mounted New York City Police Department officer in Times Square, New York City (NYC). Two nearby street vendors had alerted the officer to the threat, after they spotted smoke coming from a vehicle.The bomb had been ignited, but failed to explode, and was disarmed before it caused any casualties. (read more http://alturl.com/pn89)