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June 7th In NYC History

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On this date in...

1644...The equivalent of a five-cent fine is imposed on anyone who litters in public in New Netherlands.

1972...The hit musical "Grease" opens on Broadway.

1993...New Jersey Nets basketball star Drazen Petrovich is killed in a car crash in Germany. One the same day, Woody Allen loses his bitter custody battle with Mia Farrow.