History of New York

You know New york! Right? You know about one of those
most populous states of US which is said to be surrounded by
New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south of it and also
Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont towards the east
direction. But, do you know about what this state has actually
been through which made it being so much popular among all
over the world now? Are you aware of the history behind this
state being highly developed and doing good in every other
field which one can only think about?