July 29, birthdays for Ken Burns, Tim Gunn, Martina McBride
Brooklyn Today
Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 210th day of the year.
ON THIS DAY IN 1920, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Mushrooms in Connecticut, Too.”
The article focused on a Brooklyn man whose summer home in Connecticut was invaded by mushroom growth.
“Yesterday morning Mr. Parker was puzzled to observe a thick growth of strange plants all through his (plant beds),” the Eagle reported. “On closer inspection, he found the intruders to be mushrooms. He gathered a pan full for supper.”