History

Good morning. Today is the 23rd day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Jan. 23, 1902, reported on the efforts of Dr. Charles Parkhurst, the powerful president of the Society for the Prevention of Crime, to wipe out sales of liquor on Sundays, which was technically illegal. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 22nd day of the year. If you think things are bad in today’s subway cars and buses, at least they’re heating in the winter and cooled in the summer. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Jan. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 21st day of the year. Most of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle’s front page for Jan. 21, 1901, was taken up by Queen Victoria’s fatal illness. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 20th day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Jan. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 19th day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Jan. … Full Article

Soldiers stationed at the Fort Hamilton Army Base commemorated the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 18th day of the year. On this day in 1861, a grand ball was held to open the new Brooklyn Academy of Music. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 17th day of the year. On this day in 1902, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported that Prof. Caronant Campbell, of Macon Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, aimed to construct an aluminum, hydrogen-filled “airship” to compete at the St. Louis Exposition. … Full Article

Bonnie Crosby, a Brooklyn native, was born January 17, 1940, and lived at 3108 Brighton 5th Street until she was in the 3rd grade.  She currently lives in Naples, Florida, and this week celebrates her 73rd birthday.   … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 16th day of the year. On this day in 1901, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported that there had been two serious fires within the past two days in Coney Island. … Full Article