History

Good morning. Today is the 241st day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle for Aug. 28, 1902, reported that the New York Dock Company put up a moveable fence at the foot of Conover Street in Red Hook to assert its ownership of the pier. … Full Article

The Battle of Brooklyn, a key conflict of the Revolutionary War, has inspired a site-specific art installation, “Battle Pass—Revolution II," by Sasha Chavchavadze, on the corner of Bergen and Smith streets in Cobble Hill. … Full Article

Recently, we told the story of the late “Pepper” Martin, the hero of the St. Louis Cardinals when they defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in seven games to win the 1931 World Series. That was when Martin became known as “The Wild Horse of the Osage” because of his hitting and running. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 237th day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Aug. 24, 1899, revealed that the Citizens Union, a “do-gooder” organization, was coming to Brooklyn to organize here. … Full Article

No one seemed to know how to address Martha Washington when George Washington was elected our first President. The term often used — “Lady Washington.”
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Good morning. Today is the 236th day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Aug. 23, 1901, reported that “prominent Brooklyn lawyer William M. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 235th day of the year. The lead article in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Aug. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 234th day of the year. The Brooklyn Eagle of Aug. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 234th day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of August 21, 1901, reported on criminal activity on Warren and Congress streets near the Brooklyn waterfront. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 233rd day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Aug. 20, 1901, reported on a fight between several Union Street homeowners and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, which owned most of the trolley lines in the borough. … Full Article