History

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

The Cincinnati Reds were training in Tampa, Fla. in the spring of 1939 and their first exhibition game was with the Brooklyn Dodgers. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 230th day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Aug. 17, 1902, reported on a target-shooting match between the Brooklyn Naval Battalion, based at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and the Manhattan Naval Battalion. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 229th day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Aug. 16, 1901, took note of the large number of poolrooms existing within a few blocks of Borough Hall. At that time, “poolrooms” meant places, usually saloons, where bets were placed on the horses. … Full Article