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November 6, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Lamar Odom. Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 312th day of the year.

On this day in 1932, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle front page reported that Democratic presidential nominee NYC Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt was wrapping up his campaign in Mineola, Long Island, on the eve of Election Day (Nov. 8 that year). Calling FDR the “Democratic standard-bearer,” the Eagle reported that he called for voters from both parties to support his plan for ending the Great Depression. Other front page stories on then-President Herbert Hoover’s re-election campaign alleged that FDR was soft on crime but that Roosevelt’s plurality was widening and the west had abandoned Hoover.

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On this day in 1925, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle front page’s main story was about Congress’ tax cut proposal that was forecast to save taxpayers $7 million. The 25 percent earned income deduction was raised by $10,000 so that households earning as much as $20,000 could still take the deduction. However, the House Ways & Means Committee rejected proposals to eliminate the capital stock tax or modify the corporation levy.

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On this day in 1946, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle front page reported that GOP had swept both Houses of Congress in this midterm election. The conservative sweep was statewide, also: Gov. Thomas Dewey won re-election in “landslide proportions,” and Albany gained 14 seats in its Legislature … Also on that day’s front page was a report on the millennial-old conflict over who controls Trieste, Italy. The choice geographic spot on the northeastern shore of the Adriatic Sea was strategic to Italy, Austro-Hungary, Germany and other nation-states. Trieste also gained and lost autonomy over its coast several times. Toward the close of World War II, Yugoslavian President Josip Broz Tito and the Allies both moved in to liberate Trieste from the Nazis. However, Yugoslavia then claimed Trieste, causing this latest conflict in 1946. NYC Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, a notable Italian-American, emigrated from Trieste. Before running for the mayoralty, he had been the first Italian-American elected to Congress.

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On this day in 1953, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle front page reported on riots that had broken out in Rome as Italians demanded autonomy over Trieste, which was then controlled Yugoslavian President Josip Broz Tito at the time. Students rioted around Rome with chants of “Death to Tito.” They also were protesting U.S. and British peacekeeping forces, which the rioters believed to be occupiers … Also on the front page, John W. Hooper of the Brooklyn Heights Association and Robert Moses, who at the time was city construction coordinator, clashed over the building of an underground parking area that Hooper wanted for the planned Cadman Plaza Park. Moses called the plan “impractical.”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include former U.S. Secretary of Education ARNE DUNCAN, who was born in 1964; Oscar Award-winning actress SALLY FIELD, who was born in 1946; actor NIGEL HAVERS, who was born in 1951; actor ETHAN HAWKE, who was born in 1970; retired tennis superstar ANA IVANOVIC, who was born in 1987; actor LANCE KERWIN, who was born in 1960; actress THANDIE NEWTON, who was born in 1972; former basketball and reality star LAMAR ODOM, who was born in 1979; model and actress REBECCA ROMIJN, who was born in 1972; actress KELLY RUTHERFORD, who was born in 1968; broadcast journalist MARIA OWINGS SHRIVER, who was born in 1955; and actress EMMA STONE, who was born in 1988.

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“MEET THE PRESS” PREMIERED ON TV ON THIS DAY IN 1947. “Meet the Press” holds the distinction of being the oldest program on TV. It originally debuted on radio in 1945. The show has changed its format little since it began: a well-known guest (usually a politician) is questioned on current, relevant issues by a panel of journalists. The moderators have been Martha Rountree, Ned Brooks, Lawrence E. Spivak, Bill Monroe, Roger Mudd, Marvin Kalb, Chris Wallace, Garrick Utley, Tim Russert, Tom Brokaw, David Gregory and Chuck Todd.

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TODAY IS SAXOPHONE DAY. It is a day to recognize the birth anniversary of Adolphe Sax, the Belgian musician and inventor of the saxophone and the saxotromba. Born in Dinant, Belgium, in 1814, Sax was the eldest of 11 children of a musical instrument builder. Sax contributed an entire family of brass wind instruments for band and orchestra use. He was accorded fame and great wealth, but business misfortunes led to bankruptcy. Sax died in poverty in France in 1894.

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JAMES NAISMITH WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1861. The Canadian-born athlete is best remembered for inventing the game of basketball during his time as a physical education instructor at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was developed as a safe and fun indoor winter sport. Naismith died in 1939 in Kansas, where he had been a physical education professor from 1917 until 1937. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was established at Springfield in 1959, and James Naismith was the first inductee.

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“GOOD MORNING AMERICA” PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1975. The ABC morning program, set in a living room, is a mixture of news reports, features and interviews with news makers and people of interest. It was the first program to compete with NBC’s “The Today Show” and initially aired as “A.M. America.” Hosts have included David Hartman, Nancy Dussault, Sandy Hill, Charles Gibson, Joan Lunden, Lisa McRee, Kevin Newman and Diane Sawyer.

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“BROOKLYN RISES FOR PUERTO RICO,” a benefit concert and art auction, will take place tonight at Union Hall at 6 p.m. With an incredible lineup of Puerto Rican talent, Brooklyn Rises will feature members of the original Broadway cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” as well as the Broadway hit “On Your Feet! The Musical – The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan.” Multi-instrumentalist and San Juan-born composer Angelica Negron, singer, songwriter and Latin American music researcher Ani Cordero will also attend. Alongside musical performances, Brooklyn Rises will include a silent art auction featuring artwork from awarding-winning illustrators featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Time and Rolling Stone. All proceeds will go to the Hispanic Federation and Hurricane Maria Relief Fund. To buy tickets, visit www.unionhallny.com/event/1577490-brooklyn-rises-for-puerto-brooklyn.

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Special thanks to “Chase’s Calendar of Events” and Brooklyn Public Library.

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“Good taste is better than bad taste, but bad taste is better than no taste at all.” — poet, author and critic Arnold Bennett