MILESTONES: December 12, birthdays for Mayim Bialik, Yuvraj Singh, Rey Mysterio
Brooklyn Today
Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 349th day of the year.
On this day in 1926, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle front page reported a series of explosions that destroyed the oil tanker Agwisun that was docked in the Erie Basin, which is part of the Red Hook waterfront. The explosions could be felt as far away as Manhattan and 20 miles out into New Jersey. The ship had been in a dry dock for maintenance. Several were injured, and the Eagle reported some dramatic rescues. There were no fatalities, as most of the crew was on shore leave.
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