Good morning. Today is the 268th day of the year. According to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Sept. 24, 1900, both political parties planned huge pre-election parades with fireworks, speeches, brass bands and so forth. Vice presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt was apparently planning to come to the Brooklyn Republican parade himself.
Well-known people who were born today include Olympic gymnasts Morgan and Paul Hamm, singer Sheila MacRae, former baseball player Rafael Palmeiro and screenwriter Nia Vardalos (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”).
Well-known people who were born today include Olympic gymnasts Morgan and Paul Hamm, singer Sheila MacRae, former baseball player Rafael Palmeiro and screenwriter Nia Vardalos (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”).
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A meeting of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Community Advisory Council will be held on Monday, Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the corporation’s offices at 334 Furman St. (at Joralemon Street).
September 24, 2012 - 1:00pm
