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June 25, ‘Ten More Smallpox Cases’

June 25, 2014 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor celebrates her birthday today

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Good morning, Brooklyn. Today is the 176th day of the year.

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THE CREATED IN Brooklyn series continues with Design Craft at Brooklyn Public Library’s Information Commons Lab today from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This week’s conversation series features guests Cybele Maylone of UrbanGlass, antique car collector Lenny Shiller and founder of Scott Jordan Furniture Scott Jordan.

THIS WEEK’S Wednesday Night Tour at Brooklyn Bridge Park focuses on native plants in designed landscapes tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Pier 1 entrance. The tour will be led by Ulrich Lorimer of Brooklyn Botanical Garden.

“THE SILENT HISTORY” by Eli Horowitz and Matthew Derby will be launched tonight at powerHouse Arena from 7 to 9 p.m. Special guests for the event include Sloane Crosley, Alex Wagner and Eszter Balint.

METROPOLITAN OPERA, part of a Summer Recital Series, will take place tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Harbor View Lawn.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include “Kitchen Confidential” New York City-born author Anthony Bourdain, who was born in 1956; “Scooby-Doo” actress Linda Cardellini, who was born in 1975; baseball player Carlos Delgado, who was born in 1972; “Extras” actor Ricky Gervais, who was born in 1961; “The Big C” actor John Benjamin Hickey, who was born in 1963; “Lassie” New York City-born actress June Lockhart, who was born in 1925; singer George Michael, who was born in 1963; former basketball player Dikembe Mutombo, who was born in 1966; Hall of Fame basketball player Willis Reed Jr., who was born in 1942; New York City singer and songwriter Carly Simon, who was born in 1945; Associate Justice of the U.S. Sonia Sotomayor, who was born in the Bronx in 1954; baseball player Billy Wagner, who was born in 1971; and New York City actor and comedian Jimmie Walker, who was born in 1948.

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GEORGE ORWELL was born on this day in 1903. Orwell was an English satirist and author who is known for his books “Animal Farm” and “1984.” He died in 1950.

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TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY of three significant Supreme Court rulings. In 1990, the Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for a state to require that a minor notify both parents before obtaining an abortion. In 1962, the Supreme Court ruled that a pray read aloud in public schools violated the First Amendment’s separation of church and state. Lastly, in 1990, the court ruled that it was the constitutional right of a person to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment.

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THE FIRST COLOR TV Broadcast was sent over the air by CBS on this day in 1951. The four-hour program was carried by stations in New York City, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, D.C. However, no color sets were owned by the public at the time.

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THE KOREAN WAR BEGAN on this day in 1950. Forces from northern Korea invaded the southern area, which began a civil war.

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ON THIS DAY IN 1901, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Ten More Smallpox Cases.” The article focuses on a smallpox outbreak in Brooklyn.
“There were ten persons suffering from smallpox removed from Brooklyn to the Riverside Hospital yesterday,” the article wrote.

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