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Brooklyn Today
Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 51st day of the year.
On this day in 1909, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle front page reported that King Alfonso, who was very interested in aviation, had granted an interview with the Wright Brothers during which he expressed great interest in seeing them demonstrate their aircraft. The Eagle observed that the Spanish monarch was particularly interested in the airplane as an engine of war. However, he demurred when invited on the flight, saying he had promised his wife Queen Victoria and Premier Maura “that he would not go up in the air under any circumstances.”
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