April 10: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ON THIS DAY IN 1871, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The celebration of Easter Day yesterday was very general in this city, and while it has been generally supposed that only Catholics and Episcopalians made it a full holiday, yesterday all classes of people seemed, under the bright sun, which shone with almost too much warmth on the crowded streets, to enter heartily into the spirit of the occasion. Early in the morning thousands of children jumped out of their little beds to see the ‘sun dance,’ as it is the custom of children to believe that luminary does on every Easter Sunday morning, and the rich smell of the traditional bacon and eggs, which from time immemorial has graced the breakfast table on Easter Sunday morning, pervaded every kitchen. Later in the day people began to pour toward the churches in all directions, and the streets were literally crowded. It was pleasant to observe the prosperity which seemed to be shown in the abundance of new clothes, which in accordance with another time-honored custom, nearly everyone who could afford them wore.”
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ON THIS DAY IN 1895, the Eagle reported, “WASHINGTON, D.C. — ‘As soon as the Fifty-fourth congress convenes I intend to offer a bill in the senate to repeal the income tax,’ said Senator David B. Hill to the correspondent of the Eagle this afternoon. ‘I believe that the action of the supreme court has practically emasculated the measure and has left so little in it to commend itself to the American people that congress will in short order repeal the obnoxious measure from the statue books. In connection with the action of the court of Monday, I think the Brooklyn Eagle should be congratulated. Its course, from first to last, has been patriotic, consistent and just, and in its editorial columns it has never wavered in its opposition to the income tax law, and if the law is repealed the Eagle can claim a great deal of credit or the victory achieved.’”
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.