May 27: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ON THIS DAY IN 1876, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The services in memoriam of the Revolutionary martyrs will occur at Fort Greene Park promptly at eight o’clock on Tuesday morning.”
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ON THIS DAY IN 1888, the Eagle reported, “A Boston paper tells of a funny blunder which was made by Bishop Eastburn at a crowded church wedding in that city. Some spectators at the back of the church stood upon the benches in order to get a better view of the ceremony. The bishop saw them and pausing in the service said in his most solemn tones: ‘Remember the sacred character of this house; let all who are present sit upon the floor and put their feet upon the seats.’”
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