July 6: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

July 6, 2023 Brooklyn Eagle History

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ON THIS DAY IN 1902, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “No other city in the country can compare with New York in the wealth of pleasure trips for summer days and nights, trips by water that take but a few hours at most, cost but little and insure a return to home and bed at a fairly early season, trips on which no crowds are met and that can be taken by women and young children alone in comfort and with pleasure. The little journeys out of any other city do not approach these either in number or in possible pleasures. Boston would probably come next, but Boston would fall very short when the field came to be looked over. For here are the Hudson River and the Sound, with the lower Hudson and the East River, respectively, their first stages for little trips of but an hour or two at the most; the Upper and Lower Bays; the ocean, just outside, which is touched upon by trips to Long Branch and Rockaway Beach, the Connecticut River and the Housatonic, the Shrewsbury, the Raritan and the Navesink, the Kill von Kull and the Arthur Kill.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1910, the Eagle reported, “ATLANTIC CITY — Glenn H. Curtiss delayed his intended morning flight too long this morning, awaiting the bettering of fairly good wind and atmospheric conditions, and at noon was forced to give up his proposed early journey through the air. Announcement was then made that the first flight would be attempted after 4 p.m. Curtiss intended this morning to experiment with altitude flights to test the higher air currents over the ocean in preparation for the proposed contests for the $5,000 prize offered. The successful Curtiss flight of yesterday caused thousands of persons to line the board walk and beach all day, awaiting possible flights, even after signals were displayed telling of postponement for hours.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1912, the Eagle reported, “In requesting court permission to change his name so as to perpetuate that of Isidor Straus, who died the death of a hero on the Titanic, the oldest grandson of Mr. Straus, Jesse I. Straus, Jr., makes this explanation: ‘Your petitioner believes that the change will substantially promote his interests, because the said Jesse I. Straus, Jr., holds the memory of his said grandfather in such reverence that the fact that he bears such name should prove an incentive to him throughout his life to keep that name stainless and honorable.’”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1936, the Eagle reported, “PARIS (A.P.) — Street fights between rioting nationalists and police left almost 100 persons injured today. The disorders climaxed a memorial ceremony at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier yesterday led by Col. Francois de la Rocque, chief of the dissolved Croix de Fue League transformed into the new social political party. The riots raised fears in Socialist quarters that the Nationalists were planning further disorders to coincide with the Leftist celebration of Bastille Day, July 14.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1952, the Eagle reported, “WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND, JULY 5 (U.P.) — Little Maureen Connolly, the 17-year-old Yank who scoffed at pain and shrugged off tradition, became the youngest Wimbledon women’s champion in 65 years today when she chopped down three-time winner Louise Brough in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3. Her doctors, her teacher, her friends — everyone — urged Little Mo from San Diego, Cal., to withdraw from the tournament after her first match because of a painfully injured shoulder. But Maureen spurned their pleas and winced her way to the final victory. Then she said, ‘This is nothing. I want to win eight of them like Helen Willis.’ Seldom has a player won Wimbledon in her first try as Maureen did today. And never, since 15-year-old Lottie Dod triumphed in 1887, has a younger player grabbed tennis’ most prized championship.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1953, the Eagle reported, “WASHINGTON (U.P.) — President Eisenhower returned to the White House last night after a quiet Fourth of July weekend at Camp David, the presidential lodge in the mountains of northern Maryland. The President, accompanied by Mrs. Eisenhower and her mother, Mrs. John S. Doud, motored from Camp David in two hours, reaching the executive mansion at 8:15 p.m. Yesterday, Mr. Eisenhower joined 125 others in morning worship at the Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church in Thurmont, Md. Mr. Eisenhower, who arrived with his party Saturday, played 18 holes of golf, went trout fishing and spent the holiday evening playing bridge.”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include “Duke of Earl” singer Gene Chandler, who was born in 1937; former President George W. Bush, who was born in 1946; “Hunter” star Fred Dryer, who was born in 1946; “Rocky” and “Rambo” star Sylvester Stallone, who was born in 1946; Hockey Hall of Famer and former N.Y. Rangers defenseman Brad Park, who was born in 1948; Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush, who was born in 1951; “Moonlighting” star Allyce Beasley, who was born in Brooklyn in 1954; former N.Y. Yankees co-captain and N.Y. Mets manager Willie Randolph, who was born in Brooklyn in 1954; “Absolutely Fabulous” star Jennifer Saunders, who was born in 1958; rapper and actor 50 Cent, who was born in 1975; “Sister, Sister” stars Tamera and Tia Mowry, who were born in 1978; former N.Y. Giants running back Brandon Jacobs, who was born in 1982; and “GLOW” star Kate Nash, who was born in 1987.

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SEEING STARS: Major League Baseball held its first All-Star Game on this day in 1933. The game took place in Chicago’s Comiskey Park and Babe Ruth homered to lead the American League to a 4-2 victory over the National League. Prior to 1933, All-Star contests consisted of pre- and post-season exhibitions that often found teams made up of a few stars playing beside journeymen and minor leaguers.

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MEET THE BEATLES: John Lennon and Paul McCartney met on this day in 1957. In Liverpool, England, 15-year-old McCartney watched a band called the Quarrymen, led by 16-year-old Lennon. The two spoke later that day and went on to create the most legendary rock group in history.

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

Quotable:

“Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear.”

— former President George W. Bush, who was born on this day in 1946