March 26: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

March 26, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle History

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ON THIS DAY IN 1893, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “PHILADELPHIA, PA., MARCH 25 — It has been decided by the councilmanic world fair sub committee that the liberty bell, the ringing of which proclaimed the independence of the thirteen original states, shall be taken to Chicago, the date of departure from this city being fixed for April 28. The bell will be transported in a special car and four stalwart policemen will go along as its special custodians, and will never lose sight of their charge while it is in Chicago. A number of city officials will go to Chicago at the time the bell is taken there. On the way to the fair, stops will be made in all the large cities on the route so that their citizens may have an opportunity of seeing the bell that rung out liberty to the land.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1930, the Eagle reported, “Clara Bow will sing and dance in Paramount’s forthcoming all-star frolic, ‘Paramount on Parade.’”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1948, the Eagle reported, “More than 4,000 borough Protestants, including some 1,500 children from Sunday Schools and released time centers, attended two Good Friday services today at the Albee Theater. The services were sponsored by the Brooklyn division of the Protestant Council of the City of New York. The first service, for the children, was presided over by the Rev. John D. Atkins, pastor of Vanderveer Park Methodist Church and chairman of the Christian Education Commission of the Brooklyn division of the council. Richard S. Stark, radio writer and narrator, presented stories for the children. The City Park Children’s Choir sang under the direction of Mrs. Everitt Sheldon. Both services were ended with the Service of the Cross. The Rev. Martin Paul Luther, pastor of the New Utrecht Reformed Church and former president of the Brooklyn division, read the scripture.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1954, the Eagle reported, “Audrey Hepburn, petite, 24-year-old winner of the Oscar for being the best movie actress of the year, thinks she may grow up to deserve it — someday. ‘My goal is to be a really good actress,’ she said. Winning the award, she added, ‘is like being given something to wear when you’re small that you can grow into.’ Currently starring in the stage play ‘Ondine,’ she was presented her Oscar at the Center Theater, Manhattan, while in Hollywood the main bulk of the 26th Academy Awards were being presented at the Pantages Theater … Miss Hepburn won the best actress award for her first picture, ‘Roman Holiday’ … Frank Sinatra, to the shouts and applause of 2,800 celebrities and fans in the Pantages Theater, collected the best supporting actor award for his first serious role, that of a tragic GI in ‘From Here to Eternity.’”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1954, the Eagle reported, “YUMA, ARIZ. (U.P.) — The Baltimore Orioles were crowned champions of the ‘Cactus Circuit’ today as they prepared to break camp and embark on a 14-game tour of six States. The erstwhile St. Louis Browns clinched the ‘Arizona championship’ with a 3-1, six-inning victory over the New York Giants yesterday that gave them a 10-5 record. The other teams training in Arizona this Spring are the Cleveland Indians (7-8) and Chicago Cubs (4-13). The Orioles are scheduled to play the Cubs in 12 straight games beginning in Albuquerque, N.M., tomorrow and ending in New Orleans, La., on April 7. They wind up with a two-game set against the Cardinals in St. Louis on April 10 and 11.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1957, the Bay Ridge Home Reporter said, “On the state and national levels, Bay Ridge legislators in recent weeks have injected themselves into such warmly debated issues as movie censorship, the Narrows Bridge project and even the national debt. With the Save Bay Ridge Committee’s court battle to block the bridge project getting under way this month in the Appellate Division of the N.Y. Supreme Court, Bay Ridge Republican State Senator William T. Conklin and Assemblymen Frank J. McMullen and Luigi R. Marano in Albany rallied around a measure to scuttle construction of the span. Introduced last month, the measure would erase all mention of the bridge from a proposed amendment to the Public Authority Law of 1955. In substance, the locally sponsored bill would cancel state approval of the project and require public hearings before condemnation proceedings could get under way. Speaking for the trio of Bay Ridge legislators, Sen. Conklin warned that some 7,000 Flatbush residents would be displaced by the proposed cross-Brooklyn expressway, designed as a direct route linking Brooklyn and the Queens Expressway. This aspect of the overall project, Conklin declared, has been kept in the background pending final approval of plans for the bridge and approaches here and in Staten Island.”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was born in 1940; “Fear of Flying” author Erica Jong, who was born in 1942; journalist Bob Woodward, who was born in 1943; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Diana Ross, who was born in 1944; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), who was born in 1948; “Mama’s Family” star Vicki Lawrence, who was born in 1949; “What’s Happening!!” star Ernest Lee Thomas, who was born in 1949; “Three Amigos” star Martin Short, who was born in 1950; Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, who was born in Brooklyn in 1954; Pro Football Hall of Famer Marcus Allen, who was born in 1960; “Sopranos” star Michael Imperioli, who was born in 1966; “Road Trip” star Amy Smart, who was born in 1976; and “Atonement” star Keira Knightley, who was born in 1985.