September 6: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

September 6, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle History

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ON THIS DAY IN 1901, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “BUFFALO — Today was municipal electricians’ day at the exposition. President McKinley will address the delegates at the Temple of Music this afternoon.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1909, the Eagle reported, “Oscar Hammerstein mailed yesterday to his subscribers a prospectus of the coming season at the Manhattan Opera House. The season will open on November 15 with Massenet’s ‘Herodiade,’ which will be sung for the first time in New York. A list of the new operas to be performed this season omits ‘Monna Vanna’ and ‘Aphrodite,’ which had been previously announced, but Massenet’s ‘Cendrillon,’ which is the French version of the Cinderella legend, is added.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1929, the Eagle reported, “LOS ANGELES — The inauguration of a flying service between the cities of the Hawaiian Islands is scheduled for Nov. 10, according to an announcement issued by Los Angeles sponsors. Planes of the Fokker type with a 12-passenger capacity will be used. The first two planes to be used in the service have been shipped to Honolulu on the steamship Navigator. Four other tri-motored planes are to follow before Christmas. Jack Frye, president of the Aero Corporation of California, and Paul E. Richter, vice president, are to be the technical directors of the island service.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1945, the Eagle reported, “SAN DIEGO, CAL. (U.P.) — Vice Adm. John S. McCain, who died less than 24 hours after returning to this country from surrender ceremonies in the Pacific, was worn out from the strain of the final battle against Japan, a navy physician said today. Adm. McCain, 61-year-old commander of famed Task Force 38, died suddenly of a heart attack last night at his home in Coronado. He was a veteran of 41 years in the navy. The admiral was exhausted from his activities in the last four months in the final effort to batter Japan to her knees, the navy doctor said. The slight, wiry admiral, one of the Navy’s strongest advocates of air power, was suffering from a slight cold but generally considered in good health when he arrived here Wednesday from Pearl Harbor.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1949, the Eagle reported, “The toll of accidental deaths over the Labor Day weekend, with reports still coming in, today reached a total of 479. Traffic accidents over the nation accounted for 365 deaths, also a record. A survey also shows 47 drownings, 19 deaths in air crashes and 48 in miscellaneous mishaps. An official of the National Safety Council, which had predicted 280 highway traffic deaths, commented grimly: ‘This is barbaric.’”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1957, the Brooklyn Record reported, “The most intensive drive ever conducted by the City of New York to recruit young men to join the police force was launched today by the City Department of Personnel. Joseph Schechter, City Personnel Director, announced that a large number of vacancies are expected in the Police Department within the next year. ‘These vacancies,’ he said, ‘must be filled by candidates who file now for the forthcoming Patrolman examination. The next Patrolman test is scheduled to be held December 14.’ The pay for city Patrolman has increased steadily during the past few years, Mr. Schechter pointed out. The current pay for new recruits is $4,200 a year. This amount will increase to $4,350 on October 1 and to $4,500 on January 2, 1958, with an additional uniform allowance of $125. There has also been a revision of the physical requirements for Patrolman during the past two years, Mr. Schechter said. The vision requirement has been changed from 20/20 to 20/30 for each eye, without glasses. The age limits are 20 to 28. Exceptions are made for certain veterans. Minimum height is 5’ 7½’. A high school diploma, or equivalency diploma, is the only educational requirement, Mr. Schechter said. The diploma, or equivalency certificate, is not needed at time of filing or to take the examination. It is needed only at the time of appointment, the Personnel Director added.”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include cartoonist Sergio Aragones, who was born in 1937; “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” star Jo Anne Worley, who was born in 1937; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roger Waters (Pink Floyd), who was born in 1943; “Sisters” star Swoosie Kurtz, who was born in 1944; original “Saturday Night Live” star Jane Curtin, who was born in 1947; former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who was born in 1954; actor and comedian Jeff Foxworthy, who was born in 1958; “Police Academy” star Michael Winslow, who was born in 1958; former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, who was born in 1962; TV journalist Elizabeth Vargas, who was born in 1962; “Private School” star Betsy Russell, who was born in 1963; “The Lovely Bones” author Alice Sebold, who was born in 1963; “Do the Right Thing” star Rosie Perez, who was born in Brooklyn in 1964; “I Try” singer Macy Gray, who was born in 1967; “Pacific Rim” star Idris Elba, who was born in 1972; rapper Foxy Brown, who was born in Brooklyn in 1978; and “The Witcher” star Freya Allan, who was born in 2001.

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AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY: President William McKinley was shot on this day in 1901. McKinley was visiting the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y., when anarchist Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen. He died Sept. 14 and was succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt. Czolgosz died in the electric chair Oct. 29.

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BREAKING AWAY: On this day in 1991, the Soviet government recognized the independence of the Baltic states — Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. The action came 51 years after the states were annexed by the Soviet Union. The three countries had earlier declared their independence, and many nations, including the U.S., had already recognized them diplomatically.

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

Quotable:

“I didn’t appreciate Brooklyn until I left it.”

— actress Rosie Perez, who was born on this day in 1964