October 1: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

October 1, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle History

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ON THIS DAY IN 1849, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Abraham Lincoln, late M.C. from Illinois, has declined the Governorship of Oregon.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1922, the Eagle reported, “William Randolph Hearst will support his bitter foe, Al Smith, for the governorship. The publisher’s decision on his political course following his complete rout at the Syracuse convention ended 24 hours of suspense for Charles F. Murphy and other Democratic chieftains, some of whom had been fearful that Hearst would bolt and split the party wide open. Mr. Hearst made known his position in a letter instructing the New York American to ‘support, with complete sincerity, the Democratic ticket and, with some discrimination, the Democratic platform.’ The bitterness of defeat at the hand of his ancient enemy does not tinge the publisher’s declaration of support, and he says: ‘Our campaign for genuine Democratic principles and policies must be conducted without personal prejudice. We should harbor no resentment.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1926, the Eagle reported, “Col. Archibald W.J. Pohl, president of the Granite National Bank, has been appointed to head the Red Cross’ drive in Flatbush for new members. Col. Pohl has already organized his committee. ‘The Florida hurricane disaster,’ he said, ‘has dramatized the splendid work of the Red Cross and strengthened its appeal for support. I am confident that Flatbush will, as usual, do its share when the drive is fully under way.’ The call for new members will run from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1927, the Eagle reported, “The Yankees tuned in on victory No. 109 off the Senators by 4 to 2, Babe Ruth’s 60th circuit wallop with [Mark] Koenig on base breaking a 2-all tie and shattering Ruth’s own record of 59 home runs in a season.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1949, the Eagle reported, “LAKE SUCCESS (U.P.) — Russia soon will launch a drive to oust Chinese Nationalists from the United Nations and seat a Chinese Communist delegation, a highly placed Soviet bloc spokesman said today. ‘This undoubtedly will be the last assembly in which the Kuomintang (Nationalist) government will participate,’ the spokesman said. The Soviet government was expected to set the stage for its demands by immediate renunciation of the Sino-Soviet treaty of friendship in 1945 and recognition of the Communist Chinese People’s Republic formed in Peiping.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1950, the Eagle reported, “TOKYO (U.P.) — Gen. Douglas MacArthur demanded tonight that the North Koreans lay down their arms immediately or face ‘further useless shedding of blood and destruction of property.’ The commander of victorious United Nations forces in Korea told the Communist aggressors that their early defeat and complete destruction of armed forces and war-making potential ‘is now inevitable.’ This was a clear threat that the U.N. forces would carry the war to the North Koreans until they are forced to capitulate. MacArthur made it clear that he expected an early decision by the North Koreans, whose armies have been defeated in the South and whose factories have been bombed into flaming ruins in the North. His demand that the Communists lay down their arms and cease hostilities forthwith came as six Allied divisions raced toward the 38th parallel, prepared to invade if necessary.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1951, the Eagle reported, “The eyes of the nation turned to Ebbets Field today as the Dodgers and Giants moved in for a last-ditch playoff series which will settle the National League pennant race in a best-of-three-game set. The weary, exuberant Dodgers, who were forced to fight a long uphill battle with Philadelphia to clinch a tie after leading the league for most of the season, sent Ralph Branca to the mound. Jim Hearn, third ranking Giant hurler, took over the hurling chores for the Giants, who climaxed a sensational six-week drive to erase a 13 1/2-game deficit and move into a first place tie in the last two days of the season. Long lines surrounded the park by 9 a.m., when tickets went on sale, and a capacity, howling crowd of 34,000 was a certainty by the 1:30 game time. The New York team was a slight favorite to win the series, which will shift to the Polo Grounds for the second game and a third, if necessary. Manager Chuck Dressen, heartened by the comeback yesterday when Brooklyn rallied to win in the 14th inning after the Giants knocked off Boston, wasn’t making any predictions.”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who was born in 1924; Oscar-winning actress Julie Andrews, who was born in 1935; Peaches & Herb member Herb Fame, who was born in 1942; Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew, who was born in 1945; “Independence Day” star Randy Quaid, who was born in 1950; former N.Y. Mets pitcher Pete Falcone, who was born in Brooklyn in 1953; Shalamar singer Howard Hewett, who was born in 1955; singer-songwriter Youssou N’Dour, who was born in 1959; “NYPD Blue” star Esai Morales, who was born in 1962; baseball player Mark McGwire, who was born in 1963; “Between Two Ferns” host Zach Galifianakis, who was born in 1969; “Grey’s Anatomy” star Sarah Drew, who was born in 1980; Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson, who was born in 1989; and gymnast Livvy Dunne, who was born in 2002.

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MODEL HOMES: On this day in 1947, the first residents moved into what would become Levittown, on Long Island. The community developed by William Levitt, his brother Alfred and their father Abraham started as affordable rental houses built for returning World War II veterans. In 1948 the Levitts began to sell the 800-square-foot homes for less than $8,000. By 1951, when this first community was finished, the Levitts had built 17,447 mass-produced Cape Cod and ranch homes. In 1952 they started construction on a new Levittown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where they built another 17,000 houses and, beginning in 1958, they built 12,000 homes in Willingboro, N.J.

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

Quotable:

“The love of liberty is a common blood that flows in our American veins.”

— former President Jimmy Carter, who was born on this day in 1924